Jonny Evans’ late header rescued a 2-2 draw for West Brom in an enthralling encounter against West Ham at the London Stadium.

Tony Pulis’ men took the lead when Nacer Chadli slotted home under Darron Randolph after just six minutes, although the Hammers hit back midway through the second half when Sofiane Feghouli reacted quickest after Manuel Lanzini’s effort struck the crossbar.

Slaven Bilic’s side then thought they had won it when Lanzini brilliantly fired home from 25 yards four minutes from the end, only for Evans to power a header past the helpless Randolph in added time to secure a dramatic point for the Baggies.

The result keeps Pulis’ Baggies in eighth, four points behind Everton, although West Ham slipped to tenth as a result of Stoke’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.

Both teams started with good intent at a bitterly-cold London Stadium, but it was the visitors that took the lead when James Morrison, on his 300th appearance for West Brom, dispossessed Feghouli before finding Chadli.

The 27-year-old then brilliantly nutmegged Cheikhou Kouyate before coolly slotting home under the on-rushing Randolph in the Hammers goal to net his third goal of the season against the East London side.

West Ham were unhappy that a foul wasn’t given on Feghouli, but they almost responded in perfect fashion just five minutes later when Robert Snodgrass’ whipped free-kick evaded everyone, only for Ben Foster to turn around the post.

The Baggies almost doubled their lead after 16 minutes when Salomon Rondon’s speculative effort struck the crossbar, before the hosts thought they were level when Feghouli turned home Lanzini’s pass, but it was ruled out for offside, incorrectly according to Bilic in his post-match press conference.

Snodgrass’ left foot once again caused issues for Pulis’ men as the first half came to a close, this time Foster was unable to gather his in-swinging corner although the visitors somehow scrambled the ball clear.

West Brom started the second half with more possession in a bid to frustrate the home fans, but it was West Ham who levelled when Lanzini cut inside from the left to fire towards goal – his effort was brilliantly saved by Foster only for Feghouli to react quickest and tap home.

It was then when the Hammers started to turn the screw, with stunning defending from Craig Dawson preventing Mark Noble a certain goal at the back post, before Jonathan Calleri forced a decent save out of Foster.

Salomon Rondon fired over from 12 yards in a rare Baggies attack, before Bilic’s men thought they had won it four minutes from time when the impressive Lanzini fired home from edge of the box, leaving Foster completely stranded.

However, there was still a twist in the tail as Chris Brunt’s excellent in-swinging corner was met by substitute Evans, who powered a fine header past Randolph to secure a point for the visitors.

In what was a thrilling contest between two good sides, here are FIVE things we learned as West Ham and West Brom shared a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium…

Chadli enjoys playing West Ham

Nacer Chadli scored an excellent goal to give West Brom the lead at the London Stadium.

The former Tottenham midfielder brilliantly nutmegged Cheikhou Kouyate after picking up a well-weighted James Morrison pass, before coolly slotting under the on-rushing Darron Randolph.

And it would seem that the Belgian international enjoys playing against the Hammers, given that of the six goals West Brom have scored against them this term, five of them have directly involved Chadli, with the 27-year-old scoring three and assisting two others.

He was a constant threat throughout the first half, especially when the Baggies were on top – it seems that playing against West Ham brings the best out of the talented winger.

Lanzini can become focal point in Payet’s absence

There’s no doubt that Dimitri Payet was West Ham’s star man during his 18-month stint at the club, and seeing that many goals and assists go will be a big loss to most teams.

However, it appears that the Hammers have a ready-made replacement for the Frenchman in Manuel Lanzini.

The Argentine, recalled to the starting line-up in the absence of Andy Carroll, was on the peripheries for much of the first half as West Ham struggled to impose themselves on the contest, but it was in the second half where he was at his best.

The 23-year-old was a constant menace through his skill and trickery, while his pace and agility caused a tiring West Brom side countless issues.

And his finish was a beauty – striking home from 25 yards out past the helpless Foster.

It looked like he had secured the Hammers all three points, but Evans had something to say about that.

Snodgrass’ wand of a left foot

Much of what good West Ham did in the attacking third came through the left boot of Robert Snodgrass.

The Scottish international, who joined the Hammers for just over £10 million last month, put good ball after good ball into the West Brom penalty box, and almost scored from one free-kick which evaded everyone but for goalkeeper Foster.

It wasn’t just his set-piece delivery which was good, his overall play and crossing created several opportunities for the hosts, although there wasn’t always the men in the box to finish them off.

Nonetheless, the Hammers have clearly got a good player on their hands, and you sense that he and Andy Carroll could be involved in several goals over the coming years.

Missed Carroll’s aerial presence

Despite an excellent second half display and only just missing out on all three points, there’s little doubt that West Ham missed Andy Carroll’s presence upfront.

The England international has scored six goals for the club since his return from injury in December, but missed out on Saturday due to a groin problem.

And with the amount of crosses and corners that went into the box against the Baggies, you sense that the former Newcastle and Liverpool man would have got on the end of many of them.

Nevertheless, it was encouraging that West Ham continued to create those chances from wide areas, so when Carroll does return to the squad, he’ll continue to bang in the goals for Bilic’s side.

Set piece struggles for both

Both sides looked dangerous at set pieces, although a lot of that was down to both sides finding it difficult to defend against them.

West Brom found it particularly tricky to defend Snodgrass’ delivery on many occasions, with Foster making a fine save from a free-kick and then dropping an in-swinging corner later on.

It was particularly strange given the Baggies’ excellent defensive record over recent years, but they also looked dangerous from their own, and ultimately got the equaliser late on from a fine Chris Brunt corner.

Although some deliveries were very good, too often both sides lacked sufficient organisation to clear their lines, and ultimately it came back to bite the Hammers in the end.