Jayson Molumby says the players are “frustrated” with their recent results but insists Albion’s clash at Hull City is an opportunity to inject boosts of confidence and morale.
The Baggies, who tackle the Tigers at the MKM Stadium at 1pm on Sunday afternoon, have been held to six straight draws in the Sky Bet Championship and are without a win in their last eight fixtures.
On the flip side, Carlos Corberán’s men have kept eight clean sheets in the second tier so far this term and four in their last six, losing just two Championship matches in 2024/25.
Republic of Ireland international Molumby thinks their defensive record is something to be pleased about, but stressed the need for Albion to be much more potent at the top end of the pitch, starting on Sunday in what will be the final game before the November international break.
Jayson said: “We’re all frustrated with how our recent results have been and the fact we’ve not been scoring goals.
“I know that we’re now unbeaten in six and we’ve only lost two games all season, which is obviously a good achievement, but we want to be winning games and we know drawing matches isn’t going to get us to our targets this year.
“We’ve showed a lot of solidity in our defending but we all need to take responsibility at the other end of the pitch and make sure we start scoring goals regularly now.
“We had a few chances against Burnley the other night who a lot of people believe will be up near the top of the table come the end of the season, so we’ve got to try and take confidence from that.
“We’ve got to find a way to take that next step and start scoring goals again now and we know we need to be more clinical in a few areas, such as taking chances when they come but also making the best decisions at the key moments when we are attacking.
“Our defensive record is great and we should be pleased about that, but now is the time to show we can be just as good going the other way.
“It’s obviously a quick turnaround from playing Thursday night to then again on Sunday lunchtime but it is what it is and we just need to get on with it. We’ll make sure we’re in the best position possible physically to go to Hull and hopefully deliver a performance which is good enough to get us three points.
“We all know the international break is coming up after Sunday’s match and we do not want to be going into it without getting three points.
“If we can score some goals and come back with a victory, I think that would send everyone into the break in a happier mood and also give people a big boost for the winter period which we all know is really demanding in this division.”
