Simon Cox knows West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson wants to keep hold of him.

Cox claims to have held productive talks with boss Roy Hodgson ahead of that game, with assurances given to him that he will be more of a regular during the second half of the season.

"It all sounded positive," he said.

"Let's hope what he says is right and I can stay in the team, but that comes from my performances, so hopefully I showed what I can do on Saturday and that has given him a headache.

"With the injuries we've got he said there could be a run of games for me at the moment, whether it be up top, on the left, the right or wherever.

"He said 'If you get the run of games, you've got to show what you can do'.

"That's all I've ever asked - to get three, four or five games on the bounce, not just go in for one and out for the next regardless of the result."