Read all about it: Albion 0 Liverpool 1

Last updated : 16 April 2017 By Wba-mad Editor

Albion again failed to test the scorers after Liverpool snatched a 1-0 win at The Hawthorns. 

Roberto Firmino's goal on the stroke of half time was enough to give the Reds all three points after Albion again wasted chances in front of goal. 

Here's what the press had to say about Albion's defeat. Click on the link to read the full report. 

Birmingham Mail 

Roberto Firmino’s first half header sealed the points as West Brom fired a fourth straight blank for the first time in 14 years.

The Brazilian nodded in at the far post as Albion switched off at a free kick on the stroke of half time.

Albion have not scored since the 3-1 win over Arsenal nearly a month ago.

It’s a worrying stat for Tony Pulis and one that could yet undermine West Brom’s top ten ambitions.

Express and Star

Despite chasing the game in the second half, Albion failed to threaten until the last 10 minutes.

The best chance fell to Matt Phillips after Salomon Rondon rolled Joel Matip and sent him clear, but Simon Mignolet stood up well to his shot.

Alberto Moreno missed an open goal in injury time from 40 yards out after Ben Foster went up for a corner as the game finally sparked into life at the very end.

But the Baggies failed to find an equaliser, meaning they have not found the net in six out of seven games since reaching 40 points.

The Independent 

When Liverpool spent the best part of a day this last week rehearsing set-pieces at a windy Melwood, Jürgen Klopp would have been hoping to lessen his team’s vulnerability to the aerial threat they were expecting to face at the Hawthorns this afternoon.

The Liverpool manager was surely not devising a strategy to unlock West Bromwich Albion’s defence. And yet, ironically, it was with a set-piece goal, assisted and scored by two Brazilians under six foot tall – Lucas Leiva and Robert Firmino respectively – that Liverpool found a way to end their Tony Pulis hoodoo and take another step closer to a return to the Champions League.

Telegraph

The prospects of Liverpool operating in the Champions League next season will only be reinforced after overcoming the curse of the baseball cap.

Tony Pulis and his trademark headwear have proved a serial irritant over the years when Liverpool have visited the lair of the set-piece specialist, but Jürgen Klopp is the manager to finally break the hoodoo.

Roberto Firmino’s 11th league goal of the season lifted Liverpool back into third place and while Klopp acknowledged the importance of last weekend’s victory at Stoke City, this felt like an even bigger statement.