Leicester City's unbeaten run ends against West Brom

Leicester City suffered a 2-1 defeat against West Brom at the Walkers Stadium.

Goals from Graham Dorrans and Gonzalo Jara late in the first half did the damage.

Bruno Berner set up a tense finale with a goal in injury-time but it proved to be mere consolation for City, whose six-game unbeaten run was ended.

West Brom started well and Luke Moore had three chances inside the opening 20 minutes.

First, he dragged a shot across goal after Jerome Thomas's lifted pass had set him free down the left side of the penalty area.

Dorrans then slipped a ball down the opposite side of the City defence, but Moore's shot was blocked by a sliding challenge from Wayne Brown.

The third opportunity was more clear-cut.

Overlapping right-back Gianni Zuiverloon sent a low cross into the box. Moore looked certain to score as he arrived unmarked. His shot from 10 yards was struck well enough. But it was too close to Chris Weale, and the City goalkeeper saved with his legs.

City quickly created two chances of their own midway through the first half.

Strike pairing Matty Fryatt and Martyn Waghorn played a neat one-two on the edge of the box. But Albion goalkeeper Scott Carson read the danger and was quickly out to save at Waghorn's feet.

The on-loan Sunderland teenager was denied by Carson again after controlling Richie Wellens's driven ball into the box and shooting on the turn.

Dorrans gave West Brom the lead in the 37th minute after City captain Matt Oakley clipped Thomas's heels on the left-hand side of the area.

From the resulting free-kick, Dorrans appeared to mis-hit his shot.

But the ball squirmed underneath the defensive wall and into the bottom corner beyond Weale, who must have seen it late.

Three minutes later, Albion doubled their lead.

Jara went towards goal, apparently looking to offload the ball after collecting it in midfield. But he unleashed a shot from 30 yards that swerved and bounced in front of Weale and into the net.

City had a glorious chance to halve the deficit immediately after the restart.

Substitute Paul Gallagher, who replaced Oakley late in the first half, could not properly connect with Fryatt's low cross.

Weale kept City in the contest with a trio of saves before the hour. He smothered another attempt from Moore and pushed a Chris Brunt header to safety before palming wide a Thomas shot.

At the other end, Carson was out quickly to the edge of his six-yard line to block Fryatt's shot.

Jara could have put the game beyond City in the 72nd minute after Weale spilled the ball when going to the edge of his area to collect. But his curling shot sailed over the unguarded goal.

West Brom had another chance to make sure of the three points seven minutes later, but Moore's lob over the advancing Weale hit the bar and Brown averted the danger.

Dorrans sent a shot just wide as he attempted to round off a flowing Albion attack soon afterwards.

City rallied and Berner stabbed home a rebound from close range, after Carson had parried Gallagher's free-kick.

But it was too little too late for City.