'It's all down to them' - West Brom boss lavishes players with praise for standing up in relegation fight

The Baggies have recovered from a desperate position in the Championship relegation places to mathematically seal their second-tier status - albeit pending the outcome of a hearing of a financial charge.

Morrison has inspired the run that looked improbable just six weeks ago given the long sequence without victories.

But the former midfield legend remained humble in his assessment of the feat and lavished praise on his squad for their belief to recover from “a difficult time”.

“Credit to the players for that belief and togetherness,” Morrison said.

“We’ve got that and it seems to be progressing week in, week out. It's all down to them.

“They've come through a difficult time, really, there’s no getting away from it.

“They've pulled themselves up and it's credit to them.”

It took the Baggies until the middle of March to chalk up a first league victory of 2026.

The calendar year began with the final two fixtures under Ryan Mason, who was axed on January 6.

Mason was succeeded by Eric Ramsay, whose nine-match winless tenure saw the season unravel spectacularly at The Hawthorns before his dismissal on February 24.

Morrison kickstarted a third caretaker spell with a miserable defeat at lowly rivals Oxford but the Baggies have not looked back since the next game, where defender George Campbell was the unexpected hero to salvage a welcome point at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane.

The Baggies boss sees it as a turning point.

He added: “I'll go back to that Sheffield United game, really, getting the momentum back.

“We needed that one result to kickstart us and each performance has got better.

“The crowds have gelled with the players and the team. We got the good feeling back in and around it, but we had to maintain that with performance, fight and effort.

“Then the quality has come back game after game.”