Alex Pritchard promises more for Albion

New-boy Alex Pritchard reckons West Brom fans haven't seen his best despite him being the bright spot in an otherwise dreadful defeat at Newcastle United.

The Albion performance was labelled the 'worst' away performance in his time as boss by Tony Pulis.

But 22-year-old winger Pritchard, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, looked lively after coming on for Craig Gardner at half-time, adding some much-needed quality to a desperate Albion team.

It wasn't enough to rescue anything from the game, but his performance was a small beacon of hope on a depressing day in the North East.

Pritchard said: "The gaffer told me to get on the ball, get forward and get positive. I had a go and tried to be positive but it didn't happen for us.

"Coming on you need to support your strikers, you don't want them to be on their own.

"I think that's what I can do for the team. The lads have been good to me but people didn't see my best on Saturday, even though it was good to make my debut."

Pritchard is highly-rated at Spurs, but an ankle injury at the start of the season has ruled him out until now.

He said: "It's been a while since I played and, on Saturday, I didn't feel out of sorts. I did feel comfortable out there with my fitness which was a big positive for me."

Albion never got a grip on the game at St James's Park, and Pulis was 'livid' with the rest of his team.

The Baggies head coach said: "I've been at the club for just over a year now and that's probably the most disappointing away performance that we've had.

"The best way to describe it is we're in a boxing match and we shadow boxed for 90-odd minutes. We never got close to them. When we had the ball, our passing was poor ."