Mowbray dazzled by Albion goal rush

December 31, 2007 - 0:0

LONDON (AFP) -- West Bromwich manager Tony Mowbray admitted his side's 5-0 demolition of 10-man Scunthorpe had taken his breath away.

Albion turned on the style with some spectacular goals at the Hawthorns as they moved three points clear at the top of the English Championship on Saturday.
Kevin Phillips scored twice, while Robert Koren, Zoltan Gera and Craig Beattie also hit the net.
""They were wonder goals. You almost had a goal of the season competition in one game,"" Mowbray said. ""There was some pretty spectacular stuff out there.
""I enjoy watching good football and I thought we moved the ball around the pitch well. I enjoy winning. That is why we are here.""
Phillips produced a smart 35th minute finish before Scunthorpe's Marcus Williams was sent off for a professional foul.
Koren doubled their advantage in first-half injury-time and Phillips added his second seven minutes after the interval.
Phillips missed a chance for a hat-trick when Joe Murphy saved his penalty. But Zoltan Gera scored in the 77th minute before Craig Beattie put the seal on a superb display nine minutes from time.
Watford are in danger of losing their automatic promotion place after a 4-2 home defeat against QPR that left manager Adrian Boothroyd fuming.
The Hornets were guilty of woeful defending as their winless run at Vicarage Road extended to over two months.
""I don't think it's psychological. I might have done before this but the attitude and application is all there. But individual defensive errors you just can't legislate for,"" Boothroyd said.
""I was pleased with our attacking play but not some of the defending. It was schoolboy stuff.""
It was all downhill from the moment Martin Rowlands put QPR in front with a penalty after Jordan Stewart fouled Dexter Blackstock in the 13th minute.
Damion Stewart made it two when he met Rowlands' corner with a header which went in off the crossbar in the 29th minute.
Rowlands smashed in a third four minutes before half-time and, although Damien Francis got one back for Watford in the 52nd minute, Akos Buzsaky drove home a fourth with 10 minutes to go. Danny Shittu's reply meant little to the dispirited hosts.
Bristol City are level on points with Watford thanks to a 1-0 win at Burnley. Tamas Vasko got the only goal after 67 minutes when he turned in Michael McIndoe's free-kick.
Neil Warnock returned to haunt Sheffield United as Crystal Palace's charge up the table continued with a 1-0 win at Bramall Lane.
Warnock spent nearly eight years at United before quitting at the end of last season when they were relegated on the last day of the season. He has since resurfaced with Palace and has inspired a 12-match unbeaten run that has taken the London club into seventh place.
In contrast United are struggling under Bryan Robson. United's fans accorded Warnock a rousing reception but they jeered their current boss after Jamie Scowcroft's 38th minute effort won a scrappy game.
""I had a fantastic welcome and couldn't have asked for anything more,"" Warnock said. ""I felt quite emotional after the game and couldn't talk to the players.""
Promotion hopefuls Plymouth, in sixth, and fourth-placed Stoke shared a 2-2 draw at Home Park as City boss Tony Pullis was unable to beat his former side.
Elsewhere, Barnsley drew 2-2 with Southampton, Blackpool won 2-0 at Colchester, Leicester drew 1-1 against Charlton, Norwich drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton, Cardiff won 2-1 at Preston and Coventry beat Ipswich 2-1.