Africa-Press – Ghana. Karlan Grant’s first-half penalty was his 17th goal of the season and his 18th arrived after the break
Karlan Grant scored twice and missed a penalty as West Brom rounded off a disappointing season with a thumping win over bottom-of-the-table Barnsley.
Grant gave a dominant home side the lead from the spot after Jayson Molumby was felled in the area by Clarke Odour and Adam Reach made it 2-0 when he ran onto a long ball and looped the ball over keeper Jack Walton.
The Baggies, who were top of the Championship table in October, went 3-0 up after the break when defender Matt Clarke showed great composure to slip the ball under Walton from close range after good work by Grady Diangana.
Barnsley, who did not even have the possibility of avoiding finishing bottom of the table having managed just six wins in a miserable season, barely threatened and any slim chances of avoiding a fifth successive defeat ended when Grant grabbed his second, neatly dinking the ball in when one-on-one.
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The striker then missed a great chance for his hat-trick from the spot, but his second penalty of the afternoon was superbly saved by the overworked Walton after Darnell Furlong was brought down.
West Brom’s 18th victory of the season sees them finish in 10th, eight points off the play-off places.
The Tykes finished 11 points adrift of fourth-from-bottom Reading, with just 30 points points and a goal difference of minus 40.
Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsWest Brom
Formation 4-4-2
25Button2Furlong6Ajayi4O’Shea16Clarke10Phillips8Livermore14Molumby20Reach11Diangana18Grant
25Button2Furlong6AjayiSubstituted forTaylorat 62’minutes4O’Shea16ClarkeSubstituted forAshworthat 67’minutes10Phillips8LivermoreSubstituted forRobinsonat 71’minutes14Molumby20Reach11Diangana18Grant
Substitutes
7Robinson21Kipré29Gardner-Hickman32De Castro33Taylor35Ashworth36Palmer
Barnsley
Formation 3-5-2
1Walton15Moon32Sraha5Kitching23Hondermarck38Helliwell33Wolfe4Styles22Oduor37Marsh9Woodrow
1Walton15Moon32Sraha5Kitching23HondermarckSubstituted forBensonat 55’minutes38Helliwell33WolfeBooked at 88mins4Styles22OduorSubstituted forBremangat 61’minutes37Marsh9WoodrowSubstituted forAdeboyejoat 72’minutes
Substitutes
10Benson18Christie-Davies29Adeboyejo34Bremang39Arielly44Cole51Flavell
Referee:Leigh DoughtyMatch StatsHome TeamWest BromAway TeamBarnsleyPossessionHome65%Away35%ShotsHome17Away3Shots on TargetHome7Away2CornersHome6Away1FoulsHome5Away9Live TextPost update
Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 4, Barnsley 0.
90’+4’Full Time
Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 4, Barnsley 0.
88’Booking
Matthew Wolfe (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88’Post update
Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88’Post update
Foul by Matthew Wolfe (Barnsley).
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Attempt missed. Caleb Taylor (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
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Attempt blocked. Caleb Taylor (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
85’Post update
Attempt missed. Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Bremang.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jasper Moon.
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Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
79’Post update
Foul by Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion).
79’Post update
Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76’Post update
Foul by David Bremang (Barnsley).
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Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
72’Substitution
Substitution, Barnsley. Victor Adeboyejo replaces Cauley Woodrow.
71’Substitution
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson replaces Jake Livermore.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cauley Woodrow.
69’Post update
Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
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