West Brom 2 Swansea 1 - match report

Hawthorns old-boy Luke Moore headed the Swans in front but Romelu Lukaku's 13^th goal of the season made it 1-1 before half-time.

And an unfortunate own-goal by Swansea midfielder Jonanthan De Guzman settled the game just after the hour-mark.

Albion deserved their victory but they had to hold on at the end as the Swans poured forward and had a goal disallowed controversially.

Swansea made the brighter start with Michu going close early on from a cross by Pablo Hernandez on the right.

The Baggies found their feet and enjoyed some useful possession in the Swans' half but the visitors' defence stood firm and Albion were unable to break through.

And it was the Welsh side who should have opened the scoring midway through the opening half.

A clever move through midfield ended with Moore, who was handed a rare start, finding Michu with a perfect pass.

But the usually reliable Spaniard fired wide.

Albion had a chance when Romelu Lukaku turned smartly and fed Chris Brunt with a ball over the top.

But it would not sit down for the Baggies captain, who fired over the bar.

And on 33 minutes the away side grabbed a deserved lead.

De Guzman delivered an inswinging free-kick from the left and Moore got ahead of Claudio Yacob to glance home a header.

But Albion rallied and they were level seven minutes later as Lukaku maintained his rich vein of form.

Brunt won a good header to release Graham Dorrans, who delivered a perfect near-post cross that was turned in by the sliding Lukaku.

Lukaku was in the thick of the action early in the second half.

First he raced clear, seizing on a Gary Monk error to collect Jonas Olsson's through-ball, but he blasted his shot into the crowd.

Then his fine hold-up play teed up James Morrison, who sent his shot too close to Michel Vorm in the Swansea goal.

And Lukaku had a chance to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot on 56 minutes when Morrison was shoved over in the box by Wayne Routledge, but he sent his tame spot-kick too close to Vorm, who saved comfortably.

But a much-improved Albion side had to wait just five more minutes to go ahead.

A corner from Brunt was nodded goalwards by Gareth McAuley and Angel Rangel's attempted headed clearance hit De Guzman and flew in.

Swansea pushed hard in search of an equaliser with their attacking approach forcing the Baggies back.

And substitute Roland Lamah thought he had drawn his side level late on but his celebrations were cut short by an offside flag, although replays suggested he was hard done by.

By Steve Madeley