MAC’S MAN TO MAKE A VITAL POINT

SUB Lewis MacLeod snatched a precious point for Brentford with a dramatic late header to punish West Brom’s poor finishing.

The sorry Bees look set to slump to a seventh defeat in eight games since Dean Smith quit, leaving Thomas Frank in charge.

But Jay Rodriguez and Hal Robson-Kanu endured a frustrating night for the Championship’s leading scorers with a series of misses.

Rodriguez even wasted an open goal before Harvey Barnes eventually made no mistake for his eighth goal of the season in the 77th minute.

Yet MacLeod (above) rescued a point in stoppage time with a header from Emiliano’s cross in front of 500 delighted away fans.

It was hugely frustrating for Albion, who dominated the first half and nearly took a third-minute lead when Barnes got away down the left.

The on-loan Leicester star put over a superb cross with the outside of his right foot.

It seemed a certain goal for Rodriguez sliding in at the back post, but the striker blazed over from three yards.

The woodwork came to Brentford’s rescue in the 45th minute when Matt Phillips rattled in a fierce shot from 30 yards.

The Londoners were still alive and kicking though and it took a superb one-handed reaction save from Albion keeper Sam Johnstone to tip Emiliano’s sidefoot around the post.

But the Baggies finally made the breakthrough when Barnes smashed in 13 minutes from time.

His initial right-foot effort from Phillips’ cross was blocked – but he lashed in a left-foot shot at the second attempt which gave keeper Daniel Bentley no chance.

Yet there was more drama to come when MacLeod nodded in his third of the season to secure a point the Bees barely deserved.

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