New West Brom head coach Ryan Mason made a winning start as his side recorded a narrow 1-0 Sky Bet Championship victory over Blackburn in their season opener at The Hawthorns .

Isaac Price's 15th-minute goal gave Albion a deserved victory in Mason's first game in charge, with Aune Heggebo and Price again going close, while Blackburn's only serious threat came from Yuki Ohashi's saved shot.

The hosts ended the match with 10 men after Darnell Furlong was sent off at the death.

Former Tottenham assistant coach Mason, 34, who replaced Tony Mowbray in June, gave debuts to centre-back Nat Phillips and striker Heggebo, who the Baggies signed from Liverpool and Brann respectively this summer.

Blackburn head coach Valerien Ismael - who returned to his former club for the first time since he l

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