Tony Mowbray says Albion had a great level of control on Saturday afternoon as they recorded a 2-0 victory over Oxford United.
Alex Mowatt’s first-half finish was followed up by John Swift’s simple strike with the final kick of the game at The Hawthorns.
The Baggies were dominant throughout and restricted the visitors to very few final-third entries or shots at goal.
Mowbray insists the result feels good and believes the group are moving forward in the right direction.
The boss said: “We had a great level of control today. It was a step up from the control we had against Blackburn a few weeks ago when we lost 2-0.
“We penetrated better today and had a fair few shots, but still not enough on target and that’s something we need to work on.
“They had a chance at the end of the game with a long throw and the corners and if we don’t win the first contact then we might be talking about the game ending 1-1 instead of 2-0.
“The game shouldn’t have been so tight. We had a lot of domination and we have to be more ruthless around the box.
“I thought there was a lot of good stuff today and we played in their half of the pitch and denied them much of the ball. We’re going in the right direction.
“We work on playing forward in training. If you can put back-to-back forward passes together like the first goal then you’ve got every chance of cutting through teams. We’re delighted with that goal. It epitomised what we want to be and how we want to play. Hopefully we can score similar goals moving forward.
“I’m delighted for John Swift to see him score our second. He’s a quality footballer and he plays some great forward passes. It was a key goal for us. We were searching for the second and thankfully it came at the end.
“That result feels good tonight. I’m happy for the players and I’m happy for the supporters. I thought the support was amazing for the whole 100 minutes and I thank them for that.
“It’s important the team and the supporters find and feel a togetherness because it will help us win more game.
“We try to keep a clean sheet in every game we play. We were close against Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday, but conceded in injury time in both of those. It’s not as if we were miles away from it. It’s nice to get one and we’ll do our best to get a fair few more between now and the end of the season.”
