West Brom are poised to smash their transfer record to sign Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long.

Spanish midfielder Borja Valero has made his move from West Brom to Villarreal permanent after initially spending last season on loan at the Primera Division outfit.

AIDEN McGEADY’S dream of playing in the Europa League final at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium is in tatters after his Spartak Moscow side crashed 5-1 at Porto in last night’s quarter-final first leg tie.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has called up four new players for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Lithuania and Scotland after seeing three of his squad go down with injury.

West Brom have confirmed their interest in signing striker Frederic Piquionne who played a major role in Portsmouth reaching last season’s FA Cup final.

Midfielder Filipe Teixeira’s days with West Brom look numbered with the Portuguese player indicating that he wants to leave The Hawthorns.

Celtic have been told they will have to pay more than £3m to land Marc-Antoine Fortune.

Celtic will aim to confirm Tony Mowbray as their new manager today after being given permission to speak to the West Brom manager.

A season that started with idealistic talk of the Respect campaign ended, predictably, with a manager rounding on a hapless referee.

RAFAEL BENITEZ has earned many admirers this season for the manner in which his team has regenerated interest in the quest for the Premier League title.

West Brom 0 Liverpool 2

West Brom made three changes from the side that beat Wigan last week for this make-or-break clash with Liverpool.

West Brom 3 Wigan 1

THERE are no shortage of symbols of Tottenham’s transformation under Harry Redknapp, but few encapsulate the White Hart Lane renaissance more completely than Heurelho Gomes.

Tottenham 1 West Brom 0

A three-goal hammering at the hands of the Premier League’s bottom club would be galling enough at the best of times for Sunderland.

WEST BROMWICH ALBION are going down, but with style.

Middlesbrough have been fined £6,000 (€6,422) by the Football Association after the club admitted a charge of “failing to control their players” during the Barclays Premier League match against West Brom on January 17.

TONY MOWBRAY knows that his hold on Premier League status is slipping by the week, but the West Bromwich manager is determined not to go quietly.

Everton 2 West Brom 0

SOMETIMES, it is best for managers not to bow to player power.

Fulham 2 West Brom 0

West Brom 2 Newcastle 3

TONY MOWBRAY may be one of the game’s purists, but it is that time of year when principles begin to be subsumed by pragmatism.

West Brom 0 Manchester United 5

West Brom 2 Burnley 2

The FA have charged Middlesbrough with failing to control their players during the 3-0 defeat at West Brom on Saturday.

IF Gareth Southgate really does possess the most bomb-proof job in the Premier League, the Middlesbrough manager doesn’t know it.

West Brom 3 Middlesbrough 0

West Brom 1 Peterborough 1

West Brom 2 Tottenham 0

Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari paired Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka in attack for the first time this season in today’s Premier League clash against West Brom.

West Brom skipper Jonathan Greening has been passed fit for the St Stephen's Day clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

West Brom 2 Manchester City 1

West Brom manager Tony Mowbray made two changes – one enforced – from the side beaten 4-0 at Sunderland, for today’s Premier League match at home to Manchester City.

West Brom central defender Leon Barnett and striker Roman Bednar are pushing for recalls to the side for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash against Manchester City.

Sunderland 4 West Brom 0

TRENDY blue bottles of fizzy water are reserved for the manager’s table at post-match press conferences at West Bromwich Albion and Luiz Felipe Scolari could not resist a joke, pointing an enquiring index finger and asking: “Aladdin?”

West Brom 0 Chelsea 3

West Brom 2 Blackburn 2

Hull boss Phil Brown admitted his side had needed to ride their luck to maintain their “Champions League form” at West Brom today.

West Brom 0 Hull 3

West Brom 1 Fulham 0

TONY MOWBRAY hailed the giant impact of Jonas Olsson as his side snatched their first away win of the season at the Riverside Stadium.