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Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Premier League meeting between West Brom and Liverpool at the Hawthorns. The Reds are unbeaten in their last six and are hoping to bolster their top four bid with only a second away victory in the league in 2017. The Baggies sit eighth and have won just one of their last six, but that was an impressive 3-1 triumph at home to Arsenal. They represent a real test of Jurgen Klopp's fourth-placed side who cannot afford any slip ups in their pursuit of Champions League football next season. Kick off 1.30pm BST.

Premier League / Matchday 33
The Hawthorns / 16.04.2017
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Paul Hassall
ByPaul Hassall

Updated 16/04/2017 at 15:23 GMT+1

18'
Firmino drops his shoulders and dances to the right byline, but Brunt sticks with him and blocks the cross. Corner to the Reds.
17'
Fine recovery from Matip who slides in to deny Chadli on the charge on the left of the Liverpool area.
16'
A bit of a let off for West Brom. You can be compact and organised but errors like that will usually be punished at this level.
15'
Yacob gifts the ball to Coutinho and Liverpool pour forward. The Brazilian finds his compatriot, Firmino on the left of the area but he drags inches wide of the far post with his low effort.
14'
Liverpool with over 70% possession but it's West Brom who have looked the more dangerous on the counter attack.
12'
Livermore rakes a rather splendid 40-yard pass to the flank for Phillips. The winger jinks in past Milner but then flashes an ambitious left-foot shot well wide of the far post.
11'
West Brom well drilled when Liverpool have possession. The visitors are struggling to find space in the attacking third.
10'
9'
Smart play from WBA down the left. It's fed back to Brunt who delivers first time but Lucas is there to nod clear.
8'
Liverpool beginning to settle. Some crisp passing on show but no sign of an opening yet.
6'
DID YOU KNOW? Liverpool have shipped the first goal of a league game 11 times this season. They have come back to win on five occasions, including away games at Arsenal, Swansea and Stoke. They have also defeated Stoke and Burnley at Anfield.
5'
A sluggish opening from Liverpool. It's given the hosts the impetus in the early exchanges.
4'
Wales striker, Robson-Kanu is making only his fifth start this term and his first on home turf. Almost the perfect way to mark it there.
3'
Head tennis in the Liverpool area from a WBA long throw. The ball breaks for Phillips who skews a cross-shot from the right of the area towards the far post, but Robson-Kanu can't stretch enough to divert an attempt on goal.
2'
League Head-to-head: At West Brom - Liverpool 24 wins, West Brom 21 wins, 19 draws. /// Overall: Liverpool 60 wins, West Brom 32 wins, 37 draws.
1st Half
1'
KICK OFF! Liverpool's Emre Can gets us underway.
13.25
Coutinho's goal in Liverpool's 2-1 triumph at Stoke last weekend saw him become the highest scoring Brazilian in Premier League history (overtaking Juninho's total of 29). The dimiutive playmaker has now scored in each of Liverpool's last three games but has never done so in four on the spin.
13.20
More from Pulis, who isn't resting on his laurels despite his team being all-but safe on 44 points: "The target is to get as many points as we can. And we want performances. We want the players to go out and put good performances in."
13.15
DID YOU KNOW? Liverpool and West Brom have only played out one goalless draw at the Hawthorns since 1968, but that did come as recently as April 2015. That last three meetings here have ended in draws.
13.10
FAMILIAR DIP? Last season WBA failed to win any of their last nine top-flight games - and since reaching 40 points they have had another slump in form. Will they rise to the occasion today?
13.05
Klopp: "West Brom have had an outstanding season. The last two or three matches they didn't score but (that's) nothing we should think about."