Black Country news and blogs Saturday 5 March 2016
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Micah Richards deal lets club captain leave doomed Aston Villa for a paltry £5 million 
Telegraph 4 Mar 16
Exclusive: Richards has a £5million release clause and is likely to be a high-profile departure as Villa prepare for the Championship…
Villa
Premier League: 10 questions for the weekend and our predictions
Telegraph 4 Mar 16
Adam Hurrey: Is the North London derby now the showpiece fixture? Have Leicester finally run out of steam? And how ready is Pato…
Villa
Aston Villa squad split in two as senior players openly question Remi Garde’s management style
Telegraph 3 Mar 16
Exclusive: Relegation-bound Villa squad unimpressed with Garde’s training sessions and post-match behaviour…
Villa
Which Premier League club has the hardest run-in?
Telegraph 3 Mar 16
The battles for the title and survival are really hotting up, but who has the toughest task? Thanks to some (very) simple maths, we can count down the easiest to the hardest…
Baggies
Which Premier League clubs boast the most local boys?
Telegraph 3 Mar 16
Manchester United have reaped the rewards of giving Marcus Rashford a run in the team – but which club can claim to have fielded the most local talent…
Villa
Desperate Aston Villa preparing to axe chief executive and two key members of club’s senior staff
Telegraph 2 Mar 16
Tom Fox is very likely to lose his job at the end of this doomed campaign, as are two other key members of the Villa Park backroom staff…
Villa
The 22 longest runs without a win in Premier League history
Telegraph 2 Mar 16
Crystal Palace’s miserable 11-game spell without a victory continued at Sunderland on Tuesday night, but does it make the list of longest barren spells…
Baggies
Leicester v West Brom, Norwich v Chelsea, Premier League clockwatch, live: Leicester held by West Brom, controversial Costa goal gives Chelsea win
Telegraph 1 Mar 16
All the build-up and action from all the 7:45pm Premier League games on Tuesday evening…
Baggies
Leicester City 2 West Bromwich Albion 2: Claudio Ranieri’s side drop points but extend lead at top of table
Telegraph 1 Mar 16
Leicester City 2 West Bromwich Albion 2: Claudio Ranieri’s side drop two points but extend their lead at the top of the table…
Villa
Aston Villa 1 Everton 3: Fans stage walkout as Villa surrender once again
Telegraph 1 Mar 16
Aston Villa 1 Everton 3: Romelu Lukaku nets club-record 17th Premier League goal of the season…
Baggies
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri says his side are ready to fight again after dropping points to West Brom
Telegraph 1 Mar 16
Claudio Ranieri insisted that Leicester City’s draw with West Brom gave him confidence that his team could stay the course in the title race…
Villa
Ten Premier League midweek predictions
Telegraph 1 Mar 16
Adam Hurrey: Does it even matter if Arsenal bounce back? Will Spurs run out of steam? And what next for Marcus Rashford…
Baggies
Harry Redknapp’s Premier League team of the weekend 27-28 February 2016
Telegraph 29 Feb 16
Harry Redknapp names his team of the weekend after the Premier League’s latest round, with Man Utd, Spurs and Leicester all figuring…
Baggies
West Brom manager Tony Pulis hails striker Saido Berahino’s renewed focus
Telegraph 28 Feb 16
22-year-old scored one and made another in the 3-2 win over Crystal Palace…
Villa
Unequal midfield battle highlights how Stoke and Aston Villa are two clubs moving in opposite directions
Telegraph 28 Feb 16
An unequal midfield battle between Jordan Veretout and Giannelli Imbula highlighted how Stoke and Villa are two clubs moving in opposite directions…
Baggies
West Brom 3 Crystal Palace 2, match report: Connor Wickham’s wonder volley in vain as Baggies hold on
Telegraph 27 Feb 16
West Brom 3 Crystal Palace 2: Albion oozed quality early on before holding off a spirited Palace fight-back…
Villa
Stoke City 2 Aston Villa 0, match report: Marko Arnautovic brace sinks an already resigned Aston Villa
Telegraph 27 Feb 16
Stoke City 2 Aston Villa 1: Leandro Bacuna netted late on, but Villa seemingly have little intention to fight on for their Premier League survival…
Baggies
Premier League live: West Ham vs Sunderland and Southampton vs Chelsea – plus updates from Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Telegraph 27 Feb 16
Follow all the goals and drama of a busy day of football in the Premier League and La Liga with JJ Bull…
Villa
League Cup finals – ranked and rated since 1996
Telegraph 27 Feb 16
As Manchester City and Liverpool prepare to go head-to-head for the Capital One Cup, Rob Bagchi passes judgment on the best – and worst – finals in the past 20 years…
Baggies
Saido Berahino admits regrets over meltdown when West Brom blocked Tottenham transfer
Telegraph 26 Feb 16
Forward who said he would never play for the chairman again on Twitter says he should not have reacted in that manner…
Villa
Aston Villa manager Remi Garde reveals he told Joleon Lescott he let the team down with supercar tweet
Telegraph 26 Feb 16
Lescott apologised and insisted it was an accident but Garde has conceded the much-maligned gaffe did not help the struggling team’s cause…
Villa
Aston Villa’s Ashley Westwood admits: It’s difficult to watch ‘Match of the Day’ with my son
Telegraph 25 Feb 16
Exclusive interview: Ashley Westwood reveals the pain of Villa’s relegation battle but he tells John Percy he is refusing to give up hope…
Villa
Hated by their own: 10 good football managers the fans couldn’t stand
Telegraph 25 Feb 16
As Sam Allardyce prepares to return to West Ham, which proven managers never hit it off with discerning supporters…
Baggies
West Brom search for new technical director in bid to improve club’s record in transfer market
Telegraph 24 Feb 16
Exclusive: Chairman Jeremy Peace wants to strengthen Albion’s infrastructure with senior figure to work alongside Tony Pulis…
Villa
New chairman Steve Hollis to put Aston Villa chiefs in the dock
Telegraph 22 Feb 16
Steve Hollis, the new chairman, is launching a wide-ranging inquest into the key issues behind the club’s woeful season of shame…
Villa
The Premier League Happiness Index: Who’s glad, who’s sad and who’s plain bored?
Telegraph 22 Feb 16
After Chris Brunt was struck by a coin after West Brom crashed out of the FA Cup, we ask a fan from every club how they feel about the season so far…
Baggies
Tony Pulis plunges West Brom future into doubt by after revealing he will hold talks over his position
Telegraph 21 Feb 16
Pulis has come under criticism from fans for a perceived lack of ambition and will hold talks with chairman Jeremy Peace over his future…
Baggies
West Bromwich Albion fans to rally around Chris Brunt after coin-throwing incident at Reading
Telegraph 21 Feb 16
A bucket collection on behalf of a charity of Brunt’s choice is being proposed, along with a chant of his name in the 11th minute of their next match…
Baggies
Reading’s FA Cup hero Michael Hector delighted to pass another Premier League test to justify Chelsea outlay
Telegraph 21 Feb 16
23-year-old signed for Chelsea last summer before being loaned back to the Madeskji Stadium…
Baggies
Who are the Premier League rookies of the year?
Telegraph 21 Feb 16
We nominate the 10 most impressive breakthrough acts in the top flight this season…
Baggies
West Brom’s Chris Brunt hit by coin thrown by fans after FA Cup defeat to Reading
Telegraph 20 Feb 16
Brunt ‘disgusted’ after he is left nursing cut on his cheek following 3-1 loss to Championship side Reading in FA Cup fifth round…
Baggies
Tony Pulis hits out at Roberto Martinez and accuses Everton manager of “sour grapes”
Telegraph 19 Feb 16
West Bromwich Albion manager angry with Goodison Park counterpart for querying Saido Berahino tackle…
Baggies
FA Cup fifth round: who do we think will make the quarter finals?
Telegraph 19 Feb 16
Alistair Tweedale previews all eight of the weekend’s ties and predicts who will make the quarter finals…
Baggies
Revealed: The player your Premier League club cannot do without
Telegraph 19 Feb 16
Who are the ‘winning-est’ players in the top flight? We crunched the numbers and came up with some surprising results…
Villa
Is your Premier League team heading off to warmer climes this week?
Telegraph 16 Feb 16
Will your side be off to Dubai, Spain and the like or shun the sun to stay at home? We find out the whereabouts of all 20 clubs…
Villa
Meet the striker half the Premier League wants to sign
Telegraph 16 Feb 16
Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City are all sending scouts to watch Gent forward Laurent Depoitre tomorrow…
Villa
Joleon Lescott under fire for tweeting picture of £125,000 supercar after Aston Villa’s 6-0 thrashing by Liverpool
Telegraph 15 Feb 16
Just over an hour after 6-0 humbling by Liverpool, Villa fans angered when Joleon Lescott posted a picture on Twitter of a brand new silver Mercedes…
Baggies
Premier League team of the weekend – by Harry Redknapp
Telegraph 15 Feb 16
Who shone in the latest round of games? Harry Redknapp chooses his composite team from a dramatic weekend…
Baggies
Roberto Martinez rues a lack of luck for ‘dominant’ Everton against West Brom
Telegraph 14 Feb 16
Manager believes his team should be challenging for top four despite defeat at home to West Brom…
Villa
Liverpool thrash sorry Aston Villa 6-0 with returning hero Daniel Sturridge impressing
Telegraph 14 Feb 16
Aston Villa 0 Liverpool 6: Remi Garde’s future uncertain after humiliating home defeat for his woeful team…
Villa
What time is Aston Villa vs Liverpool today, what TV channel is it on and can Klopp still make the top six?
Telegraph 14 Feb 16
Full preview ahead of Liverpool’s trip to face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday…
Baggies
Everton 0 West Brom 1, match report: Salomon Rondon scores winner with visitors’ only shot on target
Telegraph 13 Feb 16
Everton 0 West Brom 1: Tony Pulis’ side move eight points clear of relegation zone with slender win…
Villa
What time is Aston Villa vs Liverpool on Sunday, what TV channel is it on and can the Reds still make the top six?
Telegraph 12 Feb 16
All you need to know ahead of Liverpool’s trip to face Aston Villa in the Premier League this weekend…
Villa
The 10 best football matches on TV this weekend
Telegraph 12 Feb 16
There is an outstanding number of excellent-looking games being televised this weekend.
Villa
Premier League: 10 questions for the weekend
Telegraph 12 Feb 16
Ten Premier League questions: How will Arsenal cope with Leicester? Are City fit enough to beat Spurs? Rob Bagchi analyses the weekend talking points…
Baggies
Peterborough 1 West Brom 1; West Brom win 4-3 on pens: Ben Foster’s shootout heroics keep West Brom hopes alive
Telegraph 10 Feb 16
Peterborough 1 West Brom 1; West Brom win 4-3 on pens: Premier League side ran close by League One team before Ben Foster saves day…
Baggies
West Brom open talks with five players over new contracts
Telegraph 8 Feb 16
Craig Dawson, James Morrison, Stephane Sessegnon, Gareth McAuley and Jonas Olsson all in negotiations…
Baggies
Which Premier League club has the most expensive matchday tickets?
Telegraph 8 Feb 16
With Liverpool fans protesting against a proposed price increases, Telegraph Sport runs through every Premier League club’s most expensive seats for 2015/16…
Villa
Harry Redknapp’s Premier League team of the weekend
Telegraph 8 Feb 16
Harry Redknapp’s pick of the top flight stars this weekend…
Baggies
West Brom manager Tony Pulis’s turn to feel the pressure after timid defeat to Newcastle
Telegraph 7 Feb 16
‘We’ve got some good footballers out there, but we didn’t look anywhere near a team’, said Tony Pulis…