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QPR 1-0 West Brom: Substitute Charlie Austin scores dramatic last-minute winner that sees home side leapfrog Baggies into fourth in Championship table

It just had to be him, didn’t it?

Here was a story of West Brom strikers past and and present. One debut, one reunion. In the end, it was Charlie Austin, rather than Daryl Dike, that had the last laugh for what is three massive points in the race for the Premier League.

Let’s start with the present, the shiny new thing in a Baggies shirt, in January signing Dike.

Charlie Austin scored a dramatic late winner to see QPR to a 1-0 victory over West Brom
A tight encounter saw few clear cut chances and the game looked to be heading for a draw

MATCH FACTS AND PLAYER RATINGS

QPR 3-4-1-2: Marshall 7; Dickie 6, Dunne 6 Barbet 6.