LONDON (Reuters) - West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilic wore every possible emotion on his face on a nerve-shredding night of tension at the Hawthorns as his side secured promotion to the Premier League.
Bilic knew anything other than victory over Queen's Park Rangers could allow Brentford to sneak into the runners-up spot behind Leeds United. As it turned out, a 2-2 draw was enough as Brentford were beaten at home by Barnsley.
At 2-2 and with Brentford drawing 1-1, they were walking a tightrope, but news of Barnsley's winner offered respite for a frantic Bilic whose team has been in the top two virtually all season but have struggled since the restart following the three-month COVID-19 shutdown. "It's exhausting. I didn't enjoy every minute of it, of course, but with a finish like this, the results at the bottom, the Forest situation, it's unbelievable.Bilic said he was urging his side to score another goal late on, before events elsewhere changed the scenario.
While there was joy for West Brom who gained a fifth promotion to the top flight, it was despair for Brentford who had closed a 10-point gap on Bilic's team and looked like earning automatic promotion before consecutive losses.
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