Slaven Bilic admits the staggered nature of the Championship’s fixtures has added tension to the automatic promotion race but reminded his West Brom team that their fate remains in their own hands.
Failure to add to Filip Krovinovic’s first-half volley meant Albion departed Ewood Park with a draw on Saturday, just three points ahead of the juggernaut that is Brentford in third.
Lunchtime victory for Thomas Frank’s side - a sixth in a row since the division resumed matches last month - had filtered through before kick off.
West Brom had been held to a point at Blackburn despite Filip Krovinovic’s first-half volley
‘It does make it different, their result put more pressure on us of course, but we were in a position and still are that we concentrate totally on our game,’ Bilic said.