Albion 4, Burton Albion 1

The 16 opponents standing between Albion and the Premier League now have two wingers to worry about, not one.

Anthony Knockaert's influence since signing 13 months ago has been well documented.

A month before the Frenchman's return to English football, Solly March suffered cruciate knee ligament damage which sidelined him for a year.

Nigel Clough's Burton, fighting to avoid relegation, had the misfortune to be only the third team in the Championship to face them in tandem from the start.

At Brentford six days earlier, March came off the bench to spark Albion into life and halve the arrears before Knockaert supplied the crosses for Shane Duffy and Tomer Hemed which snatched a point.

March started this time on the left and, between them, Albion's menacing wide men provided all four goals for Hemed (2), Sam Baldock and substitute Glenn Murray.

They have different styles. Knockaert (background below) is a pent-up bundle of energy, enthusiasm and trickery. The laid-back March glides past defenders effortlessly.

The Argus: Play them together and you have a devastating combination to frighten particularly the eight remaining visitors to the Amex, where they see more of the ball and where Albion are in such dominant form.

Chris Hughton's side have now won their last six home league games, scoring 14 goals and conceding three.

Pursuing Reading and narrow leaders Newcastle arrive in swift succession at the end of the month after Ipswich tomorrow night. They are entitled to be concerned, especially if Knockaert and March's names are on the teamsheet.

Fit-again Baldock, who doubled Albion's lead with the 100th goal of his career from March's supply early in the second half, said: "A lot of the talk is to get the ball wide, support them, bounce off them or leave them one v one.

"We have a lot of options with them. We value them a lot. It's not just those two, we've got other people who can play in that position who've done well for us this year.

"We are pleased to have that squad depth and if the manager doesn't think somebody is working he will change it and mix things around. We have to be adaptable and play a different way."

While Baldock, returning from a five-match absence with calf trouble, now has a personal century, Albion collectively went past a half-century of goals with the resounding margin of victory.

Murray has 16 of them, Knockaert ten, Hemed nine from more limited game time and Baldock seven. The multiple threats make them hard to handle.

Albion looked much better with Lewis Dunk, Dale Stephens and Baldock restored to the line-up from a combination of suspension and injuries, although the opposition was much weaker following the mini-wobble of one point from six away to Huddersfield and Brentford.

The Argus: Hemed, preferred to Murray to lead the line, continued his rich vein of form with a simple finish from March's crossfield pass and Knockaert's low delivery (above) to maintain the momentum from his last-gasp rescue act at Brentford with an early breakthrough.

It was almost as if it came too soon and too easily. For the rest of the first half Albion showed no urgency to put the game to bed and might have conceded a penalty when Lucas Akins appeared to be caught by Stephens.

Akins grumbled about the injustice afterwards but, as Baldock pointed out, he was clutching at straws. There was only ever going to be one winner and when March set him up for another simple finish at the near post straight after the break, Baldock's astonishing run of results at the Amex was destined to stretch.

Albion have now won 22, drawn seven and lost none of the 29 league games he has been involved in at home over more than two years.

Ten minutes later, the jinking March was upended by John Mousinho, the Burton captain. Hemed's spot-kick made it five goals in four games for the Israeli and 12 in total in all competitions.

The points in the bag and with one eye on the hectic conclusion to February, Hughton had the luxury of a formidable triple substitution, introducing Murray, Chuba Akpom for his home debut and Beram Kayal.

Michael Kightly, borrowed from Burton, maintained the influence of wingers in the match with a perfect free-kick from 20 yards (below) to deny David Stockdale the clean sheet his recent performances have warranted.

The Argus: Murray concluded a convincing and comprehensive win with a header from six yards from an inviting cross by Knockaert, who began the afternoon shaking his head and limping after his marker Tom Flanagan caught him from behind.

Hughton said: "Anthony gives us so much. It's tough for defenders, because they are never quite sure what he is going to do. He has an ability to cross it and to dribble. it was a wonderful cross for the goal, but I thought his two crosses at Brentford were exceptional.

"Solly type wide men, Anthony as well, are always going to be marked tight. You have to wait for moments in the game when it opens up enough for you to make an impact.

"I think that was the case with Solly. As the game went on it opened up a bit and that allowed him to do what he does."

If Knockaert and March keep doing what they do best, emerging challengers Huddersfield will be chasing a shadow.