Albion's victory against Crystal Palace surprised many Baggies fans after a frustrating summer in the transfer market. But what did the newspapers make of Albion's victory at Tony Pulis' old club?
Click on the links to read the full report.
Rondon might have opened the scoring as early as the eighth minute had it not been for Wayne Hennessey's athleticism.
He had another couple of half chances in the first half.
Even when Rondon drifted out of the game after the break, he still looked sharp when he was involved again.
And he made a telling contribution at just the right time.
The 26-year-old applied the deftest of touches to divert substitute James McClean's free-kick into the far corner.
The £12million man probably won't be the club's record signing for much longer, but based on this display, he deserves his place as top dog in this side.
Not only was his hold-up play fantastic, but he gave Palace fair warning in the first half with several dangerous headers from set pieces.
But he wasn't the only one. This was a professional and drilled performance from the Baggies, the kind of victory Pulis has built a career on.
Having acquired the unwanted tag of the bookmakers’ favourite to be the first Premier League manager to be dismissed this season following the arrival of West Bromwich Albion’s new owners, Tony Pulis was entitled to feel more than a passing sense of relief at his side’s opening day victory.
Salomon Rondon’s 74th minute header, together with a committed display from Saido Berahino, provided Pulis with a near- perfect start while the fact victory came at the expense of his former club to whom he was ordered to pay £3.5m following a dispute over a bonus that arose after he left Palace abruptly on the eve of the season two years ago will have done nothing to darken his mood.
Salomon Rondon gave Chinese businessman Guochuan Lai a winning start to his ownership of West Bromwich Albion with the only goal of a scrappy game at Selhurst Park.
Rondon, the Venezulan striker, rose to flick a header past Wayne Hennessey from a James McClean free-kick in the 75th minute of a match that was not expected to produce many goals, given both clubs' poor goalscoring records last season.
Agree with the papers? Have your say at Baggies Banter.