By Jessica Harman
2 May 2011 15:59:00
Paul Scharner of West Brom (Getty Images)
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West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner has revealed his disappointment after being suspended for the Baggies’ upcoming derby match against Wolves.
The Austrian international was sent off for two bookable offences in the win against Aston Villa on Saturday, and will be forced to watch from the sidelines at Molineux this weekend as he serves his one-match ban.
“I am really disappointed to miss the derby,” the 31-year-old told skysports.com.
“If you look on Facebook, I’ve had a lot of responses about the derbies.
“They are the two biggest games of the season and our fans are asking me on Facebook to send them down.
“It will be a massive game for Wolves but it’s massive for us as well because we want to win the derby. It is important to the supporters.
“But you can’t think about the rivalry. We have to keep focused on a good finish and try to end the season as high as possible.
“We want to finish as the highest-placed Midlands team in the Premier League.”
Scharner was full of praise for his West Brom team-mates, who scored two second-half goals, the latter with only 10 men on the field, to beat Aston Villa 2-1.
Speaking about his sending-off Scharner added: “I have no complaints, not really. It was maybe the wrong time to get my first red card in the English game.
“But the team battled on with 10 men and did really well. We fought back and I think in the end we deserved to win.”
