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‘We were a lot better’ - Townsend

Conor Townsend believes Albion were back to their best in the 1-1 draw against Leeds United at The Hawthorns on New Year’s Day.

The Baggies shared the points with their Yorkshire counterparts after Semi Ajayi’s early opener was cancelled out by a deflected Patrick Bamford header in the second-half.

And the left-back, who came on for Kieran Gibbs midway through the first half of Wednesday’s entertaining clash, insists they must now maintain that performance level for the 20 remaining Sky Bet Championship fixtures.

He said: “During the season ourselves and Leeds have been the best two teams, as the league positions tell us, and I think you could see that on the night.