Berahino follows apology with goal in exciting Albion win

West Bromwich Albion's Saido Berahino followed up his apology to the fans with a splendid goal as they rebounded from last weekend's shock FA Cup exit to hold off a spirited comeback from Connor Wickham-inspired Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Berahino follows apology with goal in exciting Albion win

(Reuters)





Berahino netted his first league goal since October, just 24 hours after his public apology over a controversial tweet saying he would never again play for chairman Jeremy Peace following Albion's rejection of transfer bids for him in January.

The striker's handsome volley on the half-hour came after two early goals from Craig Gardner and Craig Dawson as Albion threatened to run riot with a three-goal lead at halftime.

Yet Wickham took advantage of slack defending to narrow the deficit just after the break and then smashed home a thunderous volley 10 minutes from time as Albion were forced to hold on in a thrilling contest at The Hawthorns.

After being hit by a coin thrown by his own fans following Albion's fifth-round Cup defeat to second-tier Reading, Chris Brunt's week got worse when he went off on a stretcher with an apparent knee injury after a tussle for the ball with Wilfried Zaha.





(Reporting by Ian Chadband; editing by Ken Ferris)


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