Relegation-threatened Plymouth came from behind to upset promotion hopefuls West Brom with a win at Home Park. Plymouth gave debuts to new record signing Maksym Talovierov and fellow central defender Nikola Katic in a new-look back five.
Talovierov made an immediate impact, playing a superb cross-field pass to Tymoteusz Puchacz, whose thumping cross sped across the face of the West Brom goalmouth.
West Brom midfielder Alex Mowatt, latching onto a pass from Darnell Furlong, had the first shot on goal with a dipping drive from 20 yards that cleared the crossbar. A goalmouth scramble, eventually cleared by Talovierov, led to the ball falling to Albion winger Mikey Johnston, who forced the first save of the match from Conor Hazard, who needed two attempts to gather the ball.
With Albion applying pressure as the half ended, John Swift tried his luck from 20 yards but the ball flew wide. West Brom substitute Issac Price smashed a first-time volley just over after the ball dropped to him on the edge of the Plymouth penalty area.
Hardie doubled his tally with the winning goal in the 88th minute after latching onto a brilliant curling pass from Poland international Puchacz. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues.
