West Brom battled back from 2-0 down but relegation is now a real worry for them.
Liverpool will be disappointed to have allowed the Baggies back into this tie.
Thank you all for enjoying the game with us today, and for your contributions in the comment section.
Until next time, goodbye!
FT: West Brom 2-2 Liverpool
After dominating for much of this game, Liverpool are on the back foot now as West Brom look to get the winner.
GOAL! Salomon Rondon makes it 2-2.
Brilliant run by Burke and he’s brought down by Henderson to give West Brom a chance to manufacture a goal from a free-kick.
Chamberlain whips in an inviting cross and finds Firmino. His header tests Foster but it West Brom are spared.
Liverpool substitution:
84′: Salah makes way as Dejan Lovren comes into the game.
That was Livermore’s first ever goal for the Baggies. Meanwhile, Salah is on his 31st Premier League goal and 41 for the season.
GOAL! Jake Livermore scores for West Brom to make it 2-1.
Blimey, it’s taken @22mosalah 72 minutes to score. Almost qualifies as a drought.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 21, 2018
GOAL! Mo Salah makes it 2-0 to Liverpool
West Brom really need to get a goal to strengthen their hopes of staying in the Premier League.
Liverpool’s Gomez closing in on McClean
Liverpool substitutions:
65′: Roberto Firmino replaces Ings and Mane makes way for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Nifty bit of footwork from James Milner to cut inside, but can’t get the shot off.
Liverpool appear to getting ready to make some changes.
Roberto Firmino and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain look to be the ones about to make an introduction.
Brilliant footwork from Phillips to cut in along the end line. He tries to send the ball into Rodriguez but it’s deflected out for a corner.
McClean tries to cut the ball across, but Van Dijk sends it back out. Ings then commits a foul on Rodriguez, although he appears to be claiming that Rodriguez struck him in the chest while they were on the ground.
Replays suggest that Rodriguez did make contact.
CLOSE!!
Rondon almost managed to sneak in there after a long ball in from Foster, but Liverpool alleviate the danger and drill the ball back up the pitch.
Danny Ings' early effort gives the Reds the lead but Baggies are growing into the game #WBALIV pic.twitter.com/J1HDTDc5bZ
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 21, 2018
Ings goes down following a challenge from Dawson in the penalty area but the referee waves play on.
That was a first goal for Ings in 930 days, and he really should have scored a second.
HT: West Brom 0-1 Liverpool
SAVE!!
Ings should have two goals but Foster gets down well to keep it out. Again Salah played an instrumental role in the move.
CLOSE!!
Huge opportunity for West Brom there. Great work from Livermore to chip the ball across the Liverpool box. McClean gets a touch on it but Rodriguez can’t get into the net.
West Brom starting to come into the tie more.
Phillips forces Liverpool to concede a throw and they’re pressing the Liverpool cover. Making good use of the width of the pitch.
CLOSE!!
Another inviting corner in for West Brom but again Dawson fails to connect with it.
Brunt delivers in a corner for West Brom. Dawson runs from deep and tries to get a header on it, but it runs past him.
Rondon slides in with a risky challenge but after getting a talking to from the ref, he manages to escape a yellow card.
Another Liverpool free for a challenge on Mo Salah. He is causing a lot of damage to West Brom’s defence.
But the opportunity comes to nothing and the home fans can breathe again.
It’s not a bad effort off his left boot but he just steers the ball off target. Liverpool are quite dominant in the opening 25 minutes.
Great ball in from Milner. He whips the delivery in well, but it’s a poor header in the end from Ings.
He delivers the ball into Salah shortly after, who wins a free in a dangerous position just outside the box.
Phillips is causing some problems for Liverpool. He gets a shot off at Karius, but doesn’t have enough power in it and it’s an easy save.
Brilliant play from Phillips. He turns inside his man and loops in a lovely cross in trying to link up with James McClean but it’s headed out for a corner.
Good response from the Baggies.
Salah comes threatening again, dancing his way through the West Brom cover, but a Baggies’ boot comes across to cut the ball out of play.
West Brom struggling to deal with the Egyptian King at this early stage and there’s a long way to go in this tie.
Great link-up play between Gomez and Salah in the West Brom danger area.
Great shimmy from Salah to put him through one-on-one but his effort sails over.
YES! WHAT A START!
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 21, 2018
[0-1]#WBALIV pic.twitter.com/vBuJX6UIPh
GOAL!!
Danny Ings puts Liverpool in front on 4 minutes. Great asssist by Mane.
Rondon gets on the end of the ball and tries to muscle his way past Klavan, but the referee blows the whistle for a free against him.
Liverpool move the ball up the other end and put in a dangerous cross, but it goes out for a corner which Salah will take.
And we are off at The Hawthorns. It’s the third meeting this season between the sides.
Weather looks good at The Hawthorns. Not long now until kick-off.
West Brom Starting XI:
Foster, Nyom, Gibbs, Livermore, Rondon, Phillips, Brunt, McClean, Rodriguez, Dawson, Hegazi.
📷 An unchanged XI...#WBALIV #COYB #WBA pic.twitter.com/Jtw2IqhuL9
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) April 21, 2018
Liverpool Starting XI:
Karius, Gomez, Van Dijk, Klavan, Moreno, Henderson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Salah, Mane, Ings
📋 The #LFC team to face @WBA...#WBALIV 👉 https://t.co/6XOx3UJ7x7 pic.twitter.com/BdTIwhw7jF
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 21, 2018
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I think considering the circumstances, Dillane could have been relased
@jay bernard: wouldn’t look good for Andy Farrell if one of the starting locks picks up
an injury and Dillane is playing with Connacht
Even if Gallagher was fit it would be something. Would any other province be left with one squad lock and one academy lock? Surely they should be allowed a medical joker? This is a huge game in regards the pool too
That weakened second row likely to cost Connacht you’d think? Murray is still very raw and even though Maksymiw has shown up more this season together they are big step down from Dillane, Roux and Thornbury.
I haven’t seen Jonny Murphy this season I think? I’ll be interested to see how he goes when he comes in, I guess a lot of that will depend on how the game is going at that point.
Interesting to see Eoghan Masterson back on the bench, no word on whether he is extending his contract or throwing his lot in with Scotland?
@Darragh Murray: absolutely will, squad wise Edinburgh have a massive edge especially at home. Murray is talentrd but physically a couple of years away from being ready for this level. Really disappointed that Copeland is yet again not listed in a Connacht squad. Utter waste of talent, at his best he should have been pushing Heaslip for the Ireland jersey but since Cardiff he’s been real flanker injury / attitude wise…
Edinburgh are a top top side even without their international contingent. Can’t see anything other than an Edinburgh win.
Copeland injured?
@s mc: isn’t he always? Either that or again out-of-favour, although I’d have thought he could have done a job in the second row for this one. Connacht unlikely to beat Edinburgh away with Maksymiw and Murray at second row.
@David Finn:
I like Murray as a player but he is still fierce light… Bundi weights more than him and he is 8 inches taller. I think he is only a few months out of playing for the U20 this season again…
I think Joe is improving but he is in tough position that our main three 2nd rows are international class. Thornbury has everything but the cap, injury has been his curse.
IT is a big game for the two of them but they are surrounded with our best and they can make a name for themselves. Good Luck…
Jesus, that’s a big Edinburgh pack compare to Connaughts.
@Harry O’Callaghan:
Connacht is giving away an average of a stone a man…. Second rows alone are giving over 5 stone… Lineouts and open field running lads, less of the scrums..