Carlos Corberan: West Brom competed in opposition to extra than simply 11 gamers

West Brom head coach Carlos Corberan felt his facet performed “in opposition to extra than simply 11 gamers” after a controversial penalty helped Birmingham come from behind to earn a 3-1 derby victory.

Metropolis’s equaliser got here when referee James Linington pointed to the spot after Cedric Kipre’s clumsy lunge on the falling Koji Miyoshi and Juninho Bacuna scored from 12 yards.

From that second, John Eustace’s hosts didn’t look again and Dion Sanderson headed the Blues in entrance within the thirty eighth minute earlier than substitute Gary Gardner sealed victory with an 87th-minute free-kick.

Corberan discovered it troublesome to regulate his anger after the Championship conflict and put himself liable to being punished along with his post-match feedback.

“Right this moment we competed in opposition to extra than simply 11 gamers,” mentioned Corberan.

“It’s troublesome to analyse the sport with out speaking in regards to the penalty as a result of it modified the sport.

“Whenever you’re a coach and you set your life into this work – and I put my life into this work – how do you’re feeling?

“It was one motion the place the participant (Miyoshi) slipped in entrance of Kipre, you must take into account if it was a penalty.

“Their different two targets got here from a second section set-piece and a free-kick.

“In a month’s time, nobody will keep in mind this, however I’ll always remember this. This motion has had an enormous influence.

“I really feel emotionally it affected the focus of our gamers as a result of in soccer and in life when one thing is unfair, it’s troublesome to just accept.”

John Swift put West Brom forward within the fifth minute along with his sixth aim of the season.

Then got here the hotly-disputed equaliser within the twenty third minute, with Bacuna sending Alex Palmer the flawed method for his first Championship aim of the season.

Birmingham went forward when Dion Sanderson guided a header excessive into the online from Cody Drameh’s deep cross earlier than Gardner curled dwelling a pleasant free-kick from the sting of the world.

Blues head coach Eustace admitted: “I assumed he was blowing for a nook however I didn’t see the incident.

“However I believe it was a real Birmingham Metropolis efficiency – we performed some thrilling soccer at occasions however we needed to dig in and combat at occasions and that togetherness is what this soccer membership is all about.

“We had to do this at occasions and I couldn’t be any prouder of the gamers and the followers.”

Metropolis celebrated with a lap of honour and Eustace added: “I really like profitable video games and I’m an emotional particular person.

“Tonight was a particular evening – we have been enjoying West Bromwich Albion at dwelling in entrance of a full home, stay on the telly and it was an enormous sport.”