Tommy Elphick has admitted Albion let two points get away against Leyton Orient.

But he felt his side could have grabbed a much-needed win, despite seeing skipper Andrew Crofts sent-off 20 minutes from time.

Elphick, who took the armband for the closing stages, said: "That game was made for a hero.

"When you get a corner in the last few minutes you go up there and you're thinking 'could I be that hero?'

"The gaffer brought Harty (Gary Hart) on, which was an attacking change.

"The win was definitely there for us.

"We were taking risks at times and I thought it was either going to go one way or the other.

"Luckily enough we managed to keep a clean sheet and a point is better than none."

Elphick admits Albion face another key clash tomorrow at Wycombe, who were thrashed 4-0 at Yeovil yesterday.

He added: "The lads will be thinking they have done all right themselves but it's two points dropped rather than one gained."