Southampton back to second in Championship with win at West Brom
Southampton got their bid for promotion from English football's second-tier Championship back on track with a 2-0 win away to West Bromwich Albion on Friday.
The Saints' 25-game unbeaten run had come to an end with a 3-1 defeat at Bristol City on Tuesday.
But Ryan Fraser's first-half volley and substitute David Brooks' strike 17 minutes from fulltime ensured normal service was resumed at The Hawthorns.
Southampton were helped on their way after West Brom manager Carlos Coberan was sent off in extraordinary fashion in just the seventh minute as his club's prospective new American owner watched from the stands.
Victory for Southampton meant they leapfrogged Leeds into second place but still left the south coast side 11 points behind leaders Leicester.
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