Albion made it back-to-back defeats as Southampton rode their luck but came out 1-0 winners at The Hawthorns.
The Baggies again drew a blank in front of goal after facing an in-form Fraser Forster.
Here's what the press had to say about Albion's loss. Click on the link to read the full report.
Jordy Clasie’s classy strike midway through the first half was enough to inflict on West Brom only a second home league defeat of 2017.
Albion wasted a flurry of chances in injury time to rescue a point, with Allan Nyom and Craid Dawson the biggest culprits.
The battle for eighth is well and truly back on with the Saints now only four points behind the Baggies, but with two games in hand.
Pulis made three changes early in the second half and switched to two up front in an effort to force the issue, and the game started to open up.
Chadli had a shot straight at Forster after good work from James McClean and Hal Robson-Kanu, while Redmond was testing Foster's reflexes up the other end.
But Albion's best chance fell to defender Craig Dawson in injury time after Jake Livermore lifted the ball into him, but Forster parried his volley before Allan Nyom blazed the rebound earlier.
There was still time for Evans to divert a corner goalwards late on, but Forster tipped over his effort to ensure the Baggies endured back-to-back defeats in the space five days.
Fraser Forster's late heroics sealed a 1-0 win for Southampton after Jordy Clasie bagged his first Premier League goal at West Brom.
The pair combined to earn a deserved win for the Saints during a pedestrian game which only briefly came to life.
Saints closed the gap to Albion to four points - and they have two games in hand as the teams battle for eighth spot.
But Claude Puel's side only secured back-to-back wins thanks to goalkeeper Forster, who denied Craig Dawson and Jonny Evans in stoppage time.
On his 37th Premier League appearance, Jordy Clasie finally gave headline writers a moment to cherish.
The Southampton midfielder scored his first top-flight goal with a strike worthy of his name to reignite the race for eighth that is keeping all eyes glued.
In seriousness, this is a defeat that will irritate West Bromwich Albion greatly.