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West Brom debrief: Damning from boss, mind-boggling stat and Millwall changes

Albion's consistency woes reared their head again as the Baggies crashed to a home defeat to play-off rivals Blackburn.

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Striker Makhtar Gueye was gifted two second-half goals as Tony Mowbray's men were punished for defensive deficiencies on a night of real frustration at The Hawthorns.

Here are some talking points in the latest debrief.

Zero momentum

The only thing consistent about Albion this season is their lack of consistency. It is eye-watering that a side in the play-offs for a large part of the campaign have not managed back-to-back wins since September. It is now mid-February. It says a lot about a lack of quality in the hunt for fifth and sixth in the Championship.

Blackburn are a decent outfit, well-drilled and decent on the counter-attack. But they were also without their departing head coach, albeit Mowbray suggested that had galvanised the visitors.

Mowbray is experiencing the struggles of limited momentum and rhythm winning games regular brings. He offered up the consecutive wins statistic in his post-match press conference. His eyes are opening to the group inherited.