Gera strike puts West Brom top

WEST BROM returned to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after Zoltan Gera’s second-half goal earned the Baggies a 1-0 win at Wolves.

West Brom struck when a quick ball forward caught the Wolves defence square and after Phillips had skipped over the challenge of Collins, he was able to slide a ball across the six-yard box to Gera who side-footed home unmarked.

The Baggies were joined in the automatic promotion places by Hull, who claimed an emphatic 3-1 victory at Barnsley, with goals from Dean Marney, Ian Ashbee and substitute Dean Windass.