West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Mowbray admitted that the loss of suspended centre-back Kyle Bartley was a key factor in Wednesday night's 2-0 home defeat by his old club, managerless Blackburn Rovers.
After returning from a month out with injury in Saturday's 2-1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday, Bartley was red-carded for violent conduct after the final whistle - and still has two more games to miss of his automatic three-match suspension.
"We were definitely missing Kyle Bartley," Mowbray told BBC Radio WM. "He's a big voice.