EPL : WBA survive late bombardment for 1-1 v Man City.

After half an hour City's first shot on target provides the first goal of the game. Albion have worked hard at frustrating them but as the ball is fed into Gundogan he slams it home without fuss from point blank range. Peter Drury for once becomes irritating as he orgasms over the breakthrough. "It's just so sharp! It's just so City!" he ejaculates, frothing at the mouth. Leave off, Pete, it wasn't that good.
Bilic looks gutted on the touchline.

Ajayi for West Brom has made Slaven Bilic punch the air with both fists before the break. The ball bobbled around the outside of the area before Ajayi got hold of it inside the box and screwed a drive on goal. It took a deflection but it beat Ederson for 1-1.

And news comes through that the goal will count as an own goal. Ajayi should get his goal credit because it didn't look like a big deflection to my eyes but I could be wrong. Surely it was heading on target? But no, it goes down to City's Dias.

That can't be right, surely. Number of City touches in the WBA box in the first half : one. And that would have to have been Gudogan's goal. I know it was fed to him from outside the box. But a single touch? That's what I've just heard in my earpiece.

Foden tries a speculative overhead punt inside the area but falls well short as his effort limps wide.

Slaven Bilic is down there on the touchline well out of his tech area playing every Albion ball. Stabbing the air with his pumps, twisting his body like a dad at his daughter's wedding disco. If you saw him on the street like this you'd cross the road in a hurry.

This has been an absurdly one-sided period but West Brom have survived so far.
Now there's a free-kick in prime De Bruyne territory...
Whoa! De Bruyne pierces the wall with a waist-high drive which Johnstone deals with in fine fashion, getting down well and parrying as the ball took a bounce en route.

Cancelo tries one on '88 which Johnstone gathers easily to his chest and falls dramatically to smother the ball and use up precious seconds.

Here comes the fourth official with the board. 4 minutes. But look at Guardiola, he's going mad. The official, Anthony Taylor, can't display the board because Guardiola's hands are all over it. This is crazy! He's shouting his head off at the 4 minutes. It's mayhem down there.

Oh Johnstone again! The ball is whipped into Sterling who has a free header on goal yards out. The ball darts off his head goal-bound but Johnstone's right leg is in place to turn it away. Seconds left now. They're going frantic down near the dug-outs. Guardiola's face still looks fuming while Bilic is beside himself with frenzy as the final whistle looms.