West Bromwich Albion and Southampton played out a scoreless draw on the weekend.

It was a forgettable encounter at The Hawthorns which delivered little in the way of scoring chances from either side.

There were impressive defensive displays from debutants Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) and Jonny Evans (Albion) while Saido Berahino returned to action following his strike threat on deadline day.

In the end, however, it finished 0-0 as the Baggies grabbed their fifth point of the season to sit 14th while the Saints occupy 11th having recorded six points.

MATCH OVERVIEW

West Bromwich Albion: 0
Southampton: 0
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich - 24,265

TALKING POINTS

- Albion are struggling to consistently score goals. Where will they come from? Can Berahino fire?

- Southampton appear difficult to beat under Koeman but can they get the results required to push into the top half?


WHAT'S NEXT?

West Brom look ahead to a clash with West Midlands derby rivals Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday as the Saints prepare to welcome Manchester United to St Mary's on Sunday.


TWITTER INSIGHT

A game of few chances at The Hawthorns, with debutant Jonny Evans our Albion Star Man. Who gets your vote? #WBASOUpic.twitter.com/iwYp1ot3Fj
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBAFCofficial) September 12, 2015

Offensively just not good enough. Had a few chances but didn't give away anything. 3rd clean sheet in a row. That's the positive of today!
— Ronald Koeman (@RonaldKoeman) September 12, 2015




QUOTES CORNER

West Brom's Pulis on reception given to Berahino:

"I'm pleased he had such a great reception, that's wonderful and it shows the quality and the depth of our supporters to have given him such a reception. I was not surprised by the reaction, not from this crowd. The crowd here have been wonderful, absolutely wonderful."

Southamptonboss Koeman on the performance of van Dijk:

"Virgil was in my opinion impressive. He looks very comfortable with his new team-mates and good in defending and we know also one of his qualities is in his passing from the back. He played perfectly today."


TEAM LEADERS

WEST BROM
Goals - James Morrison 2
Assists - Salomon Rondon, Callum McManaman, Rickie Lambert 1
Clean sheets - Boaz Myhill 3
Yellow cards - Craig Gardner, Rickie Lambert 2

SOUTHAMPTON
Goals - Graziano Pelle, Dusan Tadic 2
Assists - Sadio Mane 2
Clean sheets - Maarten Stekelenburg 3
Yellow cards - Steven Davis, Graziano Pelle 2