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Winger Chris Brunt has claimed Albion’s battery of strikers will give them the edge over previous Baggies teams in the battle for Premier League survival.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has defended Steve Sidwell over the Villa midfielder’s tackle that left Adlene Guedioura with a broken leg.

Jerome Thomas has claimed his vital goal in Saturday’s historic win at Arsenal was reward for the Albion coaches who supported him after his Emirates Stadium red card.

Walsall defender Oliver Lancashire believes the players must carry the can for the Saddlers’ shocking run and jumped to the defence of boss Chris Hutchings.

Villa winger Stewart Downing believes renaissance man Nigel Reo-Coker has re-established himself as a key man in the team.

Wolves columnist John Lalley looks back at the good, the bad and the ugly in a week supporters of the gold and black will want to forget in a hurry.

Wolves’ reserves mirrored the first-team as they produced a sterling second-half performance only to go down in a game marred by drama involving Matt Doherty.

Former caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald was forced to settle for a draw on his reserves return after seeing his Villa team pegged back by Sunderland.

Expressandstar.com bring you the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Birmingham and Walsall.

Job-seeking blogger Ioana Lazarov asks whether, by not hiring them, employers are cheapening the value of recent graduates’ degree qualifications.