Darnell Furlong's goal was his second of the season for West BromWest Brom boss Slaven Bilic described being top of the Championship at Christmas as "great, but a big obligation" after his side moved three points clear following a 1-1 draw with Brentford. It feels great [to be top of the league at Christmas] but it's a big obligation for us." Grady Diangana was absent from Bilic's men because of injury, with the West Brom boss also revealing after the game that defender Ahmed Hegazi was left out because of an unspecified "training ground incident". On the pitch, it took the Baggies half an hour to muster an effort of note as Brentford - who have never won an away league game against them - produced some fine football, with Said Benrahma prominent. "That frustrated West Brom and I think for 43 minutes they didn't have a shot on target.

Source: BBC December 20, 2019 11:08 UTC