West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis was pleased to overcome former club Crystal Palace.

Pulis was not mentioned by Palace chairman Steve Parish in his programme notes with tensions in their relationship believed to be at the heart of his exit - but the Palace supporters gave the 57-year-old, who won the manager of the year award last season for guiding them to 11th, and it was something Pulis appreciated.

"Obviously it is lovely coming back to a former club," he said.

"It is funny coming here, we played Stoke here last year and I had a great reception from the Stoke fans and to come here and get that today from the Palace supporters was first class.

"You never know (what kind of reaction you will get) - the fans did well for me last year and I hope I repaid them a little bit in respect to what we did in the dressing room and on the pitch.

"It is a good club. It has got unbelievable potential and I mean that. The supporters are wonderful and they have a good manager. They can push on - if Alan is given the money and the opportunity to push this club forward this club could be a good, good club."