Sheffield Wednesday climbed further away from the relegation mire after staging a marvellous comeback at the Hawthorns to dent West Brom's push for the play-offs.

Albion had the best possible start, taking the lead in the fifth minute when ginger-haired hitman Lee Hughes claimed his 20th strike of the season.

But Wednesday levelled with a cracking header from on-loan Trond Soltvedt and a second half strike from Andy Booth guaranteed the all-important points.

It was Gary Megson's high-flying Albion who were first to threaten with keeper Kevin Pressman making a marvellous second-minute save to push round the post a hard-angled drive from the dangerous Hughes.

But, just three minutes later, Hughes got his name on the scoresheet with a powerful header into the far corner of the net from an inch-perfect left wing corner from Ruel Fox.

But Albion, instead of piling on the pressure, eased off and Wednesday came close to levelling in the 12th minute when Soltvedt got in a glancing header that was just held on the line by the diving Russell Hoult.

But it was 1-1 in first half injury time when Soltvedt claimed his first goal for Wednesday in his sixth game for the club with a marvellous header to a cross from Alan Quinn.

From the restart it was again Wednesday who held the attacking reins and Soltvedt was unlucky in the 47th minute with a shot that beat Hoult only to rattle the near post.

Wednesday continued to press and they took their points tally to 13 in six games when Booth notched their all-important winner in the 70th minute.

Ian Hendon crossed and Booth, back with Wednesday after his loan spell with Spurs, made no mistake at close range to make it 2-1.

Teams:

West Brom: Hoult, Lyttle, Clement, Van Blerk, Sigurdsson, Butler (Jordao 50), Fox (Taylor 58), Appleton, Sneekes (Adam Chambers 67), Hughes, Roberts.

Subs Not Used: Jensen, James Chambers.

Goals: Hughes 5.

Sheff Wed: Pressman, Walker, Hendon, Westwood, Bromby, Quinn (Lescott 82), Soltvedt, Palmer, Sibon, Booth (Harkness 88), Ekoku.

Subs Not Used: Stringer, De Bilde, Morrison.

Booked: Soltvedt, Booth, Palmer.

Goals: Soltvedt 45, Booth 63.

Att: 18,662

Ref: P Danson (Leicester).