Alan Irvine believes West Bromwich Albion's 1-0 victory over Aston Villa last weekend can be the catalyst for a strong second half of the season.
The Baggies moved up to 14th on the Premier League table courtesy of Craig Gardner's 72nd-minute goal in the West Midlands derby to break a five-match winless streak.
While Irvine admits Albion's biggest issue so far this term has been failing to score regularly, he feels getting two clean sheets in their past two matches has set the foundation going forward.
"I hope that can be the turning point for us. It was nice to have got the results we have done, we obviously have to build on that," he said ahead of Saturday's trip to 18th-placed QPR.
"We've had clean sheets which are a big help. We managed to get a goal - and our problem in games has been a lack of goals.
"We clearly are aware of that - and we're doing a lot of work to try and address that. We feel that if we create enough opportunities we have players who can score.
"The players have been great all the way through. The performances have been good and I haven't had to pick them up too much. They knew some better results were just around the corner."
