But that encouraging result was sandwiched between defeats at Liverpool and Manchester City that served as timely reminders that there was still much to be done, largely on the defensive front.
A home win and away defeat against Birmingham and Sunderland respectively to end the year was symptomatic of a turbulent 2007 for Wanderers, and ensured the Reebok club were now fully embroiled in a relegation dogfight.
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