After Scott Carson had failed to deal with Simon Davies' 30-yard strike just before the interval, Clint Dempsey and Brede Hangeland both scored with headers as Fulham sealed a 3-0 win. Fulham's victory lifted them six places out of the relegation zone - but the Baggies' slump continued. A fifth straight defeat is their worst run of results in six years. Di Matteo said: "We knew we were up against a big side today and we are missing five centre-halves and we don't quite have the resources to put an 11 out that could handle Fulham tonight. "They were bigger than us tonight and they took advantage of it. "We have been OK on corners and set-pieces but in the last three games we have conceded and that is creeping in a bit." Carson's mistake set Fulham on the road to victory. The England goalkeeper got both hands to Davies' strike but could only deflect it into his own net. "Scott is disappointed. He probably could have done better. He knows that. He is big enough to know that," said Di Matteo. "Everybody's mood is a little bit down at the moment. We have had a bad run. We are a little bit down but we have to keep going, we have to pick ourselves up. "There are a lot of clubs fighting relegation. As a newly promoted club we knew we'd be in for a tough season. We are trying to give ourselves the best chance." Fulham and West Brom are level on 22 points and the bottom eight in the Premier League are separated by just four points. "I am pleased. That's two wins in three games," said Fulham manager Mark Hughes. "Goals change games and we have struggled in that respect but we got a good goal before half-time which settled us and we went away from them in the end. "Draws will give you some comforts in terms of how you perform but that doesn't move you up the league - three points and wins do. "They have unfortunately been lacking in recent weeks. We have addressed that somewhat. "You wake up and look at the table and to be 13th makes for better reading. We are with a group of teams at the wrong end and we feel we can do even better than we have in recent weeks."
