Marc-Antoine Fortune receives Roy Hodgson praise

West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson has pinpointed Marc Antoine-Fortune as one of the best players on the pitch during yesterday's 4-0 win over Sunderland.

Despite not finding the net, Hodgson believes that the striker dealt visiting Sunderland a difficult afternoon.

"Once again the player who will be the unsung hero from Saturday's game is Fortune. If I picked someone out it would be him," said Hodgson. "I thought he was outstanding upfront. It is not easy playing upfront against two quality centre-halfs in John O'Shea and Michael Turner.

"I thought he kept the ball very well for us, ran in behind and is just disappointed he didn't crown his performance with a goal.

"My opinion is he shouldn't be disappointed at all because he played excellently. I thought he gave another fantastic display of front play."

Fortune joined the Baggies in 2010 from Celtic.