Styles: West Brom 'back to bare brick' under Morrison

[Getty Images] West Brom defender Callum Styles said a back-to-basics approach under interim head coach James Morrison is behind the Championship strugglers' upturn in fortunes. The Baggies beat Bristol City on Saturday to claim their first back-to-back league wins since the opening two games of the season and also a first away win in 16 Championship outings. Since beginning his third spell as Baggies caretaker boss, following Eric Ramsay's departure, Morrison has taken eight points from five matches.

"I think we've simplified the game under Mozza," Styles told BBC Radio WM. "We've got players playing in preferred positions and we're going back to the basics. "Everybody's just focussing on performing well and at the other end we're trying to create chances.

" The run under Morrison has lifted West Brom out of the relegation places and up to 20th - four points clear of the drop zone, with seven games remaining. "We've all come together and worked really hard behind the scenes and I think he's just given us the licence to take a bit of responsibility and given us confidence in what we are as players," Styles added. "We've got a really good group of players, but throughout the season we've been really unlucky in certain situations and then we've not been good enough in other situations.

"So he's brought it back to the bare brick and building on what we've done under him for the last four games and we need to carry on with that. " Latest West Bromwich Albion news, analysis and fan views Listen to West Bromwich Albion content on BBC Sounds