We were outplayed, outfought and outthought in the second half, with every loose ball falling to a red shirt and with us backpedalling frantically for most of it. Sad to say, but West Brom fully deserved their point, and we weren't good enough to claim it. Pulis has our number, and has had it for a while now.
Ah, well. Doesn't detract from our excellence overall this season, but this is where we lost the title, imo - not this game specifically, but giving up points like these in crunch situations against niggly sides that manage games well like West Brom. Thankfully, I'm not invested in the title chase myself, so it doesn't much matter for me - but this was a chance to pull seven points clear of third (and Arsenal), and we didn't take it. Now, we'll need to be on our guard in the final three games - we can afford one loss and one draw, but one win from the last three is absolutely necessary if we want to finish ahead of Arsenal and/or City.
Which, given that we play at Stamford Bridge, against Soton (who'll likely pose a threat) and Saudi Sportswashing Machine away (who will manage their game exactly like this under Rafa), is starting to look less assured again.
