Sam Allardyce wants to put the frighteners on West Brom's rivals

The Baggies claimed just their second Premier League victory of the season - and the first of Allardyce’s reign as manager - with a 3-2 triumph over their rivals at Molineux.

Albion remain five points adrift of safety and Allardyce has urged them to keep their foot on the gas heading into tomorrow night’s trip to West Ham.

He said: “We got a massive three points on Saturday and if that is followed up by a point on Tuesday, then all well and good.

“But what it can’t be followed by is a defeat. If you win two games on the trot at this time of year, in the position we are in, it is massive. That puts the fear of God in everyone else above us.

“Obviously we now have double figures and I think that makes a small difference.

“But we have to pick up points game by game if we can and we have to stop losing games.

“We have given ourselves a three-point platform. A run of being undefeated can build confidence.

“You can see what a point here and a point there has done for Fulham and Brighton.”

For the first time this season Albion came from behind to claim victory with Matheus Pereira striking the winner from the penalty spot.

The Brazilian had earlier opened the scoring, also from the spot, with Semi Ajayi then equalising after Fabio Silva and Willy Boly had put Wolves in front.

Allardyce, previously critical of his team’s mentality, praised their character in seeing out the win.

The boss revealed he had shown his players highlights of Albion’s 5-1 win at Molineux in 2012 before the match and believed they could exploit Wolves’ own frail confidence.

He explained: “My emphasis to the players was Wolves had only taken two points from the previous five games.

“I told our players there was a lack of confidence there. People might say we are lacking confidence but Wolves are also lacking confidence based on those results.

“I felt if we got on the front foot we could put the back four under pressure and I think we did that. The only thing was we didn’t convert our chances in open play which was a little disappointing.

“There are times you can go under. The thing that worried me was when they scored two goals in quick succession.

“We were well in the game then and had chances to extend the lead at 1-0. Then we give too scruffy goals away.

“You might have thought in the past we have struggled to respond to that but the response was about us scoring early in the second half, lifting us again.

“Once we got the third there was a determination to see the game out.”

Albion’s clash against Wolves was their outing since the Premier League introduced new rules that aim to stop players celebrating together after a goal.

Top flight chiefs want players and staff to avoid “unnecessary contact” after a rise in coronavirus cases in England.

A large number of teams around the country did celebrate goals over the weekend, however, including Albion.

And Allardyce feels it will take time for players to adjust.

“We have been told,” he said.

“Me and Jake (captain Jake Livermore) had a 45 to 60 minute meeting with the PFA, LMA and Premier League and their science officer, on the fact we have to try and refrain from contact when we score a goal.

“That was difficult with the season we have had, having not won for a while.

“I think it is more cosmetic, with us being in the bubble we are in.

“But what it does is send the wrong message to everyone else.

“That is why we have asked the players to try and refrain. The longer we go, the better we will get at it.

“I wanted to run on the pitch and hug them. I was very pleased for them. After the game there was a lot of joy in the dressing room but joy at the right distance.”