West Brom 1 Swansea 1 - Report and pictures

Jay Rodriguez's tenth goal of the season ten minutes into the second half had put the battling Baggies on course for just their second league win since August.

But Tammy Abraham's leveller 15 minutes before the end from a corner that should never have been conceded ensured the spoils were shared.

Although this solitary point does not alter the fact Albion are going down, it has at least brought an end to the nine-game losing streak and restored a modicum of pride.

Swansea were poor, and inexplicably invited the worst team in the league onto them, while the Baggies were much better than the final games under Alan Pardew.

They should have seen out all three points but once again let a lead slip. It's been a common theme of this season.

Club captain Jonny Evans missed the match after picking up an injury in training, while the game came too soon for Nacer Chadli and Sam Field.

Moore handed a rare start to James McClean on the left wing, and gave the armband to Chris Brunt, who partnered Jake Livermore in central midfield.

Teenagers Rekeem Harper and Jon Leko made the bench ahead of Hal Robson-Kanu.

The final song blasted over the tanoy before the teams emerged from the tunnel was 'All Together Now' by The Farm, a nod to Moore's message of unity from the week.

Albion made a steady start to the match, with Brunt seeing plenty of the ball in a deep-lying central midfield role.

Without Evans or Grzegorz Krychowiak on the pitch, the home side were relying on the Northern Irishman to be their quarterback and dictate play.

And it was Brunt who was the first to test the opposition's keeper, stinging Lukasz Fabianski's palms from 25 yards out after Jay Rodriguez's intial shot had been blocked.

Albion looked hungry and were pressing Swansea high but sensibly, without leaving themselves too exposed in behind.

Fifteen minutes in, Jake Livermore did well to react to Allan Nyom's fizzed cross and chested it goalwards, but the ball just evaded Rodriguez.

When Swansea did enjoy a spell in possession, the Baggies kept them at arm's length with ease.

The game drifted for some time after that, and the atmosphere fell flat as two teams struggled to create anything of note.

Swansea'a 5-4-1 formation was inviting pressure, but the Baggies were unable to break them down when faced with the prospect of 10 men behind the ball. Usually, the shoe is on the other foot.

However, the visitors did create a gilt-edged chance five minutes before the break when Sam Clucas and Tammy Abraham played a one-two that tore through the Baggies.

Clucas put the ball on a plate for Andre Ayew, in a central position 12 yards out, but he hasn't been as successful in front of goal as his brother this season and he screwed his shot wide.

The Hawthorns finally woke up on the stroke of half-time when Brunt's free-kick was nodded down to Rodriguez, and he lashed a volley towards the top corner, only to see Fabianski palm it clear.

The former Southampton man was - together with Brunt - one of Albion's brightest sparks, and less than ten minutes into the second half, he got the goal his performance deserved.

When Phillips's inswinging cross from the left hand side was flicked on by Salomon Rondon, Rodriguez was on hand at the back post to tuck the ball home from close range.

Swansea will feel aggrieved, because Jake Livermore handled the ball in the build-up to the goal, but on the balance of play, it was nothing the Baggies didn't deserve.

Five minutes later Rodriguez might have won a penalty when he beat Swansea skipper Federico Fernandez to the ball in the box, but referee Roger East said no.

The Hawthorns was jumping by this point, serenading their caretaker boss with 'There's only one Big Dave'.

James McClean had a shot blocked by Fernandez soon after, but this Baggies side is brittle, and has lost more than 20 points from winning positions this season.

With 15 minutes to go, Brunt dallied on the ball in his own box and conceded a needless corner when he should have booted the ball into Row Z.

Swansea scored from that corner, Abraham outmuscling and outjumping Livermore in the air.

It was a poor goal to conceded and undid all of Albion's good work in one fell swoop.

The Baggies tried to drag themselves back from that blow in the final few minutes, but neither team managed to create much more of note.

Albion are destined for the Championship, that much is clear, but at least this performance suggests that under Moore, they will go down fighting.

KEY MOMENTS

54 GOAL ALBION - Phillips's cross is flicked on by Rondon and Rodriguez is on hand to tuck the ball home at the far post. There was a hint of handball from Livermore in the build-up.

75 GOAL SWANSEA - Brunt concedes a needless corner, which is nodded in by Abraham.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Jay Rodriguez - Reached double figures for the season and put in an all-round hard-working performance.

POSITION IN THE TABLE

20th, with 21 points from 33 games.

TEAMS

Albion (4-4-2): Foster; Nyom, Dawson, Hegazi, Gibbs; Phillips, Brunt (c), Livermore, McClean; Rodriguez (Krychowiak 83), Rondon. Unused subs: Myhill, McAuley, Yacob, Harper, Burke, Leko.

Swansea (5-4-1): Fabianski; Naughton, Van der Hoorn (Bartley 45), Fernandez (c), Mawson, Olsson; A Ayew (Ki 85), Carroll, King (Dyer 61), Clucas; Abraham. Unused subs: Mulder, Narsingh, Roberts, Routledge.

Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)

Attendance: 23,297 (2,707 away)