Lescott vows to lift pressure on Irvine

Joleon Lescott has vowed to lift the pressure on under-fire West Brom boss Alan Irvine and insisted he did not sign up for a relegation battle.

The Baggies suffered their fourth straight defeat in Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat to West Ham as supporters sung ‘Taxi for Irvine’.

The head coach has vowed to fight on and Lescott, who was tempted to The Hawthorns by Irvine after working with him at Everton, said the players must take responsibility.

“We’re not going to add any pressure to the manager, we want to win as much as he does, him more so probably,” said the defender.

“It’s not great for anyone involved obviously. The manager of any team tends to get the stick, but it’s the players who need to look at themselves and we need to realise what we’re doing may be okay, but it’s not good enough, we’re not winning games and not picking up any points. “We need to take a look at ourselves and realise what’s at stake.”