Vela rescues point for Baggies

Wolves 1 West Brom 1: Substitute Carlos Vela rescued a 1-1 draw for West Brom with an injury-time equaliser in the Black Country…

Wolves 1 West Brom 1:Substitute Carlos Vela rescued a 1-1 draw for West Brom with an injury-time equaliser in the Black Country derby with Wolves at The Hawthorns.

On-loan Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara's stunning strike looked to have settled the game in the first half.

But, with seconds remaining, Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey spilled James Morrison's shot and Vela, on loan from Arsenal, converted the rebound.

New West Brom boss Roy Hodgson was relieved to get a point but felt his side did enough to take all three.

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He said: "I was certainly happy to see the equaliser but if you mean am I happy because I didn't think we deserved any better, then I'm not. I thought we deserved better. I thought the performance throughout was good.

"I thought we laid siege for long periods on the Wolves goal, but we know they defend well. They are not an easy team to break down - even harder when they get the one-goal lead.

"But I've got to say, if ever a team worked hard for the equaliser, asked questions, forced good saves and blocks, it was us. In the end when you equalise late in a game you do have that feeling of happiness and satisfaction.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy refused to condemn Hennessey for his last-gasp blunder.

"Of course it is a disappointing end," he said. "I am not going to try to deny that. The performance was very good. I haven't seen the goal yet but it is a bobbly old pitch.

"I don't know whether Wayne should have got it and kept it - but he has been brilliant for us. He has been fabulous. I thought we could have got a block on the original shot.

"Overall the performance was good. We had a really good spell second half when we should have got another goal."