Olsson has established a partnership with Romanian Gabriel Tamas

West Brom centre-back Jonas Olsson is resisting the temptation to celebrate, even though the club's Premier League return seems to be a formality.

The Easter fixtures left the Baggies 11 points clear of third-placed Nottingham Forest with four games to go.

"Thinking that we're already there is our greatest enemy - we need to keep our feet on the ground," the Sweden international told BBC WM.

"Hopefully we'll get a win at Doncaster on Saturday to seal it."

West Brom maintained their healthy points cushion over Forest thanks to a stoppage time equaliser from Chris Brunt in the 1-1 draw at Watford on Monday.

And Olsson believes the never-say-die attitude they have shown in the latter part of many Championship games this season has been the key to their promotion push.

"By doing this a few times earlier in the season you know in the back of your head that the game isn't finished until the ref blows the whistle," noted the 27-year old.

"I think that's also something that is a strength of ours because we normally have most of the ball possession and teams tend to tire at the end of games.

"That's when we have made our push in most of the games."

One more Baggies victory, or one more game in which Forest fail to win, will secure the Hawthorns club the swiftest possible return to the top flight.

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