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Tony Pulis happy with "hard-earned point" against Leicester City

West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis hails his side for their "hard-earned point" against Leicester, but also reveals his desire to see the Foxes win the title this term.

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis has described his side's performance in their 2-2 draw with league leaders Leicester City this evening as "first class".

Salomon Rondon opened the scoring for the Baggies after just 12 minutes when he shrugged off the challenge of Robert Huth before sliding the ball under Kasper Schmeichel, while Craig Gardner's second-half free kick restored parity again after Leicester had fought back.

Pulis was full of praise for his side, but also believes that Leicester should be "proud" of the way they have performed this season.

"A hard-earned point without a question of a doubt. They are an old fashioned team in the way they play, they have great enthusiasm and they get crosses in the box. Every fan of [Leicester] should be proud of this club as they gave it everything," he told Sky Sports News.

"But we've done well, we worked hard. We knew it would be tough, the second game in four days away from home is very tough in the Premier League. To put the effort in we have today is first class. I can't wait to see Huthy later, he got banged out of the way and that doesn't happen very often."

Leicester's remarkable title challenge has been compared to Brian Clough leading Nottingham Forest to glory in their first season after promotion from the second tier in 1977-78, but Pulis believes that the Foxes would surpass even that achievement if they are crowned champions of England.

"I hope Leicester win the league. Forest under Clough were rank outsiders, if Leicester do it it's an even bigger achievement. The gap is enormous and I'd love to see them do it," he added.

West Brom are now 12 points clear of the relegation zone and just four short of the 40-point mark.

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