Defiant Albion boss Roberto Di Matteo has claimed Luke Moore’s return to the scoresheet against Watford vindicated his faith in the striker.

Albion had to settle for a point from a poor match at the Ricoh Arena.

Albion’s misfiring forwards have received an emphatic vote of confidence as the team gear up to face Coventry looking to end a six-match goal drought.

Albion boss Roberto Di Matteo has assured forgotten man Filipe Teixeira he will get another chance to re-launch his Hawthorns career.

Albion winger Filipe Teixeira is poised for his first league start under Roberto Di Matteo as Chris Brunt faces another day on the sidelines.

A petulant rush of blood to the head from Jerome Thomas cost Albion dear as they slipped out of the Carling Cup at the Emirates Stadium.

Albion wide man Jerome Thomas returns to his football roots insisting he has nothing to prove to Arsenal if he lines up for his new club in the Carling Cup.

Albion midfielder Chris Brunt has tipped Luke Moore for a glut of goals after the Baggies striker opened his account for the season at Peterborough.

Record signing Borja Valero’s Albion future is uncertain after boss Roberto Di Matteo admitted the Spaniard has slid down the pecking order.

Head coach Roberto Di Matteo has put Albion’s whole squad on alert for first team duty as he headed for Bury braced for a hectic start to the new season.