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Wolves suffered a major blow to their promotion aspirations when goalkeeper Matt Murray was ruled out of the Championship play-off clashes against Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion, after breaking his shoulder in training. Diomansy Kamara struck the winner as West Brom took a narrow 3-2 lead into the 2nd leg in a pulsating game black country derby. Kevin Phillips's 20-yard strike after a poor clearance from Breen had put WBA ahead against the run of play , before Jody Craddock equalised for Wolves with a header on the stroke of half time. Seyi Olofinjana bundled the ball home early in the second half to give Wolves the lead , but West Brom hit back immediately with a far-post header from Phillips. Before Kamara struck to earn West Brom a priceless lead. Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Neill Collins, Breen, Craddock, McNamara
(Little 78), Kightly, Olofinjana, Potter, McIndoe, Bothroyd (Ward 78),
Keogh. West Brom: Kiely, McShane, Perry, Sodje, Robinson, Greening,
Chaplow (Carter 26), Koren (Gera 64), Koumas, Phillips (Ellington 69),
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