Mangerless West Brom waisted no time in getting over the sacking of Brian
Little with a 2-0 win over Tranmere at the Hawthorns.
Goals from skipper Sean Flynn and Lee Hughes gave Albion only their second
victory in 19 games to climb out of the bottom three.
The Baggies, who hope to start interviewing candidates for the manager's job
tomorrow, took the lead five minutes before the break.
Aussie defender Jason van Blerk made a great run down the left before chipping
a superb cross into the heart of the Rovers defence. Mickey Evans' shot was
stopped by Murphy, but the keeper failed to hang onto the ball and Flynn slid
the ball into the net from close range.
Hughes - back from a one-match ban - then made the points safe when netted
his 13th goal of the season on 50 minutes, pouncing onto a fantastic long pass
from James Quinn.
The ginger-haired hitman held off a challenge from defender Gareth Roberts
before blasting a hard-angled shot past the helpless Joe Murphy and into the far
corner.
Albion, who hope to start interviewing candidates for the manager's job at the
Hawthorns tomorrow, went ahead five minutes before the break through skipper
Sean Flynn.
Aussie defender Jason van Blerk made a great run down the left before chipping
a superb cross into the heart of the Rovers defence.
Mickey Evans' shot was stopped by Murphy, but the keeper failed to hang onto
the ball and Flynn slid the ball into the net from close range.
In the end Albion were well worth their success, but had a lucky escape after
only six minutes when Tranmere striker David Kelly squandered a marvellous
scoring opportunity.
Wayne Allison nodded the ball on for Kelly who had only Brian Jensen - making
his debut in goal for Albion - to beat but he drilled his shot wide when it
looked easier to score.
Jensen, who took over in the Albion goal mouth from Chris Adamson, had a
terrific game and he made two cracking saves to keep out goal-bound shots in the
second half from Kelly and Dave Challinor.
Teams:
West Brom: Jensen, McDermott, Carbon, Sigurdsson, Van Blerk,
Quinn, Flynn, Townsend (Oliver 16), Fredgaard (Potter 57),
Evans (De Freitas 83), Hughes.
Subs Not Used: Adamson, Raven.
Booked: Sigurdsson, Van Blerk, McDermott.
Goals: Flynn 40, Hughes 50.
Tranmere: Murphy, Hazell, Challinor, Yates, Roberts,
Black (L. Jones 55), G. Jones, Henry (Morgan 75),
Mahon (Koumas 72), Allison, Kelly.
Subs Not Used: Nixon, Hill.
Booked: Allison, Mahon, G. Jones.
Att: 11,958
Ref: U Rennie (Sheffield).
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