Price has another go. Effort from range after sharp turn well fielded by Peretz this time.

Inside half hour here, early days and a lot can change, but Albion look too good for Southampton here. Didn’t think I’d necessarily be saying that.

Frustrated Saints man Flynn Downes leaves one in on Diakite after a coming together featuring several players, including Molumby’s crunching challenge. Irishman applauds after foul given.

Nothing more than Albion have deserved for the first half of this first half. Nzingoula has been excellent and what a great run for the penalty, however soft it might have been with Jack Stephens’ challenge.

It was an excellent ball forward from Molumby to release him, too. The Irishman, along with the supreme Diakite, has started brilliantly.

Isaac Price buries it!!! High towards top right corner. Coolness personified.

Isaac Price buries it!!! High towards top right corner. Coolness personified.

Skipper Jack Stephens on Nzingoula, who has started excellently.

Saints have a venture forward in response and another cross from that right side is very well plucked from the air again by O’Leary.

Chance again. Morgan again. Tougher chance this time it must be said, on the volley while under pressure between defenders.

Really good work from the right again. Great football, Pereira and Nzingoula combine and the latter’s cross was great, Morgan fired over off-balance.

Tasteless and classless from Soton fans on Spygate. “We’ll spy where we want”, etc, in response to WBA fans “we know what you are.”

Not for me. As a colleague just said, it’s something the club should be ashamed of.

Great snap strike Price on the turn after a pass to Styles was sold a bit short. Good attack down the left.

Bends towards keeper with left-back’s inswinger and Mepham is pushing into Peretz near goalline and free-kick given for foul.

All of Molumby’s making this time as he makes up ground from halfway and a rasping high drive is tipped over and behind by keeper Peretz. Styles on it

Great clutch out of the sky by O’Leary as Southampton got in a decent position on the right. Keeper grabs it well and gets his side on the move. Baggies then fortunate enough to win a cheap free-kick in their own half.

Nzingoula in the mood tonight, lovely backheel for a one-two with Pereira down this right, just judged that Albion’s right-back felled tracking winger Edozie. Unlucky.

Southampton fans making some noise to try to inspire their side into life and the visitors have a first spell of possession, but it ends wastefully as winger Kuryu Matsuki crosses miles over the box and behind.

Diakite rampaging run ends in a foul.

All Albion here. Great work Mepham to Nzingoula, so sharp from Frenchman, low cross to back post just can’t pick out Price.