Adam scored the opening goal from the penalty spot when Luis Suarez was tripped before the Uruguayan striker freed up Carroll to fire West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster. As a result of the win, Liverpool moved up into fifth in the Barclays Premier League, one point behind Newcastle who play Stoke on Monday. Midfielder Adam was glad to find the back of the net and help the Reds on their way to their third away win of the season as they went into the game without Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. "Once you get the goal it changes the complexion of the game," Adam told ESPN. "In the first half we played well but in the second half we didn't keep the ball as well as we should do. "I'm just glad I stepped up and managed to get the goal and set us on our way. "We're disappointed with the results we've had this year. If you don't score goals you don't win games. "Today we came here and started the game extremely well and I thought we deserved the win." Carroll praised Suarez for setting him up for his second-half strike to help take Liverpool's unbeaten run of games to seven. "He's fantastic," Carroll said. "He creates chances for everyone and he's fantastic to have in the team. "It's always nice to score so its nice to get my chance and put one in the back of the net. "I thought the team did well today and we deserved the three points." Kenny Dalglish once again reserved praise for Suarez after the victory. But the Liverpool manager admitted: "I am running out of superlatives to describe him. "Luis is a fantastic footballer. For us, there were a lot of excellent performances out there. "There was not one player that could be disappointed with their performance. "But within the group, there will be people who excel a little bit more than others. "For us, it seems to be Luis quite often. He and Andy haven't played together that often. "I thought today they played really well together. I'm sure everyone in our squad is appreciative of what Luis does but I'm sure he is delighted with them as well." Albion players were incensed with the penalty award but Dalglish claimed he had not seen it. He said: "I'm going to sound like Arsene (Wenger). I never saw it from where I was standing and I haven't seen any replays. "I'm not trying to be evasive or duck the question. There was also a big appeal from our lads for a handball (by Steven Reid) that we never got." Dalglish is unsure at this stage about the severity of Gerrard's problem and whether he will be fit for England duty against Spain and Sweden. He said: "Steven Gerrard has got an infection in his ankle. Steven was in our minds for the game. It just flared up. "We are off Sunday, we will be back in Monday or Tuesday, so we can be more accurate next week than we can be just now. "We are not going to mislead anyone. We will know better on Monday or Tuesday. "Will he be fit for England? I haven't got a clue. It's nothing to do with any injuries before, it's an infection. "I suppose it's like having an abscess on your mouth." Baggies boss Roy Hodgson was unhappy with the penalty but admitted his side's performance was below par. He said: "It (the penalty) didn't help. I think the ref like the rest of us didn't see anything - but the linesman did and the ref decided to take the linesman's advice. "It was a situation where our defender is entitled to screen the ball to clear it and should be allowed to do so but apparently it was awarded. "It meant a difficult task became that much more difficult. "I don't think we played as well as we have been doing but it would have been nice to have a chance to play at 0-0 for longer. "You can do without having to play with that handicap. "I don't want to bleating about it. Sometimes decisions go your way, sometimes they don't but decisions like that affect results. "But I'm not blaming the ref totally for our defeat because we didn't do enough to win the game."
