Pressure eased on boss Ryan Mason as Albion made it four home wins in six with a 2-0 success over limp Sheffield United.

Red-hot striker Aune Heggebo led from the front with a goal and an assist for Karlan Grant as the hosts netted twice without reply to blunt the Blades in front of watching owner Shilen Patel.

It was a first victory by a margin of two goals in what has been a difficult debut campaign in charge for Mason - but the head coach has at least been able to largely rely on form at The Hawthorns, where his troops are unbeaten in seven.

While the Baggies have lost seven on the spin on their travels, with desperate displays at Queens Park Rangers and Southampton this week alone, they are beginning to turn their historic home into something of a fortress in the arena's 125th year.

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