It has taken a while, but the tide is turning in the Premier League for the Championship player of last season Anthony Knockaert.

Albion's influential French winger heads to Bournemouth tonight, a happy hunting ground for him, after completing 90 minutes for the first time this season in the 3-1 win against West Brom at the Amex.

An ankle injury ten minutes into the opening friendly against Fortuna Dusseldorf in Austria in July has disrupted Knockaert's desire to make amends for a lack of opportunities in the top flight with Leicester (below).

The Argus: His last trip to Bournemouth was with the Foxes before fleetingly abandoning English football for Standard Liege in Belgium.

"I played once there with Leicester," Knockaert said. "That was an important game as well and I gave an assist to Kev Phillips. He scored at the end.

"It was a game we needed three points, so I have great memories.

"They (Bournemouth) haven't won a game yet, but for us this doesn't make a difference. We have to go there with the same spirit.

"It's a massive game and could be a big result for us come the end of the season."

While Knockaert's memory of his last visit is fondly fresh, the clash at the Vitality Stadium also provides Albion with a chance to to rekindle a famous result at Anfield.

They have not won back-to-back matches in the top flight home and away since a 1-0 triumph at champions Liverpool in March 1982, courtesy of an Andy Ritchie shot deflected via Alan Hansen's knee.

They finished 13th that season under Mike Bailey and the victory over West Brom has instilled belief in Chris Hughton's side after one point from the first three fixtures.

"It was really important for our confidence," Knockaert (below) told The Argus: "It gives you a boost and takes a weight off mentally.

The Argus: "It gives you feeling you can win games in the Prem. That's important and that it came early as well in the season.

"Teams sometimes have to wait six or seven games before they win their first one.

"It was the right moment for us to take our first three points. We are really confident now."

It was also the right moment to restore the faith of fans, fearful of Albion's prospects following the failure to add to the strike force at the end of the transfer window.

Knockaert was oblivious to the fuss. He revealed: "I never read what people say, so I wasn't involved at all in this. I didn't even know people were trying to say that we needed a striker.

"I just concentrate on myself and my work. Some other players will maybe read and see what is going on, but for me the most important thing is the players you have at the moment and not the players you could bring.

"If you look at last week, I don't think we needed a striker to win games. Some will say it's only one game. We'll see at the end of the season if we needed one or not.

"It's not just about the strikers, it's about all the team. They need to trust us and give us support, but I think the fans are good enough to do that.

"If the club didn't sign a striker it's because they maybe didn't have to I guess or maybe some deals didn't work out.

"But for me as a player we just focus on ourselves. All the extra are not our business. After that win I think the people that wanted a striker won't have the same opinion."

Bournemouth supporters will be anxious about the result tonight after their slow start, although Knockaert is wary of reading too much into their four straight defeats.

He said: "If you look at their schedule they've had tough games. It is hard to play against the top teams. They've had two already like that, against Arsenal away and Man City.

"It's like the small teams in France playing PSG at the moment. They get smashed every time.

"It's a tough time for them at the moment and hopefully will still be. We don't want their first win to be against us.

"It can be pressure for them, because they need a result against us. It's up to us to show what we did last week against West Brom, have a good game plan and do our job. It's not about them, it's about us.

"We showed last week we have enough quality to play at this level. If we respect what the gaffer wants we have a good chance to go there and perform."