Albion hold Liverpool in stunning 2-2 draw
West Bromwich Albion’s heroics will probably only delay the team’s relegation
LONDON: Salomon Rondon completed a remarkable West Bromwich Albion comeback from two goals down against Liverpool although the hard-won point from a 2-2 draw at the Hawthorns on Saturday will probably only delay their relegation.
The visitors appeared to have half an eye on Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final against AS Roma but still established a comfortable lead through Danny Ings and Mo Salah.
Ings’s goal after just four minutes was his first in the Premier League since October 2015.
The striker should have had a second soon afterwards and probably been awarded a penalty after being bundled over by Craig Dawson.
With Salah notching up his 31st of the season to equal Luis Suarez’s club record for goals in a season, Liverpool appeared to have done enough to take the points.
Albion’s caretaker manager Darren Moore has, however, injected resilience into his side and, with Liverpool’s defence suddenly displaying their early-season sloppiness, Jake Livermore scrambled a goal from a corner after 79 minutes to give Albion hope.
The equaliser followed another set piece late on when Chris Brunt delivered a perfect freekick into the area for Rondon to head home.
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp, who had rested five players going into the game, complained that the pitch was too dry.