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Bromwich Albion’s Nigerian forward, Osaze Odemwingie, is aiming to
score a minimum of 15 goals this season and in the process beat his own
personal best mark of 14 goals. That 14-goal mark was achieved by the
Nigerian back in the 2005/06 season during his time at French outfit
Lille.

This season, since
joining Albion from Russia’s Lokomotiv Moscow in August, Odemwingie has
hit 11 Premier League goals, including two in his last three games to
boost the Baggies’ Premier League survival hopes.

Odemwingie,
following last Saturday’s strike against Sunderland in the Baggies’ 3-2
win at the Stadium of Light, also equalled the club’s record goals mark
set by Robert Earnshaw six years ago.

Hotter than Rooney and Drogba

The 29-year-old is
currently joint-sixth in the Premier League’s scoring chart, ahead of
the likes of Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Chelsea’s Didier
Drogba, and now wants to go ahead and beat his own personal best of 14
goals in a campaign over the course of the final six games.

“Of course it will
be written if I get more than 11 and I will be happy with that,”
Odemwingie told his club’s official website. “But my target is still
there to beat my own record, which was 14 goals in a season, and
hopefully I can get there.

“It is just a plus
for me that I am holding the record for the number of goals in the
Premier League for West Brom. I’m sure one day someone will beat it –
but hopefully I will get more than 11.

“There are still six games to go and it is possible to get 15 – especially if they give me every penalty.”

Penalty plea

Odemwingie missed
from the penalty spot during New Year’s Day 2-1 defeat to Manchester
United, and ever since, Chris Brunt has been charged with the task of
taking the Baggies’ spot kicks and has so far done a good job. “Brunty
looks confident and we trust him now with the kicks,” continued
Odemwingie, referring to Brunt. “But if we’re winning 2-0 or 3-0 maybe
I can ask him for the penalty so I can get more goals.

“But for now we’re
sticking to the game plan and the target is still to achieve the
objectives of the team and then my own rewards will come if I work hard
for them.”

Saturday’s victory
over Sunderland was the third in four games for the side promoted at
the end of last season to the Premier League and made it 12 points from
six games under manager Roy Hodgson, who was previously in charge of
Liverpool. But there remains a lot of work to be done if the Baggies
plan to avoid an immediate return to the lower tiers of English
football. “We have 39 points and I think we need two more wins to be
there in terms of safety,” said Odemwingie. “We have tough games now
against Chelsea and Tottenham, Newcastle away will be difficult, as
will Everton at home.

“After the game, the head coach mentioned to us that it was a great
result but we’re still not safe and we will still have to fight to stay
up,” he added.