Bednar the spot ace for Baggies

WEST Bromwich Albion beat Charlton 4-3 on penalties to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Albion squandered a two-goal lead in normal time after a tap-in from Roman Bednar and a low shot from James Morrison put them in the driving seat.

However, a Darren Ambrose shot and a last-minute strike from Chris Dickson forced the game into extra time. Dickson came closest to settling it in overtime but he saw his shot rebound off the post to safety.

West Brom took the lead just before the quarter of an hour mark through prolific Bednar.

A great cross from the right by Jonathan Greening was headed across goal by Andrade Filipe Teixeira and Bednar was on hand to tap home from inside the six yard box for his ninth goal in 11 games.

West Brom doubled their lead five minutes after the interval when Morrison’s low skidding shot from 25 yards evaded Nicky Weaver, before Charlton gave themselves a lifeline with a little under 30 minutes to play.

Substitute Chris Iwelumo’s shot was deflected into the path of Ambrose who had little trouble in hammering the ball home.

West Brom had chances to extend their lead, but were made to pay in injury time when substitute Dickson turned in Zheng Zhi’s cross to send the game into extra time.

The game went to penalties and Bednar netted the decisive spot kick after Kiely had saved Zheng Zhi’s effort.

West Brom: Kiely, Hoefkens, Barnett, Pele, Albrechtsen, Gera (73 Koren), Greening, Morrison,Filipe Teixeira (73 Brunt), Miller (83 MacDonald), Bednar.

Charlton: Weaver, Moutaouakil, McCarthy, Bougherra, Youga, Sam, Holland (82 Dickson), Zhi, Ambrose (71 Thomas), Varney, McLeod (63 Iwelumo).

Referee: Michael Jones.