Albion scored late to earn an important 1-0 victory over Birmingham City on Saturday afternoon.
Andi Weimann’s 85th minute goal secured all three Sky Bet Championship points from a feisty West Midlands derby at The Hawthorns.
The Baggies, who remain fifth in the table with 17 fixtures now remaining, travel to Ipswich Town next weekend.
![An image of Andi Weimann celebrating a goal against Birmingham](https://cdn.wba.co.uk/sites/default/files/2024-02/weimann_cele_blues_1.jpg)
The boss, who took charge even after his wife gave birth to their second child the night before, restored Tom Fellows to his starting XI - and also named Albion’s new additions on the bench.
It was a faced-paced start in a good atmosphere as Jay Stansfield tested Alex Palmer for Blues, before Kyle Bartley nodded wide down the other end.
A quick counter-attack created a good chance midway through the 45 - Fellows and John Swift combining to set-up Jed Wallace, but he could only fire at Neil Etheridge.
Brandon Thomas-Asante saw a couple of long-distance shots blocked in a much quieter end to the opening period, with neither team able to find the first goal ahead of half-time.
![An image of Brandon Thomas-Asante shooting against Blues](https://cdn.wba.co.uk/sites/default/files/2024-02/bta_shot_blocked_blues.jpg)
Albion came out strongly and fostered two opportunities within 10 minutes of the restart. Alex Mowatt glancing a header narrowly off-target and Thomas-Asante smashing a volley agonisingly over.
Corberán turned to his bench around the hour mark and introduced Mikey Johnson & Callum Marshall for their debuts in an attempt to find a winner.
It was Blues, though, who went very close next - Kevin Long glancing a deft poke onto the inside of the post. Mowatt then had to bravely block Keshi Anderson’s powerful effort as the visitors put Albion under pressure.
But the Baggies - after soaking up those Blues attacks - got the goal they craved five minutes from time. Darnell Furlong broke down the right and sent a wonderful cross to substitute Weimann, who finished superbly at the front post.
![An image of Andi Weimann celebrating a goal against Birmingham](https://cdn.wba.co.uk/sites/default/files/2024-02/weimann_cele_blues_2.jpg)
And that turned out to be the decisive moment - ensuring the Baggies took the points in B71.
Albion: Palmer; Furlong, Kipre (Chalobah 69), Bartley, Townsend; Yokuslu, Mowatt; Wallace (Weimann 69), Swift (Johnston 62), Fellows (Dike 83); Thomas-Asante (Marshall 62).
Substitutes: Griffiths, Pieters, Pipa, Chalobah, Whitwell.
Attendance: 25,235.