Ryan Mason shares frustration as improving West Brom undone by same old issues

A draw was the fair result and both sides had chances to win the game but it was away boss Chris Davies more satisfied with a point after his side had trailed for so long away from home.

Albion passed up two golden chances to extend their lead on the counter-attack in the second period and Mikey Johnston shot narrowly wide with the scoreline at 1-1 - but it was a familiar story as more late woe went against the struggling Baggies, who remain 17th in the Championship.

"I think it's clear," Mason said of his frustration. "We were 1-0 up in a game that we wanted to win, and we created the opportunity to go 2-0 up, didn't make it count, and then we don't end up winning the game, so that's why I was frustrated.

"The players put so much effort in. They're working so hard, they're fighting for each other, showing so much quality at times as well.

"It's just not doing enough to get over the line at the moment and it's something we need to try to improve and help the players as much as possible, because it's close.

"We're there in so many games this season, and we're coming out the wrong end of results where we feel like we have situations to create some distance between us and the opposition.

"We weren't able to do that tonight, and we got punished for it."

Ducksch header from a left-sided free-kick - needlessly given away by Johnston - was the seventh goal Albion have conceded in the final 15 minutes of league games this term.

The Baggies remain susceptible to a late equaliser with just the one-goal advantage. Josh Griffiths had to come up trumps later on with a double-save.

"The situations we had in the second half, I think we had a three-v-one in half a pitch and we had a two-v-one in pretty much half a pitch as well," Mason added.

"We need to try and help the players to become more clinical in those moments, because they're really big opportunities and it's not very often in football you get situations like that.

"Normally when you do, you come out of it with a shot on target or a goal. That's something we need to try and help the players with as much as possible, because they're there, they're in the game, we're creating these situations.

"It's disappointing, we're super frustrated. I thought the players gave everything tonight. We're desperate for it to change."

"I thought the first half we played really well," the head coach said. "I thought we generated sort of the intensity in the atmosphere with the fans and I thought we made it difficult for them. We had quite a few shots, quite a few moments.

"Obviously we scored our goal, but there were a few other situations. I think Bo (Heggebo) caught a clean volley that was going in and it was blocked by the defender - I don't think he knew much about it.

"We played a good game. Every team in this league will have spells, I thought the second half we come out and started the game really well, had a couple of opportunities you would like to make count.

"I think if we get the second goal then the game's different. Goals do change games and we weren't able to do that and ultimately we've been punished again for maybe not making our situations or territory count."