Liverpool 0 West Brom 2 - match report

Clarke, who served as Kenny Dalglish's assistant until last summer, followed up a 3-0 win over Liverpool at The Hawthorns on the opening day of the season with a memorable two-goal victory which saw them leapfrog their opponents into eighth in the Premier League table.

Albion were indebted to goalkeeper Ben Foster, though, after he produced a man-of-the-match performance to deny Liverpool numerous times including a penalty save from Steven Gerrard.

Peter Odemwingie travelled to Merseyside but was not included in the 18-man squad as Clarke made two changes from the side which lost to Tottenham.

Liam Ridgewell replaced the suspended Goran Popov at left-back, while Youssouf Mulumbu came in for Lukaku who dropped to the bench.

Liverpool had the ball in the net in the ninth minute when Jonjo Shelvey tapped in from close range after Glen Johnson's angled shot had been parried by Foster, but the assistant referee had already flagged for offside.

Clarke's side continued to look troubled by the intelligent movement of Luis Suarez and he caused panic inside the visitors penalty area in the 20th minute when he delivered a 'Rabona' cross but Albion cleared the danger.

Foster was forced to tip the ball over the bar four minutes later when Stewart Downing's corner was met by the head of Daniel Agger.

Downing stung the palms of Foster shortly afterwards with an effort from distance, while Albion briefly threatened on the half-hour mark when Mulumbu fired a dangerous low cross into the box but neither Shane Long nor Chris Brunt could get a touch.

Steven Reid almost scored a spectacular own goal just before half-time when he miscued an attempted clearance from Shelvey's cross over the bar.

Foster was the busier of the two keepers early in the second half and he made a point-blank save to deny Gerrard and made a diving saved to block an audacious backheel from Jordan Henderson from Johnson's pinpoint cross.

Liverpool introduced Raheem Sterling and Fabio Borini as they got increasingly frustrated by an organised Albion backline and the latter almost broke the deadlock with a well-struck shot in the 67th minute saved by Foster.

The imperious Albion keeper continued to thwart Liverpool and produced a stunning one-handed save four minutes later, while off balance, to block a Gerrard piledriver from the edge of the area.

Liverpool were awarded a contentious penalty in the 77th minute when Jonas Olsson nudged Suarez as he won a header from a high ball into the box.

Gerrard took the spot-kick and drilled low effort to Foster's left but the Albion No.1 guessed correctly and saved from the Liverpool captain.

Mulumbu whistled a deflected shot past the post in the 80th minute and the Baggies stunned Anfield from the resulting corner.

Brunt delivered a high ball into the box and McAuley escaped Agger to powerfully head past Pepe Reina into top-left corner of the net to send the travelling fans wild.

Substitute Lukaku almost added a second with a solo effort when he escaped on the break only to drag his shot wide of the post.

The Belgium striker made amends in injury time though when he was sent clear by James Morrison and outpaced Agger before he smashed a low shot past Reina.

By Timothy Abraham