Charlie Austin scored a controversial late penalty to earn West Brom a 1-0 win at Preston North End that sends them back to the top of the Championship.
The second-half substitute converted from 12 yards in the final minute of the match after Declan Rudd was adjudged to have brought down another sub in Kyle Edwards.
Monday s match at Deepdale had otherwise been devoid of major talking points, with Kyle Bartley missing the best of the visitors first-half openings and Daniel Johnson testing Sam Johnstone just after the hour mark for Preston.
Bilic s attacking changes paid off, however, as West Brom made if five league wins in a row to leapfrog Leeds United at the summit, while Preston remain in the final play-off spot despite a third successive loss.
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