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West Brom managed to keep their throne atop the Championship table on Saturday afternoon but needed late, late heroics to do so as they defeated Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

Baggies substitute Hal Robson-Kanu, who signed a contract extension during the week, popped up with the winner just eight minutes from time.

The 30-year-old was on hand to tap home the ball at the back post following a goalmouth scramble.

Slaven Bilic's men managed to hang on to move two points clear of second-placed Leeds United, who are the only team to defeat Albion this season.

In the heart of midfield, Jake Livermore continued his fine form, as if he has been given a new lease of life under the Croatian.

The addition of Romaine Sawyers during the summer has certainly brought the best out of him as he's been able to play his more natural style, instead of carrying the older duo of Gareth Barry and Chris Brunt on his legs alone.

This performance has to be up there with one of the best we've seen from the 29-year-old this season, and maybe over the past 18 months or so.

Per SofaScore, Livermore managed to record a 92% passing accuracy, which was aided by him completing three of his four long balls. He also managed five tackles, two blocked shots, and even fired off two of his own.

In the process, he offered something no other Albion midfielder does as Sawyers failed to make a single tackle.

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It is his presence in the centre of the pitch that is so needed in a Bilic side - his fast-tempo and passing style of football often requires the smaller, enigmatic type of players like Grady Diangana or Matheus Pereira, who if you could find a weak point in their game, it would be their lack of physicality.

And that is what the seven-time England midfielder can offer as displayed by him winning five of his eight ground duels. This is further backed up by Express & Star journalist Joe Masi, who labelled Livermore as 'commanding' and that he is 'physically so important to this team.'

The former Tottenham Hotspur man is just so integral to Bilic's midfield, especially after performances like that.