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Puel delighted as Leicester thrash West Brom

Leicester City thrashed West Brom 4-1 at the Hawthorns on Saturday.

Claude Puel's Foxes were winless in their last five Premier League outings but goals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez helped them come from behind after Solomon Rondon's eighth-minute opener for the Baggies.

Speaking afterwards, Puel told media: “We are happy about this game. Not just about the result but about the quality we put on the pitch in the second half. We tried to start well but it was not enough. We were lacking some confidence after our last game at home. It was important to have a good reaction away.

“I thought the first half was too open though. It was end-to-end and box-to-box. We could have finished the first half 3-3, it was crazy. It was important to come back in the second half with more management in our game and more quality. It was interesting to keep the ball on the floor more to work them a little more.

“We found our clinical edge with fantastic goals and good moves - this is a good reward for the team. It's a good reward for the entire squad actually, not just the starting players. It was a different team today and everyone gave their best.

“The substitutes were great – Iheanacho, Albrighton and [Fousseni] Diabaté. For us it gives us good momentum and it is important for us to keep this good feeling."

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