West Brom stresses the only thing that matters after his side’s win
Albion boss Tony Mowbray insisted victory – and not the manner of it – was all that matters as his side showed a stomach for the scrap for play-offs.
The sixth-placed Baggies dug in with 10 men to claim a spirited three points against QPR at The Hawthorns having seen Darnell Furlong dismissed in first-half stoppage time.
Boss Mowbray revealed his pride afterwards as his troops kickstarted a three-match week with a “Herculean” effort to keep out the Rs.
The head coach added that the league table only features wins, draws and losses and does not outline the manner of those tallies and at this stage of a play-off race the bottom line is all that mattes.
Asked about clocking up a fourth home win in five, Mowbray replied: “I’m not big on stats! I’d been told we’d had no wins away but I thought we’d been doing quite well because we’d drawn three of them!
“You play with 10 men for 50 minutes or 60 minutes and the result is still the result. Nobody ever says ‘you played that game with 10 men and did really well to get a draw’.
“No (it’s not written on the league table), the result is the result, and that’s why it’s extra pleasing to win a game to play with 10 men for so long. The three points are all that matter at the end of the day.”
