Tony Mowbray confident clean sheets and consistency are matter of time at West Brom

The Baggies have taken just seven points from six matches and are yet to record a shutout since Mowbray took charge for the second time. 

But the boss believes the absence of Kyle Bartley through suspension has been a big factor and believes things will improve, at least at the back, when the 33-year-old returns after this Saturday’s visit of Oxford United. 

Mowbray said: "Every coach is disappointed when you lose goals, but we're not losing bags and bags of goals, we're not getting thumped by anybody.

"Against Blackburn we lost two goals, one was a set-play, it's a little bit frustrating. But get Bartley back from his suspension and they will stop straight away in my opinion.