West Brom hit back twice to keep up promotion push

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WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - MARCH 29: Jake Livermore of West Bromwich Albion celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 3-2 with team mates during the Sky Bet Championship match between West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City at The Hawthorns on March 29, 2019 in West Bromwich, England.
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London - West Brom kept their automatic promotion hopes on course when they twice came from behind to defeat trouble-hit Birmingham City 3-2 on Friday.

The win kept West Brom in fourth place in the Championship table, just four points off the automatic promotion places to the Premier League.

Birmingham, meanwhile, are five points above the relegation zone having been deducted nine points for breaching financial regulations.

Gary Gardner gave Birmingham the lead at the Hawthorns after seven minutes before Albion equalised through Dwight Gayle's 17th goal of the season in the 47th minute.

Lukas Jutkiewicz ended a four-month goal drought to regain the lead for the visitors 12 minutes later.

It was short-lived as Jay Rodriguez drew Albion level again five minutes later from the penalty spot before Jake Livermore struck the winner 16 minutes from the end.

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