Scott Carson's anger at Albion axe

Albion goalkeeper Scott Carson has admitted he was angry at the way former boss Roberto Di Matteo axed him from the team.

The former Hawthorns captain was dropped by Di Matteo after a howler at Fulham in January, but has regained his place since the arrival of new boss Roy Hodgson.

And Carson has now revealed he was upset at the way the decision became public, with Di Matteo announcing it two days before the Premier League win against Blackpool.

The goalkeeper said: "I made a mistake against Fulham that was well highlighted with it being live on Sky.

"I don't know if Robbie had been thinking of leaving me out before then or whether he just wanted to change things around to try to make something happen, but it was disappointing to be left out.

"It wasn't so much getting dropped that I was angry and upset about, because that's part of your life if you're a footballer. It happens now and again.

"If you make a mistake you know it can happen and that's fair enough. It was the manner in which it was done that I found hard to deal with, the way it was built into a big news story and announced early in the week ahead of the Blackpool game.

"Other lads have been left out of the side and the outside world only finds out when the team-sheet goes in. It's not made into a big deal, you get told in-house and that's the end of it.

"It made me feel twice as bad and that did annoy me a little bit, but once it was a bit less raw a few days later I got my head back together and just worked as hard as I could."

Carson had been in solid form before the weekend's defeat at home to Chelsea and has praised Hodgson for turning the Baggies' season around.

The 25-year-old said: "Since the gaffer came in it's been a fresh start for everyone, people are playing to impress and to get spots in the team and that gives you extra momentum.

"Everyone has something new to prove and, when you add that to ideas and organisation he has brought in, we've been able to produce some great performances."