Stavros Makro: Τhat second goal really has deflated Ipswich, they are playing like they are losing 5-0

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Tony Brown
West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

Corberan has got this right, they have dominated, they're knocking the ball about.

They have to hope these changes work. I would like to see Molumby sit centrally more, win that midfield battle.

This one was billed as a big match in the promotion race.

As good as Ipswich have been in the past few months you have to say West Brom have done a real job on them here. Carlos Corberan has got it spot-on.

They are getting players back to fitness and clicking into gear at a useful time.

Case in point: fit-again John Swift and Jeremy Sarmiento, plus Jayson Molumby, are coming on to try and further Albion's advantage.

Matt Phillips, Okay Yokuslu and goalscorer Grady Diangana are off to get a recovery drink.

Matt Phillips can now run down the left at Brandon Williams, on a caution, at will, knowing one mis-step and he'll be off for an early bath.

He uses this knowledge to run down the left at Brandon Williams at will, and wins a corner.

They say 2-0 is a dangerous lead. This feels far from it.

Kieran McKenna shuffles his pack, with Town's unbeaten away record in severe jeopardy.

Jack Taylor and Nathan Broadhead are withdrawn with Massimo Luongo and Marcus Harness introduced.

Into the final half-hour.

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Ipswich's Brandon Williams nearly sent Conor Townsend into the land of wind and ghosts there, barging into him at full-pelt on the touchline, and collects a thoroughly deserved yellow.

Ipswich finally try to build something down the left and drag the full-back inside to give Leif Davis space, unfortunately for them his swirling cross is too close to Alex Palmer who plucks it out of the air with ease.

A frustrating night for Davis, who knows Carlos Corberan only too well from his Leeds Under-21 days.

Tony Brown
West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

Phillips won't sleep tonight, he will be going over and over that miss in his head. I don't know how he has missed that.

He has to get that out of his system for the remainder of the second half.

Matt Phillips has his head in his hands. He has missed an open goal from two yards out. A horrible one for him to watch back.

Jed Wallace put it on a plate for him, sliding across the Ipswich goal from the right with Vaclav Hladky on the deck but Phillips goes with the outside of his right foot and somehow blasts the ball away from danger and back from the direction it came from.

It should be 3-0. Ipswich should be dead and buried. Can they make Phillips pay?

Tony Brown
West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

The finish is absolutely superb from Diangana, he didn't panic one-on-one and fired it into the bottom corner.

Great start to the second half, just like the first. They broke from the edge of their own box, unbelievable.

Corberan would have dreamt of a start like that during half-time.

The division's second best defence lead the division's most potent attack at the break.

Ipswich have not lost a league game on their travels since 21 January, a 2-1 reverse at Oxford United in League One.

What do the next 45 minutes have in store for them and us?

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Plymouth Argyle's talented young attacking players put themselves on display in impressive fashion in the win over high-fliers Sunderland, says manager Steven Schumacher.

Morgan Whittaker and Finn Azaz grabbed a goal apiece as Argyle overcame the Black Cats, who made an 800-mile round trip in defeat.

"I think it was a really good game - a lot of talent on the pitch, some incredibly gifted young players, and thankfully two of ours have produced the two moments of quality that have won the game," Schumacher told BBC Radio Devon.

"Sunderland were in the top six coming into this game, brilliant form, and they showed how good a side they are.

"They put us under loads of pressure, especially early in the game, and then pretty much throughout the whole of the second half.

"We deserve a load of credit for keeping the door shut and managing to keep a clean sheet against one of the top scorers in the division, so it's a brilliant three points."

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Liam Manning's first win as Bristol City boss was achieved in dramatic fashion after a thriller at Ashton Gate against in-form Middlesbrough.

The Robins led 2-0 through Taylor Gardner-Hickman's spectacular goal and a Tommy Conway penalty, but Zak Vyner's own goal and Matt Crooks' effort levelled.

Mark Sykes was the second-half hero as Bristol City finally ran out winners.

"It's been a roller coaster," Manning told BBC Radio Bristol. "It was a terrific afternoon for the players.

"We spoke to the lads at half-time about being prepared for Middlesbrough to come out and tweak how they press, be a bit more front-footed and aggressive.

"It sums up the lads, what we need this club, the togetherness we showed in the second-half and resilience."

Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson was pleased with his side's performance as they comfortably beat Stoke.

That victory came after Rovers had been beaten by Preston in their Lancashire derby before the international break and Championship top scorer Sammie Szmodics got on the scoresheet and registered his 11th goal of the campaign.

"It was a brilliant performance and a brilliant result. We knew up front Stoke have been playing really well and have not conceded for the last four games.

"So it was tough, but we started the game really positively and created a chance after two minutes for Sammie - it could have been 2-0 after four minutes.

"It's about taking our chances. If you look at all of our performances this season, we could have won every game. We are probably the team in this league that creates the most chances."

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Leicester goal hero Jamie Vardy has earned the praise of boss Enzo Maresca after he came on to earn a precious win for the Championship high-fliers against dogged Watford.

Vardy tapped in and then scored a penalty to ensure the Foxes put back-to-back defeats behind them.

"Jamie Vardy will always score goals," Maresca told BBC Radio Leicester.

"He will continue to do so. The work he did off the ball as well was incredible."

Maresca was also happy to see his players show determination to get the three points, especially given the losses to Leeds and Middlesbrough.

"Sometimes you have to lose a game to understand how good it is to win," he added.

"We needed that. We lost and lost and realised how good it was. So we win again."

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Birmingham City boss Wayne Rooney is finally off the mark at St Andrew's with his first win in charge, against bottom side Sheffield Wednesday, but he was not happy with the level of performance in places.

Blues were pegged back just before half-time after George Byers cancelled out Juninho Bacuna's strike, but Jordan James won it for the hosts.

"Obviously delighted to get three points, no games in this league are easy," Rooney told BBC Radio WM.

"First half we weren't good enough, but second half we lifted that.

"I wasn't happy at half-time, we're a lot better than that. I wanted more energy.

"I was delighted with the second goal, not just the finish but the build-up."

While it's half-time in the West Midlands, let's get some reaction from some of the earlier games in the Championship...

Tony Brown
West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

It was a great start, superb. They came out the traps to get the early goal, and got it. Albion have been well organised.

It's still a tight game and it's there for both sides. There are 45 minutes to come, it's all to play for.

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Darnell Furlong's gorgeous, clever, guided glancing header from Matt Phillips' whipped corner on five minutes is the difference at the break.

Ipswich have grown into this one but are yet to trouble Alex Palmer while Carlos Corberan's side have managed to negate the danger of key man Leif Davis on the left... so far.