Sam Johnstone believes in West Brom credentials

Albion have dropped to fifth place after back-to-back draws, although they are currently on a five-match unbeaten run.

Johnstone insists going up is the only objective the team is focused on, and he’s confident they can deliver promotion.

“We are pleased with our form and I still believe we have one of the strongest squads in the Championship,” he said.

“Promotion is still the target and that’s all we’re thinking about as a group of players.

“I believe we have the quality and we just need to keep plugging away.”

Johnstone came close to winning promotion with Albion’s rivals Villa last season.

And the Baggies shot-stopper admitted it would have been difficult to suffer defeat to his former club at The Hawthorns.

But despite the controversy surrounding Jay Rodriguez’s injury-time equaliser, which hit his hand twice, Johnstone believes his current club deserved something from the game.

“Obviously, it would have been hard to take had we not got the result on Friday,” added Johnstone. “I felt it was a pretty even game contested between two good teams and we were worth our point.

“I know there has been a lot of talk about Jay’s goal but I can remember when we were on the other end of one at Middlesbrough. You have to get on with it knowing that in football things tend to even themselves out.

“We felt we left two points on the pitch against Brentford by not taking our chances and it would have been a hard one to take had we finished empty-handed against Villa.”

Earlier this season, Daniel Ayala handled the ball before scoring for Tony Pulis’s Boro side in injury time to inflict a 1-0 defeat over the Baggies.