Southampton 1-0 West Brom: Sofiane Boufal nets a brilliant winner as Mauricio Pellegrino's side leave it late to break down Tony Pulis' resolute Baggies

Daily Mail | October 21, 2017

Sofiane Boufal scored a sensational late goal as Southampton picked up only their third league win of the season with victory over West Brom on Saturday.

The Morocco midfielder made a mazy run towards the West Brom penalty area before working space to score past Ben Foster from the edge of the area with four minutes remaining.

The result sees Mauricio Pellegrino's side climb to 13th in the table, while defeat means West Brom remain one point and one place ahead in 12th.

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Sofiane Boufal netted a late winner for Southampton as they beat West Brom 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday evening

After a mazy run towards the Baggies' penalty box the Morocco international found space to fire past Ben Foster from 18 yards

Southampton centre back Maya Yoshida attempts an acrobatic overhead kick during the goalless first half at St Mary's

Salomon Rondon drives with the ball as Southampton forward Dusan Tadic gives chase for Mauricio Pellegrino's outfit

Saints midfielder tries and fails to hook the ball towards goal under pressure from Ben Foster andu00a0Grzegorz Krychowiak — Saints midfielder tries and fails to hook the ball towards goal under pressure from Ben Foster and Grzegorz Krychowiak

Rondon challenges Saints' centre back pairing of Yoshida and Virgil van Dijk during the Premier League clash on Saturday

West Brom defender Jonny Evans was forced off the field with an injury after only 32 minutes. He was replaced by Allan Nyom — West Brom defender Jonny Evans was forced off the field with an injury after only 32 minutes.