Di Matteo expected tough test

A see-saw game at Bloomfield Road saw Blackpool take the lead through Keith Southern before Roman Bednar's brace had the Baggies in front at half-time.

Stephen Dobbie equalised on his debut for the hosts before Graham Dorrans' penalty seven minutes from time sent West Brom back into second.

Di Matteo was always expecting a tough examination on the coast and was happy to see his team come through the game with three points.

Fight
"This was a really hard fought match," said the West Brom boss. "We have to dig in and fight for the points.

"Not many teams come here and go away with anything but I am delighted with my players' performance.

"We took our chances well and Roman Bednar did his job up front with two well-taken goals."

Blackpool boss Holloway was unhappy about what he perceived to be a poor penalty call after Ishmael Miller went down with Andy Butler in attendance.

And, despite the Seasiders only being a point outside the play-off places, Holloway also insists the priority is still to stay in the Championship.


Shame
"I said before the game that our next two matches could be defining. It is a shame we had to lose this one on a referee's penalty decision," said Holloway.

"My lads are shattered about that decision because they thought it was a fair tackle.

"However I thought we did well against a side I consider to be the best in the Championship. They have a class squad based on established Premiership players and we gave them a really good run for their money. They know that.

"We will have to see how the next couple of games go but my target for the season was always going to be 52 points and safety. That remains my target, anything else is a bonus."

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