Baggies come close in stalemate

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Shelton Martis hit the bar and Jonathan Greening missed the clearest chance of a lifeless clash - and Tony Mowbray's men will consider the stalemate as two points dropped.

The draw moved them six points from safety but it could so easily have been a first top-flight win in London after 10 failed attempts.

Gianfranco Zola's men, on the other hand, missed the chance to get closer to sixth place.

They also had the chance to win three league matches in a row for the first time since their unlikely relegation escape two years ago when Carlos Tevez guided them to safety.

Marc-Antoine Fortune, playing in attack on his own for the visitors, smashed an effort into the side-netting but that was the sum total of the early chances.

Hammers youngster Freddie Sears had an effort blocked by Martis and another deflected onto the roof of the net before the half-time whistle.

Despite Sears' efforts, West Brom would have felt they had the better of the first 45 minutes - and they should have been ahead 10 minutes after the restart.

Chris Brunt made a yard of room for himself on the left flank and his cross was headed against the crossbar by Martis, with Hammers goalkeeper Robert Green requiring treatment for a head injury he picked up while attempting to save.

Greening was off target with his glorious opportunity with 19 minutes remaining, accepting James Morrison's pass and waiting for Green to commit but chipping his finish over the crossbar.