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Tony Pulis: West Brom should have scored more in win over Stoke City

#INSERT type:image caption:Brown Ideye scored the only goal of another important West Brom win. END#

Tony Pulis said he believed West Brom should have scored more in the 1-0 home win over his former club Stoke.

Brown Ideye's header -- his seventh goal of the season -- earned the hosts a deserved victory over below-par visitors.

Ideye was denied a second by an offside decision and referee Michael Oliver turned down huge claims for a penalty when Geoff Cameron felled Craig Dawson.

The win moved the Baggies 11 points clear of the Premier League drop zone, but Pulis said: "The disappointing thing is we had to wait until the 95th minute to take a sigh of relief. It should have been over before that.

"The penalty in the second half, Michael will look at that and be very disappointed -- it was as blatant a penalty as I have seen for a long time.

"With the offside goal I thought the keeper had touched it, as soon as he does Brown -- from what they tell me -- is onside again.

"It's three points. I had a great 10 years at Stoke, a wonderful journey, I left it in a very sound financial and good position. We did wonderful things there from a club which was 14th or 15th in the Championship."

Goalkeeper Ben Foster was forced off injured in the second half, replaced by Boaz Myhill, and Pulis said: "Ben had come off with a knee problem. He felt his knee go from under him and we'll have to get him checked, we need him fit."

Stoke suffered only a third defeat in the last 12 league games, and boss Mark Hughes said: "We lacked quality in the final third. We didn't play particularly well, and we started slowly.

"We didn't ask any questions against a West Brom side who were quite comfortable defending what we were able to produce.

"That's a disappointment for us because we have been playing well and I didn't see the performance coming. We know we're better than that."