Peter Odemwingie increased the pressure on Southampton boss Nigel Adkins as his goals earned a 2-0 win and propelled West Brom into fifth spot in the Premier League last night.
Adkins’ side remain rooted to the foot of the table after a fifth successive away defeat and they have now conceded 28 goals in 10 league matches. But these are halcyon days for the Baggies and they bounced back from injury time defeats against Manchester City and Newcastle thanks to a goal in each half from Odemwingie.
It was their fifth victory in six home matches. Odemwingie and the tireless Shane Long posed plenty of problems up front and Odemwingie broke the deadlock in controversial fashion in the 36th minute.
The impressive Mulumbu released Odemwingie whose left-footed shot had plenty of power but took a deflection off Maya Yoshida as it flew past keeper Paulo Gazzaniga. However TV replays showed that Odemwingie had appeared to handle the ball in the build-up.
But after 60 minutes Odemwingie doubled Albion’s lead with a clinical finish. Long floated over an inviting centre which Odemwingie headed home from close range.
