Reid bids to kick-start career at West Brom

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND midfielder Steven Reid has joined Championship title hopefuls West Brom from Blackburn on a month’s loan.

Reid, who turns 29 on Wednesday, has spent much of the season on the fringes at Ewood Park but he goes straight into the Baggies squad which travels to QPR today.

Reid can play at right-back, right midfield or central midfield and actually spent a spell with the QPR earlier in the season. Injuries have limited Reid to only 44 appearances in the past four seasons at Rovers and he is looking to kick-start his career at high-flying Albion.