Baggies begin with a win over Palace in EPL
Posted August 13, 2016 7:00 am
LONDON (AP) - West Bromwich Albion began the new Premier League season with a promising 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
The Midlands club took all three points as Salomon Rondon's second-half header in the 74th minute proved enough to defeat uninspiring Palace at Selhurst Park.
It was the Baggies' first competitive fixture since it was announced that Chinese investor Guochuan Lai had agreed a takeover deal.
Alan Pardew's Palace had been the more creative team without looking likely to score amid West Brom's impressive defending.
From a 74th-minute free-kick, substitute James McClean crossed toward Rondon and the striker, under little pressure, comfortably headed beyond Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey inside the far post.
Crystal Palace's Lee Chung-yong, left, and West Bromwich Albion's Darren Fletcher battle for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at Selhurst Park, London, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (Daniel Hambury /PA via AP)
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Crystal Palace's Scott Dann, left, and West Bromwich Albion's Salomon Rondon battle for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at Selhurst Park, London, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (Daniel Hambury /PA via AP)
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West Bromwich Albion's Gareth McAuley, foreground, and goalkeeper Ben Foster celebrate after their English Premier League soccer match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (Daniel Hambury /PA via AP)
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