Bournemouth 2 west brom 1

Alan Pardew admits West Brom are close to entering the last chance saloon in their attempts to stay in the Premier League.

“Tough for us today, tough for my players in particular because in terms of the game plan and delivering it, I couldn’t really ask for any more,” said Pardew.

“We got ourselves in a great position, made a couple of errors and got punished for it.”

Albion forward Jay Rodriguez looked set to ease the pressure on manager Pardew when he opened the scoring early in the second half at the Vitality Stadium.

But late strikes from Cherries pair Jordon Ibe and Junior Stanislas meant they returned home empty handed.

Victory for Bournemouth moves them eight points above the drop zone.

Cherries manager Eddie Howe admitted his team’s performances was below-par and was relieved with the result.

“It’s the hardest way, but I’ll take any way at this stage of the season,” said Howe.