West Brom debrief: Threat returns and a marked difference under pressure

So for Albion to come away with a point, especially after the second half display, was commendable.

Here we take a look at some of the key points to come out of the trip to the MKM Stadium.

Set piece threat is back

In the past Albion have been a side that have succeeded from set pieces.

In the Premier League under Tony Pulis, it was very much a case of maximising every opportunity at a dead-ball situation.

Even further back than that, Albion’s move into the Premier League under Gary Megson was also built on the same foundations.

But more recently that hasn’t been the case. Under the previous two managers Albion didn’t really carry a threat, and this season they haven’t under Carlos Corberan.

Now we have seen goals in back-to-back games come from corners and it is refreshing to see – because it can play a huge part in the play-off ambitions.

What was also refreshing was to hear Corberan’s brutal honesty around the fact they haven’t been good enough on deliveries and finishes. And if he wants to improve something, we know that will certainly happen

Withstanding pressure

As the old cliché goes, it was a bit of a game of two halves.

Albion had the chances in the first and, although Hull didn’t really have as many in the second, they had the majority of the possession and pressure.

Now, despite not doing much with it, they had Albion under the pump.

In previous years, you would bet on Albion crumbling and losing that 2-1.

We used to continuously question Albion’s desire and character, because it wasn’t there when they would succumb to pressure.

But Saturday was an example of how that has changed under Corberan. They were not only able to soak up the pressure, but they restricted chances.

The striking solution

Jed Wallace was handed the job of leading the line in the absence of the injured Brandon Thomas-Asante.

He worked hard, made runs, but tired late on.

Now the job Corberan has is using his creative and tactical nous to mix that up – because from what he has said, I think he will.

What are his options? Swift can go into that role, young Callum Marshall is on the bench, and then you have Andi Weimann.

It looks like we will see some rotation in the coming weeks and that might help Albion.

Reach has a part to play

When Adam Reach replaced Tom Fellow, social media was awash with confusion.

But Corberan admires the versatile man and he delivered at Hull, almost winning the game for Albion.

He might not be the most flash and exciting player, but he does a job and if Corberan sees something then, who are we to question that?

Reach is out of contract in the summer and probably won’t stay, but he still has a part to play.

I imagine we will be seeing more of him in cameo roles, and hopefully he produces what he did at Hull.