Megson: We Have To Improve

Steve Sidwell scored the only goal of the game from a free-kick three minutes from time and the way the Baggies defended it upset Megson to say the least.

"The goal we gave away shows how much we have to improve next season," said Megson.

"Our performance made us look like a team that has just been promoted playing a team that needed to win.

"We made a poor mistake and got punished but I am not going to go bananas over it.

"The boys have put in the fight that was needed all season to achieve our priority of getting back into the best league in the world.

"Our fans were magnificent but I warned the players before the game not to get sucked into the party atmosphere."

Reading 1 West Brom. 0 Sidwell 88
Starting line-up Sub'd Ashdown Williams Murty Hughes Sidwell Harper Newman Goater 1 (65) Savage 2 (65) Salako 3 (46) Kitson Substitutes Sub'd Gordon 3 (46) Morgan 2 (65) Brooker 1 (65) Owusu Hahnemann	Competition Nationwide League Division One Saturday 1st May 2004 Match Statistics 10 Goal Attempts 11 3 On target 3 7 Off target 8 0 Woodwork 0 3 Corners 4 16 Fouls 13 2 Offside 2 Cards shown Newman (13) unsporting behaviour Chambers (18) unsporting behaviour O'Connor (43) unsporting behaviour Moore (71) unsporting behaviour Kitson (90) unsporting behaviour Referee Penton, C Sussex Attendance 20619	Starting line-up Sub'd Hoult Moore Robinson 1 (60) Chambers Gregan O'Connor Dyer Kinsella Gaardsoe Hughes 2 (53) Horsfield 3 (46) Substitutes Sub'd Clement 1 (60) Dobie 3 (46) Sakiri 2 (53) Haas Murphy