"We played very well. In other (away) games we played as well as we did in this game, but for some reason we didn't score the two early goals like we did here," Pellegrini said. "We had a lot of chances to score, and for 45 minutes we were very good. The scoreline doesn't tell the story. It was not such a close match as the score says."
West Brom coach Steve Clarke acknowledged City's superiority.
"We wanted to stay in the game as long as possible, but they managed to pull away with the two goals in the first half," said Clarke, whose team stands five points above the relegation zone. "You can risk a little to try and get back in the game, but if you risk too much then you can end up doing serious damage to your goal difference."