West Brom’s automatic promotion hopes suffered something of a blow on Saturday afternoon, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.
The Baggies took a deserved lead with five minutes remaining in the first half, as Filip Krovinovic fired home from inside the area.
Slaven Bilic’s side could have been further ahead when Krovinovic hit the post from close range shortly after half time, with Blackburn goalkeeper Christian Walton producing a number of decent saves to deny the likes of Charlie Austin and Kamil Grosicki throughout the course of the game.
The visitors were then made to pay for failing to take those chances when substitute Joe Rothwell equalised for Blackburn just past the hour mark, with the visitors then missing chances to win it late on through the likes of Jacob Davenport and Lewis Holtby.
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With both sides forced to settle for a point, West Brom are now three points clear of third-placed Brentford in the race for automatic promotion, but with the Bees enjoying a significantly stronger goal difference, leaving Bilic’s side with little margin for error in their remaining three games of the regular season.
Taking to Twitter to react to that result, many Baggies fans appeared concerned with their side’s position in the aftermath with the draw with Blackburn, with some suggesting the prospect of the play-offs may once again be on the cards.
I enjoy the play offs more anyway lads x
— Joe (@Yacxb) July 11, 2020
2 points thrown away!
By far the better team but you don’t win by just being better, you have to score!
There’s no point attacking like a premier league team if you don’t score and you defend like a league 2 team!
Nearly every game we’re regretting not taking simple chances!— JonW1995 (@JonW1995) July 11, 2020
2 points thrown away!
By far the better team but you don’t win by just being better, you have to score!
There’s no point attacking like a premier league team if you don’t score and you defend like a league 2 team!
Nearly every game we’re regretting not taking simple chances!— JonW1995 (@JonW1995) July 11, 2020
Paid for all those missed chances. Game should have been done by 60 mins.
— Andy Leeman (@AndyLeeman91) July 11, 2020
Disappointed is an understatement
— 🇧🇷Moura (@DauntlessDara) July 11, 2020
Nothing more than Blackburn deserved. Our first goal shouldn’t have stood and they battled from start to finish and should have had 2 more near the end.
— carl willis (@Baggieslad1234) July 11, 2020
This is typical Albion. We should have been 3-0 by the time they scored.
— Andy (@baggieandy79) July 11, 2020
No more points allowed to be dropped now! Big 3 games…
— SEB (@samevansbrookes) July 11, 2020