West Brom fans on potential difference in play-off chase after Cardiff win

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Jonny Drury caught up with West Brom fans after their 2-0 win over Cardiff. Albion were ahead after just 30 seconds as Mikey Johnston marks his debut with a goal - as he turned home Tom Fellows' cross. Albion were then frustrated by a deep Cardiff side - but on the break Jed Wallace cross from Andi Weimann to wrap up the win late on.

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00:00 Rich, early goal, we had to wait a long time for the second one, what did you make of it

00:11 tonight?

00:12 I think that we caught them by surprise to be fair and maybe in a different day if we

00:19 hadn't scored that first goal it might have been a bit tricky to start with but at the

00:23 end of the day we were much better than them and the quality shone through.

00:29 We should have brought Callum Marshall on a little bit earlier so we could have seen

00:32 a bit more of him but yeah all good really, couldn't ask for anything more.

00:37 Friday is the true test, you know Cardiff we expect to win them but yeah Friday a bit

00:43 different I think.

00:44 I missed the first goal, like I say first half was a bit slow, a bit sluggish but Shou

00:51 Dan classed the second half and you know that second goal we relaxed a bit after that.

00:58 Yeah I mean we came right out of the blocks which was refreshing to see because the disappointment

01:03 at Portman Road over the weekend against Ipswich was unlucky to only come away with a point

01:09 to be there but then it was Ipswich.

01:11 So to come right out of the blocks, I was actually almost late to the game so I would

01:16 have missed it so I'm glad I got here on time.

01:19 But yes, great play from Tom Fellows to get the ball across, Mikey Johnston finding himself

01:26 some space and yeah just one touch on corner, there's nothing more you can ask for from

01:32 a player like that to be honest.

01:34 We saw a first glimpse of Mikey Johnston from the start tonight, obviously made a real impact

01:38 right at the start with his goal but what did you make of it?

01:41 Yeah definitely, I thought bright things.

01:44 Obviously he came on against Birmingham, he had a little stint then and I expected more

01:52 then, obviously 90 seconds in or whatever, we had a good show from him but maybe I could

02:01 have expected a little bit more.

02:02 Went a bit quiet after that, didn't need to be fair but he was good to see, he was definitely

02:07 good to see.

02:08 Yeah similar play to Fellows really, you know, so all good, got some good substitutes.

02:16 I mean like when the first goal went in, I was almost in tears because that was actually

02:21 the earliest goal from the Albion I've seen this season.

02:26 And yeah to be honest, you know, if they can keep scoring like that, I know Vyman did what

02:32 he did against Ipswich which you know, he quickly went from hero scoring against Birmingham

02:40 to zero and then back to hero by scoring tonight so a little bit more of a hero Vyman than

02:50 a zero Vyman, please Andy.

02:52 And Andy Vyman, you know, two goals in two home games now, do you think, we're seeing

02:56 an impact from the January signs, do you think they could be the difference between now and

02:59 the end of the season?

03:00 Possibly, possibly.

03:01 I mean Andy Vyman for me let himself down massively last week when he did the 'hand

03:08 of Vyman' or whatever you want to call it.

03:10 But yeah, he redeemed himself a little bit but let's see, we needed that.

03:14 And for me, Asante, he's alright, he runs his legs off, spends too much time on the

03:20 floor, not taking it away from his effort but I don't think he's up to this level.

03:25 But yeah, Andy Vyman, I've heard it on Adrian Goldberg, Fox in the box, that's what we need,

03:32 somebody like Vyman to just take them opportunities when they've got them.

03:36 So let's see, let's see what happens.

03:37 Yeah and finally you said, you know, the importance of Friday night, Albion do kind of tend to

03:42 do okay against the bigger sides that come and Albion sit in defence.

03:46 So how do you see that one going?

03:48 Do you think Albion can get a win there?

03:50 I don't know.

03:51 I've got them down for a draw to be fair but if we can hold them back, if we can, if Carlos

04:00 does his thing, if we can keep it at a draw at least by half-time, Carlos will get the

04:06 measure of them and we'll probably maybe nick a winner in the second half.

04:10 But otherwise, I don't know, he can go either way.

04:13 Nervous, nervous but it's an important game.

04:16 If they can get a win there...

04:17 Yeah, I'm not far from him, I'm just naked by the odd goal.

04:21 Massive game, massive game.

04:22 I mean, Leicester, Southampton, Leeds as well, you know, they are the stronger teams.

04:30 We gave a good account of ourselves over the weekend but, you know, I mean, if we play

04:36 like we did tonight and then some, I don't see why we can't beat Southampton but, to

04:43 be honest, I will be more than happy with a draw considering, you know, it is Southampton,

04:49 one of the top three.

04:50 And I won't be able to come on Friday because it's my fiancé's birthday.

04:55 Yeah, he's going to have to miss it.

04:58 Good birthday present, Albion three points.

05:00 Absolutely, absolutely.

05:01 Yeah, but as I said, you know, I'd be happy with a point against Southampton, you know,

05:05 just to get something out of it.

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