Bristol City 2-1 West Brom
Adam Baker reports from Ashton Gate

Chris Iwelumo and Lee Johnson netted inside five second-half minutes to help City overcome promotion favourites West Brom at Ashton Gate.

West Brom took the lead on 24 minutes when Graham Dorrans fired home - and going into this one they hadn't tasted defeat when going ahead in Championship games this term.

Iwelumo and Johnson had other ideas, capping a terrific second-half display from the hosts to seal victory with close range goals.

City named an unchanged side for the first time since October 2009 but they were on the back foot early with Dorrans warming the gloves of Dean Gerken with a 25-yard driven shot inside the opening three minutes.

Attack was the order of the day as Danny Haynes raced past his marker Joe Mattock before shooting into the side-netting.

Albion launched a quick-fire response with Gabriel Tamas' pass over the top and set Roman Bednar away. Louis Carey scrambled back and tackled well, only to haul down the striker with his second challenge. Referee Neil Swarbrick and his assistant waved away vociferous protests from the Baggies forward.

Danny Haynes was an outstanding performer at Ashton Gate

The chances kept coming; Bradley Orr shooting wide with his left foot from distance and, at the other end, Dorrans fired wide on the angle.

On 22 minutes Orr flighted a cross from the right towards Iwelumo, who rose above the Baggies defence and headed down to force Scott Carson into a smart save.

Gerken produced an even better save moments later, denying Bednar from close range following a superb cross from Chris Brunt down the left.

City had still not recovered from that attack when Gianni Zuiverloon intercepted a pass from Marvin Elliott and rolled a perfect slide-rule pass into the path of Dorrans. On the angle Dorrans took aim across goal and found the net in off the far post for one-nil.

Bednar twisted beyond Lewin Nyatanga on the half-hour but couldn't beat Gerken from ten yards.

Chris Iwelumo celebrates his 100th career goal to equalise

Haynes, looking City's best goal threat, was gifted another great chance when Tamas failed to deal with a ball into the box. Haynes spun away from the West Brom man but couldn't wrap his foot around the shot and fired beyond the near post.

Tamas survived a penalty appeal early in the second half when Iwelumo headed on Orr's cross-field pass but referee Swarbrick turned down appeals.

City duly drew level on 55 minutes as Carey showed determination to flick on Lee Johnson's corner kick into the path of Iwelumo. The big striker was presented with a clear shot at goal six yards out and was never going to miss.

The celebrations had barely died down when Haynes ripped the Baggies defence to shreads, twisting and turning before cutting back to hand Johnson a simple tap-in.

In quick succession Fontaine lashed a shot just wide of the post, Haynes ran Mattock ragged and tested Carson, and then Iwelumo headed narrowly over.

Lee Johnson fires in the winner in front of the East End

Haynes crossed after avoiding being hauled down by Mattock - who had endured a nightmare afternoon against the former Ipswich man - and Clarkson's volley was blocked by Tamas.

Clarkson was withdrawn eleven minutes from time as top scorer Nicky Maynard entered the field. Ivan Sproule was introduced moments later for the visibily shattered Haynes - City's man of the match.

Panic set it with five minutes of added on time signalled, and Bednar twice tested Gerken with angled efforts.

But City made sure with some firm defending at the death to signal jubilation around the stadium. .