West Brom 2-0 Derby: Slaven Bilic's Championship leaders take a step closer to promotion to the Premier League as Grady Diangana and Dara O'Shea strikes see off Wayne Rooney and Co.

West Bromwich Albion moved a step closer to promotion to the Premier League after a comfortable 1-0 win over Derby County at The Hawthorns.

The Baggies took the lead after just eleven minutes with an incisive move involving Kamil Grosicki ended up with Grady Diangana who took the ball around Ben Hamer to slot home.

Derby, lead by Wayne Rooney, tried to find the all-important equaliser but Dara O'Shea doubled West Brom's lead to clinch another crucial three points with four games remaining.

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The Baggies took an early lead through Grady Diangana after just 11 minutes at the Hawthorns

Dara O'Shea rose highest to double the host's lead and clinch a crucial three points

The Rams were looking to close the gap on sixth placed Cardiff in the race for the play offs

Mattheus Pereira (left) and Derby's Graeme Shinnie (right) battle for possession in the first half

Jayden Bogle looks to pass West Brom's Kyle Bartley as the visitors tried to find an equaliser

Diangana receives medical treatment after falling under a heavy challenge on Wednesday

Ben Hamer looks dejected after Dara O'Shea doubled West Brom's lead in the crunch clash

MATCH FACTS

West Brom (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; O'Shea, Bartley, Ajayi, Townsend; Livermore, Sawyers; Pereira (Krovinovic 83), Diangana (Robinson 51), Grosicki (Phillips 84); Austin (Robson-Kanu 59)

Subs not used: Bond, Brunt, Furlong, Harper, Peltier

Bookings: None

Scorers: Diangana (11), O'Shea (77)

Manager: Slaven Bilic

Derby (4-2-3-1): Hamer; Forsyth (Buchanan 65), Clarke, Evans, Bogle; Bird, Shinnie (Knight 65); Sibley, Rooney (Hector-Ingham 84), Holmes (Whittaker 43); Martin (Brown 84)

Subs not used: Davies, Jozefzoon, Lowe, Roos

Bookings: Shinnie, Whittaker, Knight, Bogle

Red card: Sibley (90+1)

Scorers: None

Manager: Phillip Cocu

Referee: Simpson J.