West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie looking to improve on last season

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Peter Odemwingie has stated his desire to better the 15 Premier League goals he scored for West Brom in the last campaign.

Odemwingie, 30, impressed for the Baggies last season after moving to the Premier League from Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow.

His form saw him briefly linked with a move to Arsenal, but the Nigeria international is looking forward to scoring even more goals for Roy Hodgson’s side next season.

“I am always in competition with myself and beating my own records show me that I am going forward, growing and improving,” he told the Express and Star.

“So I will set myself a target of beating my own record again.”

The forward admitted his team-mates will play a huge part in his personal success.

He added: “It is going to depend on how much I want it and how much I go for it, but football is also a team game.

“If my team isn’t playing well it won’t go well for me either. In most of the games I scored goals in last season, our team in general played well.

“If the whole team plays well I will get chances and get goals, so my prayer will be that the whole team functions properly and everybody plays well.

“If that happens, then as a striker I need to get goals for the team and myself. Hopefully the whole team as a unit can do well.”