Ellington remains upbeat

Nathan Ellington is confident West Brom can “nick points” off big guns Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool during the festive season to erase the disappointment of the weekend defeat at fellow strugglers Portsmouth.

Ellington admitted that Albion “under-achieved” against Pompey, who provided a winning home start for Harry Redknapp on his return to Fratton Park and moved to within three points of Bryan Robson’s side in the Barclays Premiership.