Paul Scharner reveals West Brom home truths

Midfielder Paul Scharner today lamented Albion's home form as he admitted responsibility for Everton's Hawthorns winner.

The Austria international conceded the Baggies must improve their record of just two wins from 10 home Premier League matches. They suffered their sixth Hawthorns defeat of the season yesterday as they went down 1-0 to Everton.

Scharner said: "It is definitely something we have to put the focus on and we need to start picking up points at home otherwise we are struggling.

Maybe at home everyone is waiting for us to dictate the game and create chances and keep possession and at the moment we can't reach our top level at home. The record is terrible.

"This season we haven't scored as many goals as last season. Yesterday wasn't what we were looking for on the first day of the new year. It was a horrible game from us."

Victor Anichebe's scrambled 87th-minute winner settled a poor game and Scharner shouldered the blame after his poor attempted clearance saw the ball drop to the feet of the Nigerian.

Scharner said: "It was a missed header from me. Me and Billy Jones both went for the ball and you are never sure 'can I go?' or will he go?' We were disappointed. We couldn't get the tempo high and we couldn't create any chances and then we conceded a goal like that."