Will Smallbone’s opener and Adam Armstrong’s late double set up a Championship playoff final clash with Leeds Ben Fisher’s report is here, so I’ll say farewell. Thanks to all who messaged in and kept me company. Congratulations to Southampton and commiserations to West Brom. Off we roll to Wembley! Armstrong and Smallbone speak to Sky, and I’ll sum it up rather quickly: they’re rather chuffed, the latter grinning – he’s come through the youth setup and just scored a goal to send the club through to Wembley.Best porn XXX. A special evening for him. And there it is. The home fans make their way on to the pitch as Southampton advance to the playoff final, Leeds the team standing between them and the Premier League. West Brom nicked a late, late goal but that was a dominant display from the Saints. A consolation! It’s a genuinely terrific header from Kipré inside the box to beat McCarthy, diving to his right. It also means very little. 90+6 min: Thomas-Asante picks up a loose ball as Fellows drives down the right to have his cross blocked out for a corner. 90+5 min: Southampton win a free-kick by the halfway line as the home support clap away. 90+4 min: “Well, at least the Tory Prime Minister will get to enjoy one victory this year,” writes Justin Kavanagh. 90+2 min: Furlong wins West Brom a corner out on the right … the ball makes its way back out to the right wing before Weimann heads at goal in the middle. McCarthy gets down low to keep his clean sheet intact. 90+1 min: West Brom continue to push but Fellows is crowded out by two energetic Saints shirts on the visitors’ right. 90 min: Seven minutes are added on. 88 min: Russell Martin’s clapping away on the sidelines, enjoying these final moments before the confirmation of the final whistle. And that’s the cherry on top. Armstrong goes to the keeper’s left; Palmer guesses the right way but can’t get to it. Stephens drives forward for Southampton and slides in the ball for the overlapping Manning on the left … he goes down and the ref points to the spot. 84 min: Southampton have a free-kick out on the right that’s taken short; they’ll just knock it about now and keep control of the ball for the remainder. 82 min: Mowatt is off for Weimann as West Brom make another push. The excellent Smallbone is taken down by Swift, who gets a yellow. 80 min: The cameras pan to the dejected faces of the visiting supporters. They’ve not been given much to shout about tonight. Wembley awaits. West Brom’s midfield goes missing as Downes drives comfortably through the middle with a ridiculous amount of space provided to him. He feeds Armstrong on the left, who finds a touch of room in the box and slides his shot through the defender’s legs and past Palmer. That should be that. 77 min: Manning has a go at goal with his left foot … but his free-kick flies miles high. 75 min: Walker-Peters is taken out after pulling off a lovely little turn, winning his side a free-kick. 74 min: Thomas-Asante goes down in his half as West Brom look to launch a break. 73 min: More changes as Reach replaces Townsend for West Brom. For Southampton, David Brooks – who has been terrific – is off for Samuel Edozie. 71 min: West Brom are offering some energy now going forward, but Southampton hold on after a wave of attacks. 70 min: West Brom have a free-kick out on the right, perfectly set up for a ball in to the mixer. Swift finds Kipré at the far post, but he can’t get the desired connection. He was offside by a distance too. 68 min: Armstrong has the ball in the net after Smallbone slides him in … but the flag goes up. He was off by quite a bit. 67 min: M’Vila gives away the ball in his own half as Southampton continue to hassle away,. 66 min: Southampton’s turn to shake it up. One Ryan replaces another: Manning on for Fraser. 64 min: Thomas-Asante, Swift and M’Vila are on for West Brom’s final half-hour push. 63 min: Townsend wins West Brom a corner after his ball in from the left is blocked. The corner comes in … it drops perfectly for Furlong to smash a hit and McCarthy gets fingertips to tip it over the bar. A brilliant save. 62 min: Brooks has the ball out on the right and Armstrong is desperate for the ball to be played into him, but there’s just no space for it. Aribo pings in a cross from the left but Palmer cleans up. 59 min: Wallace drives forward for West Brom before Southampton snuff out the danger; Armstrong receives the ball but is declared offside. 57 min: Brooks goes down inside the box under the challenge of Kipré and there’s no penalty given. Hmmm, the replays suggest that’s probably the wrong call. 56 min: “Is there a requirement for past, present and future Southampton players to carry three names?” asks Tiago Carreira. “You’ve got Kyle Walker-Peters, Taylor Harwood-Bellis today, last year you also had James Ward-Prowse and who could forget the one and only Matt Le Tissier.” An astute point. 54 min: Harwood-Bellis makes a gamechanging block as West Brom finally wake up, Wallace crossing into the middle before a shot comes in from close range. The Southampton centre-half is there to save the day, however, standing centrally to divert the ball away for a corner. 52 min: Furlong launches a long throw from the right, but it’s headed away for another throw. Furlong goes again … and McCarthy is forced to launch an authoritative punch away. The ball is thumped into the box once again and McCarthy fails to hold on … but West Brom can’t capitalise on his error and the keeper eventually cleans up his own mess. Finally! Diangana gives away the ball in the middle with a poor pass, finding Smallbone who plays it out to the right to Brooks. He holds on before playing a lovely flick back to Smallbone, who drives into the box and lashes a fine hit past Palmer. Saints deservedly lead. 48 min: Walker-Peters picks up the ball centrally and lashes a low shot from outside the box … wide. 47 min: The Saints invite the press at the back before tidily playing it around, with Fraser’s cross from the left blocked. 46 min: West Brom win a free-kick out on the left … it’s taken short, and the man out on the wing receiving is offside. Just silly from the visitors. And we’re back – Southampton get things going again. The home fans unleash another roar. “That Danish Dynamite kit is synonymous with explosive football (1986) and fairytale endings (1992),” writes Justin Kavanagh. “The Saints are in danger of falling somewhere between the two here (failure to qualify in 1990) unless they can find a goal or two.” Whatever happens here, it really is a gorgeous number. Southampton are in control of the ball, creating more chances, and just look stronger. And yet this tie is still waiting for its first goal. 45+1 min: Aribo finds half a yard inside the box to have a go, but his curling effort – seeking the top left corner – flies high and over. 45 min: A minute is added on. 44 min: Johnston does brilliantly to keep hold of the ball with a drive down the left for West Brom and into the middle. But Southampton regain possession and resume as normal. 43 min: Southampton continue to knock it about patiently with Walker-Peters seeing plenty of the ball out on the right. West Brom just about take care of some trouble out on the Saints’ right to win a goal kick. 41 min: Southampton work it from right to left as West Brom retreat deep, clinging on here until half-time. Townsend heads away safely as a cross flies into the box. 38 min: Brooks whips in but there’s some dodgy stuff happening inside the box and West Brom win a free-kick. 37 min: Downes drives through the middle before laying off for Brooks to cross from the right. It’s out for a corner … 36 min: Play resumes and Downes wins the ball in the middle to set up Armstrong for a hit inside the box. It’s blocked but one thing’s clear: the Saints are outmuscling West Brom at present. 34 min: Downes is down at the moment, so we’ve got a little break in the game. 32 min: West Brom just haven’t properly shown up yet. 30 min: West Brom are crowded out in their own half as Brooks takes the ball and fires a low shot. Palmer dives to his left to collect safely.