Video: Tony Pulis not impressed by Albion
Boss Tony Pulis admitted that today's listless defeat at Newcastle was the worst away performance he'd seen since he took over at West Brom.
Albion failed to register a shot on target for the third time in four Premier League games, and looked devoid of ideas all over the pitch.
Aleksandar Mitrovic's first-half goal was enough to separate the teams, but the margin could have been much wider were it not for Ben Foster in the Albion goal and some wayward Newcastle shooting.
Pulis 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 and we've got some good footballers in the team. Newcastle were just better all over the pitch.
"It was only the last 10 minutes really that we got up the pitch and created opportunities and even then we don't make the goalkeeper make a save so a disappointing day for us."
Asked for an explanation behind the poor performance, Pulis highlighted Albion's current injury problems but also said: "They're human beings.
"Sometimes you're going to get performances like this, it's the way it spins. You don't like it but you've got to take it on the chin and move on."
"The other thing you've got to realise is that we've lost Jonny Evans. He's been our best player this year, by a country mile, and we were without Jonny's calming influence.
"We haven't got Chris Brunt, we haven't got James Morrison, Saido Berahino has missed half a season.
"You don't want to make excuses, especially today, but you hope that those get back as quickly as they possibly can, it makes us stronger."
More than 1,200 Baggies fan made the long trip north to watch the game.
Although they kept singing throughout the 90 minutes, some of the songs were mocking their own team's inability to get a shot on target.
When asked if he understood the supporters' frustration, Pulis said: "Today I do. These stats about us not having shots on goal are true.
"We had four or five really good opportunities to make the goalkeeper work today and we've done it, that's really disappointing."