THE FANS’ VERDICTS

ALEX NEWTON (readwestbrom.com)

It still felt like Tony Pulis was hanging over the Hawthorns with a subdued atmosphere and lacklustre football. There’s a lot of deadwood that must be cleared out in January if we want to stay in the Premier League. STAR MAN: SAM FIELD

JAY CRAME (theeaglesbeak.com)

Hodgson has made us a tough team to beat. One loss in six is real progress and moving off the bottom of the table is a confidence boost with plenty of fixtures coming up in which we should pick up points. The improvement continues but we are still a work in progress. STAR MAN: JULIAN SPERONI