Brunt happy if repeat of Villa handball controversy settles play-off clash

West Brom skipper Chris Brunt is ready to accept another helping hand from Jay Rodriguez to break Aston Villa hearts.The Baggies head to Villa for the first leg of their Sky Bet Championship play-off on Saturday.Rodriguez scored a controversial late leveller in Decembers 2-2 draw at The Hawthorns, bundling the ball in with his hand.It left Villa furious and they were unable to exact any revenge when West Brom claimed a 2-0 win at Villa Park in February.They will have another opportunity in Saturdays lunchtime showdown but Brunt hopes fortune favours his side once more.He said: We got away with one that night, of course we did. No bones about it.If we get away with another one on Saturday or Tuesday, I wont be complaining.Its just fine margins. Youre only a matter of something like that knocking you out or putting you through.If it was the other way around we would have been fuming. Thats life. Some you get, some you dont.They got hard done by that night. I was standing behind a load of bodies, so I didnt see it, but Im not going to say he didnt handball it because it obviously hit his hand.An extra two points in that game wouldnt have made any difference to where they finished, so it didnt really make any great difference.Youre always on the end of something, no matter what. People come off the pitch complaining about a refereeing decision regardless of whether youve won, lost or drawn. Its a horrible, tough job isnt it?Albion finished four points ahead of Villa in the regular season and Brunt remains relaxed as the club chase a return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.He added: You dont get an opportunity to play in games like this very often. There are lads who could go 20 years in their careers and not win anything or get the chance to play in a semi-final.When youre a bit older you can be a bit more relaxed about it.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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