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Mowbray waits on Meite

31 Aug 2008 - 11:47:27

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West Brom boss Tony Mowbray confirmed after the goalless draw at Bolton Wanderers that Abdoulaye Meite could be set for a spell out of action after the defender picked up a calf injury.

The former Bolton player had to be substituted at half-time, but Mowbray was pleased with the way his side coped with the loss of the Ivory Coast international in the second half at the Reebok Stadium.

"Meite has got a calf injury and we'll have to see if he's got a pull, strain or a tear," Mowbray said after the stalemate.

"To lose him at half-time was a big blow for us. Yet we stood up to Bolton's bombardment and threatened their goal.

"I think it was a game where we could easily have got three points but we could just as easily have lost three points.

"The pleasing aspect is that we stood up to the bombardment that came our way.

"That's what we've worked on in the summer and there are hopefully some more additions to come to help us against teams like that.

"We were all disappointed to come in 0-0 at half-time because we threatened their goal on numerous occasions and showed our quality on the break.

"The effort off the underside of the bar and the follow-up could have given us all three points."