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Firmino goal sees Liverpool beat West Brom, close in on Champions League

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Liverpool scored just before halftime and held off West Brom for a narrow away victory.

WEST BROMWICH, England -- Three thoughts on Liverpool's 1-0 win at West Brom in the Premier League.

1. Top-four finish looms ever larger for Liverpool

First Stoke, now West Brom. In successive weeks, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have negotiated two of the Premier League's toughest destinations to collect six points that keep them in third place, two points ahead of Manchester City.

"We've got Tony Pulis," home fans had sung in the opening minutes, as if to signal what type of occasion this would be.