West Brom’s fringe players have been challenged to stake a claim to play Barclays Premier League football by impressing in tomorrow’s Carling Cup clash with Manchester City.

West Brom head coach Roberto Di Matteo is expected to ring the changes for tomorrow’s home Carling Cup clash with Manchester City.

West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo will have Graham Dorrans back in his side for the derby clash with Birmingham tomorrow.

West Brom could be without creative midfielder Graham Dorrans for tomorrow's match against Tottenham.

A Premier League footballer walked free from court today after admitting lashing out at four people in a nightclub.

LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard wants to win the Europa League, even though he admits it is not the club’s priority this season.

West Brom will be without defender Marek Cech for at least three weeks, which in the first instance rules him out of Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool.

Jerome Thomas is set to miss West Brom’s Carling Cup second-round tie away to Leyton Orient after twisting his ankle during the 1-0 win over Sunderland at the weekend.

Roberto Di Matteo has pledged to stick by the majority of the West Brom team that were thrashed 6-0 by Chelsea last weekend for tomorrow’s clash with Sunderland.

A PROFESSIONAL footballer yesterday pleaded guilty to affray during a nightclub fracas.

READING scored what is believed to be the fastest goal in the FA Cup proper when Jimmy Kebe put the Royals ahead against West Brom after just nine seconds in their 2-2 draw in the FA Cup fifth round at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday.

PAUL IFILL and Ireland U21 winger Sean Scannell fired Crystal Palace into the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Leicester.

FRANK MALONEY is ready to sit down with Brian Peters to discuss the possibility of a title fight between European super-bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe and former champion Bernard Dunne.

Stoke 0 Leicester 0

England U-21s 3 Republic of Ireland U-21s 0

Leicester 1 Crystal Palace 0

Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric has warned manager Gary Megson in no uncertain terms his future lies at the Walkers Stadium ahead of today’s Coca-Cola Championship clash at Scunthorpe.