West Brom missed the chance to continue their recent resurgence and edge closer to the automatic promotion places after a 0-0 draw with Barnsley at Oakwell. In a game of few clear chances, it was the Baggies who came closest to breaking the deadlock, with Cedric Kipre hitting the post, Jordan Hugill seeing a shot blocked on the line and Karlan Grant denied by a last-ditch clearance late on. Unable to show a cutting edge in the South Yorkshire fog, their search for a first away win against the Tykes since August 1947 continues. Valerien Ismael’s men stay third, two points behind second-placed Bournemouth as a result, though they could be leapfrogged by Blackburn should they beat Birmingham on Saturday. Barnsley, meanwhile, sit 23rd and seven points from safety at the halfway point of the season. How the Baggies were thwarted again The weekend’s Covid-hit Championship action got under way at Oakwell, where Poya Asbaghi was searching for a first win as Barnsley boss, with the r...