Di Matteo targeting away-day magic
Albion head coach Roberto Di Matteo heads to the City Ground aiming to recreate the away-day magic he managed in his first season as a boss.
The Baggies face their first Championship game on the road under their new chief, looking for their first league win of the season.
The travel with Di Matteo certain they can avoid a hangover from last season, when Tony Mowbray's side won just once on their travels in the Premier League.
Albion also lost eight times away in their Championship triumph a year earlier, but the Baggies boss is confident of curing their travel sickness.
His MK Dons side won 14 times away in League One last season and only Leicester had a better away points tally in the Football League.
Di Matteo said: "Last year my team had one of the best away records in the league, so let's hope that continues at West Bromwich.
"I don't really want to reveal the secret! Every game is important away or at home, but you need to pick up points away wherever you can.
"I don't set targets in terms of points but we have our main goal, which is promotion, so we will work day by day and game by game towards that goal.
"I will take it game by game and try to do the best we can in every game.
"Everybody knows more or less what you need to go up but I'm not going to say 'we need this amount of points', I'm going to try to win every game.
"Beating Forest away would be fantastic. It would be a great result."
Di Matteo heads to the East Midlands with no new injury worries in his squad, despite a week of internationals and Carling Cup action.
The head coach faces a handful of selection posers after several of his fringe players, particularly Graham Dorrans, delivered solid performances at Bury on Tuesday to push their claims for a Championship place.
Whoever gets the nod to start, Di Matteo expects a tough test from Billy Davies' reshaped team.
The Baggies boss said: "They have signed some very good quality players and spent quite a large amount of money. They will be contending and they will be a good team.
"They will be strong and competitive and this will be another good test for us.
"The players on Tuesday gave me a headache. In fact I took some paracetamol yesterday morning! But I like those kind of headaches."
