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Angry Steve Bruce labels West Brom defeat 'unacceptable'

An angry Steve Bruce has told Albion's players he will not accept a performance like the one they put in at Luton.

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The Baggies dismal run of form in the Championship continued after they were beaten 2-0 at Kenilworth Road.

In what was an even first-half, Karlan Grant had two big chances to put Bruce's men ahead.

But Albion capitulated after Cameron Jerome opened the scoring shortly after the interval - with Allan Campbell going to make the win comfortable for the hosts.

"The one thing I won’t be doing is trying to b******t anyone," Bruce said.

"I won’t accept the second half from a team of mine.

"We need to instil that into them because I won’t accept the second half."

On the game overall, Bruce said: "I thought we should have been in front in the first half.

"But I have to say our reaction to conceding a goal was not enough.

"To say I’m disappointed with it is an understatement and I can only apologise to the people who followed us.

"As soon as we went a goal behind we didn’t do anything to redeem it.

"In the first-half, we had one or two big opportunities where we must score to give everybody a lift.

"But second-half, in particular, was not acceptable."