MX23RW : Friday, November 6 00:59:28| >> :120:36826:36826:

Slaven Bilic hails "brilliant" Karlan Grant after opening West Brom account

Slaven Bilic hails
© Reuters
An unfortunate own goal from West Brom's Jake Livermore gave the home side a first-half lead.

Slaven Bilic was full of praise for goalscorer Karlan Grant after his late equaliser earned West Brom a valuable point at Brighton.

An unfortunate own goal from West Brom's Jake Livermore gave the home side a first-half lead and looked to have been enough for all three points before Grant fired home from a Callum Robinson cross for his first goal for his new club in the 83rd minute.

Speaking after the game, Bilic said: "If I could choose one player I wanted to score it's him... the way he smashed it was brilliant for him and brilliant for us."

When asked whether the 1-1 draw was a fair result, Bilic added: "Yes and no, it's probably a fair result but I would fancy another 10 minutes because definitely in the second half we were much better and closer to winning this game.

"Overall in 90 minutes, they were better in the second part of the first half, our performance, the way we ended the game... the whole second half we were the team much closer to scoring even more goals."

Seagulls boss Graham Potter had stressed before the the game the need for improvement on the attacking front, but his side again lacked a cutting edge in front of goal.

They had a number of chances to take the lead, but goalkeeper Sam Johnstone was a match for all of them, until Branislav Ivanovic's attempted clearance struck Livermore and rebounded into the goal.

Potter said: "I would agree (that it was a fair result), I thought first half we were the better team, scored a goal and had some other good chances.

"If anything we could have been ahead a little bit more at half-time is the one thing I would say because I thought we played well first half.

"Second half, all credit to West Brom, I think they responded to the fact that it was maybe only 1-0 and they had a go, they pushed us back, they played better and if we're honest their goal was a deserved one and a fair result in the end."

On his side's struggles in front of goal, Potter added: "That's the challenge. The hardest thing in football is to score goals and put the ball in the net.

"We created some chances, we created some opportunities and we need to carry on with that and then we have to learn a bit more about the second half and what we can do a little bit better.

"But again I think you have to credit West Brom because they played better and were behind in the game but can have that mentality, so (there is) a lot for us to improve on."

ID:419919:cQx

Click here for more stories about Slaven Bilic

Click here for more stories about Brighton & Hove Albion

Share this article now:
Did you know...?
Tottenham Hotspur duo Harry Kane and Son Heung-min celebrate scoring against West Ham United on October 18, 2020
Read Next:
Monday's Premier League predictions including Burnley vs. Tottenham Hotspur
>
Latest Sports Video
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free daily transfer newsletter! Sent twice a day during the transfer window.

rhs 2.0
Todays Game Header Right
Premier League
Championship
Scottish Premiership
La Liga
Serie A
Bundesliga
Ligue 1
Eredivisie
Primeira Liga
Scottish Championship
Turkish Super Lig
Belgian Pro League
Russian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
Danish Superliga
Welsh Premier League
Belarusian Premier League
Segunda Division
Serie B
2.Bundesliga
Eerste Divisie
Copa Sudamericana
Copa do Brasil
Argentine Primera Division
Uruguayan Primera Division
Chinese Super League
Premier League 2 - Div 1
Premier League 2 - Div 2
Super League
NFL
1.20am
Packers
@
49ers
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool75111715216
2Leicester CityLeicester7502179815
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs7421189914
4Everton74121511413
5Southampton74121412213
6Wolverhampton WanderersWolves741288013
7Chelsea7331169712
8Aston Villa6402159612
9Arsenal740397212
10Manchester CityMan City632198111
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle73221011-111
12Leeds UnitedLeeds73131313010
13Crystal Palace7313811-310
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham7223131038
15Manchester UnitedMan Utd6213913-47
16Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton71241114-35
17Fulham7115714-74
18West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom7034616-103
19Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd7016310-71
20Burnley6015312-91

Subscribe to our Newsletter


Transfer Talk Daily
Match previews - twice weekly
Morning Briefing (7am UTC)
Ultra close-up image of Kevin De Bruyne [NOT FOR USE IN ARTICLES]Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox!