West Brom hold on to a 2-2 draw against Liverpool

West Brom are trying to pull another Sunderland, at least the one that survived in the Premier League for so many years but only just. This can be seen by their recent results as they fight to keep themselves in the English Premier League. The club recently defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in a match that was tightly contested. They had the grit to see the result through and they were looking to do the same against Liverpool. But they had little in a match that was dominated by Liverpool in the early periods. Danny Ings who replaced the rested Roberto Firmino opened the scoring for Jurgen Klopp’s team. This ended his goal drought which had lasted for 930 days and dates back to game against Everton which was the last time he had scored. The English forward almost scored a second before the break but his effort was brilliantly saved by Ben Forster. The free-scoring Egyptian, Mo Salah, scored again for Liverpool today to make it 31 Premier League goals. The forward received a pass from Chamberlain before a calm dinked finish over the on-rushing Forster with 18 minutes left in the match. Liverpool probably they had sealed the job before Jack Livermore punished Liverpool for a poor job at defending a corner from the right wing on the 79th minute. Salomon Rondon scored the leveler for The Baggies on the 88th minute from a Chris Brunt free-kick. The game ended 2-2 and means that caretaker boss Darren Moore is still unbeaten after taking over at West Brom. Their survival is hanging on a thread as they are hoping that Crystal Palace lose their next game against Watford. What a sad situation to be in. Do you think they will survive?  

Alan Pardew leaves West Brom

The next manager predicted to be facing the sack has left West Brom by mutual agreement. Alan Pardew took over West Brom from Tony Pulis in November last year and has seen some poor results this season. He had been on a short sabbatical prior to this and his results since assuming the role of WBA prove that he had become rusty and was probably not ready for the job. Many believed that Pardew would bring the exciting football that the West Brom owners did not think that Pulis was capable of producing when they sought for the Frenchman. All this led to huge expectations which have since been turned to disappointment. This is because Alan Pardew managed to win only one game in his 18 games in charge. What a shocking run. It is no surprise that West Brom find themselves at the bottom of the table with just 20 points. Pardew has left the club in shambles and went with his assistant head coach, John Carver. This means that the club will be temporarily managed by Darren Moore who was the first team coach while they are looking for a possible replacement. The two potential candidates being mentioned the frame include Nigel Pearson and Craig Shakespeare who will face the difficult task of overturning the results for West Brom who are currently on a run of 8 consecutive defeats in the league. This is a nightmare that January loanee, Daniel Sturridge did not envision himself being involved in at the start of this season. Both candidates have had some experience working at The Howthorns with Pearson being an assistant manager at the club in 2004 and later taking over as caretaker manager in 2006. Shakespeare played for WBA during 1990-1993 and also became the caretaker charge in 2006 after the departure of Pearson. Who do you think will take over at West Brom among these early front-runners?