West Bromwich Albion
Boaz Myhill – 6: Made some key saves in the first half that kept his side in the match and was not at fault for either goal.
Craig Dawson – 5: Had difficulty dealing with the Bolasie threat early but was moved to centre-back after Evans’ injury and looked better.
Gareth McAuley – 5: Quiet game in the heart of defence. However, dealt well with Gayle while he was on the field.
Jonny Evans – 5: Went down with a suspected hamstring injury in the 24th minute. Replaced by Chester.
Chris Brunt – 4: Was no match for the threat of Zaha and was often caught out because of it. Eventually gave away the match-securing penalty for a foul on Zaha.
James Morrison – 6: Was pressured early by the Palace midfield which led to some erratic passing but looked better when moving into Berahino’s position.
Claudio Yacob – 5: An ill-displined performance from the midfielder, who gave away silly fouls and eventually was booked for a foul on Zaha.
Darren Fletcher – 5: Was very quiet in the holding midfield role and was not able to break up Palace attacks.
James McClean – 7: The one shinning light for the Baggies. Was their most threatening presence.
Salomon Rondon – 5: The striker was very quiet and had more impact in defence than he did going forward.
Sadio Berahino – 5: Another who was quiet. Was not really able to use his attacking weapons with any success and was taken off at half time.
Substitutes
James Chester – 6: Looked nervous coming on to replace Evans and made some poor decisions when moving the ball up field.
Craig Gardner – 6: Replaced Berahino at half time and tried to give the Baggies more resistance in the midfield.
Callum McManaman – 5: Had the Albion best chance fall his way late in the game after he dispossessed Kelly, though nothing came of it.
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