West Brom 3-1 Hull: Chris Brunt, Gareth McAuley and James Morrison inspire Baggies
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Second-half goals from Chris Brunt, Gareth McAuley and James Morrison saw West Brom impressively come from behind.
Albion trailed 1-0 at the break to Robert Snodgrass' well-worked opener following a fine move involving Jake Livermore and Ahmed Elmohamady.
But after a poor opening half from the hosts, they came out firing as Brunt headed in Matt Phillips corner in the 49th minute.
They made it 2-1 from another Phillips' corner which McAuley headed in as referee Mark Clattenburg used goalline technology to confirm Sam Clucas on the line was unable to keep it out.
Morrison steered in after Salomon Rondon helped on sub Hal Robson-Kanu's cross 17 minutes from time.
BAGGIES COULD GET THEIR HIGHEST PREM FINISH
Victory consolidated Albion's top 10 spot with 29 points already as they look to improve on their best-ever Premier League finish of eighth in 2012/2013 under Steve Clarke. Current boss Tony Pulis deserves huge credit after inheriting a side battling relegation two seasons ago, and with money to spend in January, this definitely looks like being their best campaign for many years.
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BARGAIN BUY PHILLIPS
Matt Phillips has been involved in 12 goals in his 19 Premier League appearances this season with four goals, eight assists. He was a big threat here as he tested David Marshall and also displayed a range of skills. His corners led to Albion's first two goals.
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HULL END AWAY GOAL DROUGHT
The Tigers arrived at Albion having not scored a goal away from home for five matches since the 6-1 thrashing at Bournemouth in October.
They ended that sorry run after 21 minutes here with a fine team goal as Jake Livermore and Ahmed Elmohamady combined to tee up Robert Snodgrass.
Snodgrass' opener means he has been involved in half of Hull's Premier League goals this season with seven goals and two assists.
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WBA CROWDS ON FALL
Despite enjoying their best season for several years, attendances at the 26,850-capacity Hawthorns continue to be disappointing. Only the visit of Manchester United has sold out this term and this latest game had plenty of extra seats too in both the home and away end in the 23,402 turnout. It suggests not all fans remain convinced by Tony Pulis as Baggies boss but this current successful and entertaining side deserve to sell-out the ground.
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HULL'S DEMISE CONTINUES
Mike Phelan's men have now registered only one win in their last 18 Premier League games. They have also now gone 22 games without a clean sheet in all competitions - matching their worst run since January 1991. It left the away fans chanting derogatory songs about their Egyptian owner Assem Allam and the drop looms without new owners and investment in new players.