West Brom boss Tony Mowbray hailed his goalkeeper Scott Carson after their 1-0 win at Middlesbrough.

Carson pulled off a series of super saves to deny Gary O'Neil, Afonso Alves and Mido as his side clung onto Jonas Olsson's 53rd-minute strike in the face of tremendous Middlesbrough pressure.

Carson is still struggling to live down his international howler against Croatia in a Euro 2008 qualifier but Mowbray believes his current situation at The Hawthorns will enable his confidence and ability to flood back.

Mowbray said: "His talent will get him back into the England team if that's what his goal is. He's got a settled place to come to work every day and that will give him the stability he needs.

"As a 21-year-old boy playing in a game like that (for England) and having that unfortunate situation, it's a great credit to his character and personality that he's producing performances like he did today.

"Scott made some great saves. He's a lovely lad, he's got no edges about him. He's a big lad and he's agile and alert. He does the right thing at the right time and I'm delighted he's between our sticks."