The much-anticipated tactical clash between Tony Pulis and Pep Guardiola went as expected, as Manchester City dominated the game and put four goals past Ben Foster.
West Brom sat too deep in the first half, allowing City to continually run at the defence and, unlike their previous home fixture against Spurs, Foster couldn't keep his team in the game.
West Brom improved in the second half and if Salomon Rondon could have converted one of the two chances he had at 2-0 down, it may well have been a different game.
Positives
Once again the positives for West Brom came in the impact of their substitutions, which again highlights the fact that Pulis got his starting line up wrong.