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Pardew worried by mentally weak West Brom after Burnley loss

West Brom boss Alan Pardew has stressed the need for his players to show some backbone in the club's fading fight against relegation.

The Baggies suffered an eighth successive Premier League loss on Saturday as Burnley left the Hawthorns with a 2-1 victory.

Ashley Barnes opened the scoring midway through a one-sided first half before Chris Wood put the game beyond the hosts with a second in the 73rd minute.

Salomon Rondon did reduce the deficit late in proceedings, but the comeback arrived too late for Pardew's satisfaction.

"We did not really engage them in the first half.