Chris Brunt will not complain if West Brom get another helping hand from Jay Rodriguez to beat Aston Villa.
The Baggies head to Villa Park for the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final tie on Saturday, which is live on talkSPORT.
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Jay Rodriguez has been in red-hot form this season
Rodriguez, who has bagged 22 goals this season, scored a controversial late equaliser in December’s 2-2 draw at the Hawthorns, bundling the ball in with his hand.
And West Brom captain Brunt hopes luck will be on their side once more.
He said: “We got away with one that night, of course we did. No bones about it.
“If we get away with another one on Saturday or Tuesday, I won’t be complaining.
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“It’s just fine margins. You’re only a matter of something like that knocking you out or putting you through.
“If it was the other way around we would have been fuming. That’s life. Some you get, some you don’t.
“They got hard done by that night. I was standing behind a load of bodies, so I didn’t see it, but I’m not going to say he didn’t handball it because it obviously hit his hand.
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“An extra two points in that game wouldn’t have made any difference to where they finished, so it didn’t really make any great difference.
“You’re always on the end of something, no matter what. People come off the pitch complaining about a refereeing decision regardless of whether you’ve won, lost or drawn. It’s a horrible, tough job isn’t it?”
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