Harry Arter lashes a shot in from 25 yards but it flies well wide of Foster's left-hand post.

Work for Mark Clattenburg here, as Harry Arter complains long and loud about a Gareth McAuley challenge, but the referee sees nothing wrong with the tackle and calms things down.

Junior Stanislas wastes a good chance for the hosts to pressurise Foster, looping a free-kick from the right touchline all the way over to the opposite side of the pitch.

It's gone very quiet at the Vitality Stadium since the goal - apart from the West Brom section - as Ben Foster hoofs off a giant beach ball which had rolled onto the pitch.

There's a sarcastic chorus of "we scored a goal" from the away fans - they've seen just two in the past seven games.

A poor clearance from Artur Boruc goes straight to Jonathan Leko and, after some fancy footwork, feeds Jonny Evans, whose pinpoint cross is met by Rondon, diving in just in front of Steve Cook.

Very much against the run of play.

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West Brom are struggling to assert themselves, their latest foray tries to find Darren Fletcher but the midfielder's stretch cannot stop the ball flying out for a throw.

Jonathan Leko does his bit in defence to concede a throw near the byeline. Max Gradel and Junior Stanislas are regularly swapping flanks.

Jonas Olsson tries to launch a rare West Brom attack with a long ball from deep, but Salomon Rondon is back-pedalling and the ball skims off his head to go behind for a goal-kick.

It's been a strong start from the hosts, who were already behind by this point at Goodison Park last week - although they equalised within seconds.

Max Gradel bursts off the left flank, nutmegs Craig Dawson, exchanges passes quickly and fires in a volley that Ben Foster dives to claim just in front of his right post.

The hosts have shaken off that early scare to keep possession in their trademark style for a decent spell.

Craig Gardner's corner arrows across the area, but seconds later he goes close to opening the score, deflecting a shot from distance wide of the post with his heel. Keeper Artur Boruc was wrong-footed and would have struggled to save it had it been on target.

Craig Dawson launches an early attack from a throw-in, and Jonathan Leko forces a corner off Charlie Daniels.

And following a nice welcome for Tony Pulis we're off, with Mark Clattenburg the man in the middle.

The teams are out - thankfully, the sprinklers have been switched off.

All set at the Vitality Stadium, where the water sprinklers are giving the pitch a good soaking in the run-up to kick-off. Three days of good weather must mean we're due for a hosepipe ban soon...