That's the full-time whistle! Southampton manage to hang on and secure their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals!
90' +1
CHANCE SAINTS! Ward-Prowse with a great opportunity to well and truly wrap up the victory here. It all started with an excellent piece of skill by Lemina to get out of trouble in his own half, they then counter up the pitch, with Tadic pulling the ball back to Ward-Prowse who was unmarked on the edge of the area. However, his shot is straight at Foster who makes a good save.
90'
There will be a minimum of four minutes of added time played here.
89'
O. Burke enters the game and replaces M. Phillips.
Final West Brom change as Matt Phillips is replaced by Oliver Burke.
87'
There isn't much time left on the clock now, can West Brom carve out another chance to level the scoreline and force a replay? Southampton have settled the game down now and are trying to see the game out.
85'
J. Sims enters the game and replaces G. Carrillo.
Southampton make their third and final substitution of the afternoon, with Carrillo being replaced by Josh Sims.
84'
Southampton are trying to calm things down, gain control of the ball and string a few passes together to ease the pressure on themselves, as West Brom start to through players forward in search of a crucial equaliser.
82'
S. Field enters the game and replaces G. Krychowiak.
Here is another West Brom change, with Grzegorz Krychowiak the man coming off and he has been replaced by Sam Field.
81'
OFF THE BAR! The Baggies have a corner, which is whipped towards the far post and Hegazi tries to volley the ball into the far corner, but it strikes the woodwork! The ball then falls perfectly to Rondon just a couple of yards out, he powers a header at goal but it is cleared off the line! Two great opportunities for the Baggies.
78'
Oriol Romeu enters the game and replaces P. Højbjerg.
Southampton make their second change of the afternoon, with Romeu coming onto the pitch in replace of Højbjerg.
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75'
M. Lemina gets yellow.
Lemina goes into the book for a late tackle on Rodriguez.
74'
STAT: Southampton have won their last three meetings with West Brom in all competitions, including a 3-2 win at the Hawthorns earlier this month.
72'
C. Brunt enters the game and replaces G. Barry.
M. Gabbiadini enters the game and replaces N. Redmond.
Southampton make their first substitution of the game, with Nathan Redmond heading off the pitch and he has been replaced by Manolo Gabbiadini.
West Brom respond by making a change of their own, with Gareth Barry being replaced by Chris Brunt.
70'
McClean tries his luck again from the edge of the box, with fierce strike at goal which bounces awkwardly in front of McCarthy, but he remains calm to make a comfortable save.
68'
Saints look nervous now, they are losing their control over this game. They need to start getting the ball down and enjoying possession of the ball again, which will quieten the home crowd as we head into the final 20 minutes.
65'
STAT: The last three times these sides have met in the FA Cup the tie has gone to a replay, with Southampton progressing on the last two occasions.
63'
There is a terrific atmosphere inside the Hawthorns now, with the home supporters really getting behind their team, who have really improved in this second half, with numerous goalscoring chances.
60'
CLOSE! McCarthy with another fine save to deny West Brom a goal! It came from a Baggies corner, Hegazi got on the end of it and the Saints keeper just managed to get there in time, making a great diving stop. The home side appeal for a goal, feeling that the ball had gone over the line, but technology clearly shows that it hadn't gone in.
58'
S. Rondón has scored a goal for West Bromwich Albion! Assist by G. Krychowiak.
Krychowiak picked up the ball in the middle of the pitch, spotted Rondon asking for the ball over the top and the midfielder produced a perfect pass to his teammate.
GOOOAAALLL! WEST BROM PULL ONE BACK! A terrific response by the Baggies after going two-nil down just a couple of minutes ago. Rondon was released by long ball, he let it go over his shoulder, before unleashing a powerful shot past McCarthy at the near post. What a game we have on our hands now!
56'
D. Tadić has scored a goal for Southampton! Assist by G. Carrillo.
Carrillo was released down the left, he was heading out wide, so looked up and spotted Tadic making the run into the box to his right, who did the rest, to give Saints a 2-0 lead here.
GOOOAAALLL! SAINTS DOUBLE THEIR LEAD! Southampton counter superbly after having to withstand good West Brom pressure at the other end. Carrillo was released down the left, he then squared the ball to Tadic, who cut inside and then chipped the ball over the onrushing Foster and into the back of the net. A brilliant counter and finish by Southampton.
55'
CLOSE! Another West Brom opportunity to level the scoreline! Krychowiak fires a low shot at goal, which didn't look to be troubling the Saints keeper, but Hoedt stuck out a leg to try and block the shot and almost ended up putting it into the back of the net. McCarthy reacted quickly, to get down and make a terrific save.
53'
It has been a good start to the second half by West Brom, they have certainly gone close to scoring and have now got the crowd on side, after a much more positive display.
50'
Another chance! From the resulting corner, the Baggies go close once again. This time it is McAuley with a downward header, which bounces up and almost loops over McCarthy but he manages to tip the ball over the bar.
49'
GREAT CHANCE! Best opportunity of the game for West Brom! It all comes from a long ball over the top which catches out the Saints defence, Rodriguez picks up the ball on the edge of the area and fires a low shot at goal, it looked to be heading into the bottom corner, but McCarthy got down quickly to make a superb save.
47'
McClean looks lively today, he has been a bright spark in the Baggies team so far. The winger cuts inside here, runs at the Saints defence and draws the foul from Lemina. However, the ball into the box isn't the best and McCarthy easily gathers the ball in the air.
46'
The second half is underway!
45' +2
G. Carrillo gets yellow.
That's the half-time whistle!
There is a scuffle between both sets of players late on here, after an aerial challenge by Carrillo on Hegazi. The referee shows the Saints striker a yellow card.
45'
There will be a minimum of one minute of added time played here.
42'
J. McClean gets yellow.
McClean is the second West Brom player to be shown a yellow card, for his late challenge on midfield.
41'
CHANCE! A good move from Saints, Redmond feeds Carrillo, who is about to pull the trigger, but Evans comes across to make the tackle. Great stop from the defender to deny the Saints stiker a shot at goal. The visitors are certainly ending this half on top.
38'
Not long to go until the half-time whistle here, can Southampton double their lead before the break, or will the Baggies manage to draw level? There hasn't been much quality on display by either side so far, just Hoedt's strike making the difference.
35'
The crowd are starting to get more and more restless as the home side struggle to keep possession in the Saints half and they haven't really troubling McCarthy yet in the Southampton goal, it has been pretty comfortable so far for the visitors.
33'
STAT: The last time a Premier League team won away against another Premier League team twice in the same calendar month was Man City at Swansea in September 2016.
30'
G. Krychowiak gets yellow.
The first yellow card of the game is shown to Krychowiak for a late challenge on Lemina.
28'
This is better from the Baggies. They are forcing Southampton to do a bit of defending of their own, by getting a few crosses into the box towards Rondon and Rodriguez, but Stephens and Hoedt are finding it easy to deal with this at the moment.
26'
Both teams now guilty of giving the ball away far too easily at the moment, with a lot of sloppy passes, so the game is back and forth and neither side carving out any goalscoring chances.
23'
STAT: The Saints haven’t reached the FA Cup quarter-finals since the 2004-05 campaign, losing each of their last four fifth-round ties.
21'
CLOSE! McClean picks up the ball around 40 yards from goal, he drives at the Southampton defence, before unleashing a powerful strike a goal, but it bends just wide of the Saints goal, with McCarthy scrambling across his goal to try and stop that effort.
18'
CHANCE SOUTHAMPTON! It comes from another corner, with more poor defending by the Baggies. The ball is whipped into the box, there is another massive area of free space which no Saints player is able to get into, the ball reaches Hojbjerg at the far post. His effort his blocked on the line by a mixture of Dawson and Foster, before they eventually manage to clear the ball.
16'
Southampton look pretty comfortable here at the moment, they are controlling possession and have West Brom sitting deep inside their own half at the moment. Not the best start for the Baggies, they will have to come from behind here.
14'
West Brom have a good chance to equalise here, as they have a free-kick around 25 yards from goal and in a good shooting position. Rondon steps up to take it... But it's blocked by the wall and out for a corner, which comes to nothing.
11'
W. Hoedt has scored a goal for Southampton! Assist by J. Ward-Prowse.
Ward-Prowse with an excellent delivery into the area from the set piece, but the Baggies defending was poor and Hoedt simply couldn't miss from there.
GOOOAAALLL SAINTS LEAD! The visitors win their first corner of the game and Hoedt is completely unmarked in the six-yard box as the ball comes in, he then produces a fine finish, simply placing the ball into the back of the net on the volley, with Foster helpless in the Baggies goal.
9'
McClean whips the ball into the penalty box, Evans gets up and directs a header towards goal, which forces McCarthy to make a good save, but Rodriguez is adjudged to be offside after interfering with play.
8'
The Baggies win the first corner of the game, after good pressure from McClean forces the ball to rebound off Stephens and out for a set piece. The hosts are always dangerous at corners, can they grab themselves an early advantage here?
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STAT: West Brom have lost their last three games in a row, conceding exactly three goals in each game, this after winning three of the previous four.
5'
Southampton are enjoying the majority of the early possession here, working the ball well in midfield and they are starting to get into the Baggies final third.
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There is a decent crowd here at the Hawthorns for this FA Cup clash, with Southampton bringing plenty of traveling supporters. The Premier League meeting between the two sides was a tight affair a few weeks ago and the same will be expected today, with both teams putting out strong sides.
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We're underway!
The FA Cup is a welcome break for both teams today, from their Premier League relegation battles. West Brom are currently rooted to the bottom of the table, seven points from safety, whilst Southampton occupy the final relegation spot.
Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the FA Cup fifth-round clash between West Brom and Southampton at the Hawthorns.
West Brom's preparations for this weekend's FA Cup fifth-round tie have been overshadowed by an incident during the club's training trip to Spain this week, with the four players involved coming out to apologise for their actions.
Southampton gave Albion’s survival hopes a huge blow just two weeks ago, when they beat the Baggies 3-2 at the Hawthorns. However, they saw their four-game unbeaten league run come to an end at home against Liverpool on Sunday, suffering a 2-0 defeat.
While West Brom were punished for early missed chances as they went down 3-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday night.
West Brom may hand Egypt international Ali Gabr his first-team debut today after he joined on loan in January, but Daniel Sturridge is ruled out with a hamstring problem. Meanwhile for Southampton, Shane Long will face a late fitness test before the game after picking up a leg problem in training.
The team news is in, here is how the two sides will line-up this afternoon...
WEST BROM SUBS: Boaz Myhill, Allan Nyom, Claudio Yacob, Chris Brunt, Ali Gabr, Oliver Burke, Sam Field.
WEST BROM (4-4-2): Ben Foster (GK), Craig Dawson, Gareth McAuley (c), Ahmed Hegazi, Jonny Evans; Matt Phillips, Gareth Barry, Grzegorz Krychowiak, James McClean; Salomon Rondon, Jay Rodriguez.
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Fraser Forster, Jan Bednarek, Jeremy Pied, Sam McQueen, Josh Sims, Oriel Romeu, Manolo Gabbiadini.
SOUTHAMPTON (4-2-3-1): Alex McCarthy (GK), Cédric Soares, Jack Stephens, Wesley Hoedt, Ryan Bertrand (c); Mario Lemina, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg; James Ward-Prowse, Dusan Tadić, Nathan Redmond; Guido Carrillo.
Both Gareth Barry and Jonny Evans who were involved in the midweek incident in Barcelona, are handed a place in the starting line-up, with Boaz Myhill on the bench. There are two changes from the side beaten at Chelsea, with Kieran Gibbs and Daniel Sturridge making way for Gareth McAuley and Jay Rodriguez. Meanwhile for the Saints, there is just one change from the defeat to Liverpool, with Oriol Romeu dropping out and Nathan Redmond coming into the side.
The teams are out here at the Hawthorns and kick-off is just minutes away! Stay tuned for all of the match action.
HALF-TIME: WEST BROM 0-1 SOUTHAMPTON
Southampton lead here at the break, after Hoedt opened the scoring early on after some poor West Brom defending. Neither side had many chances, with a lot of passes going astray, which is certainly frustrating the home crowd who haven't had much to cheer about from their side.
FULL-TIME: WEST BROM 1-2 SOUTHAMPTON
Southampton book their place in the next round of the FA Cup, with a hard fought victory over West Brom. The Saints led through goals by Hoedt and Tadic, but Rondon pulled one back for the hosts. Albion had plenty of chances in the second half to score again but McCarthy pulled off a number of fine saves to deny them.
That's all from us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
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