Sheffield Wednesday dug in for a precious point at The Hawthorns as Ethan Horvath's outstanding goalkeeping frustrated a dominant West Bromwich Albion in a goalless Championship draw. Albion controlled long spells of the contest and carved out the better chances, but they repeatedly found the Owls' keeper in their way and ultimately ran out of ideas in the final third.
For Wednesday, bottom of the table after entering administration and suffering a 12-point deduction, this was a badly needed halt to a run of four straight defeats and their first point since the end of September. For Albion it was a third successive game without a win, another afternoon when they failed to score, and a missed opportunity to draw level on points with sixth-placed Stoke City, greeted at full-time by boos from sections of the home support.
The pattern was familiar: West Brom starting with real purpose and racking up attempts, only for the longer the game stayed at 0-0 to bring growing anxiety in the stands and on the pitch. Wednesday rode out the early storm, then carried an increasing threat of their own after the break through Ike Ugbo and Liam Palmer, before Horvath's late stop from a Dominic Iorfa deflection and Karlan Grant's missed chances ensured the points were shared.
Albion on the front foot but chances go begging