Injured Luke Daniels returns to Albion

Young Albion goalkeeper Luke Daniels is back at the Hawthorns after the Baggies agreed to cancel his season-long loan to Bristol Rovers.

The 22-year-old is expected to be sidelined for up to two months with the back injury he aggravated before the pre-season friendly between the clubs.

Both clubs have now agreed to cancel the loan, although the decision must be ratified by the Football Association, Premier League and Football League as the original deal did not include a recall clause.

Pirates manager Paul Trollope said: "Luke picked up an injury at the end of last season. It was only a kick and it settled well during the summer so we didn't see any problems at all.

"Then he experienced a little bit of soreness in the week before he joined us, and unfortunately as we stepped up the intensity of the training and the games, he broke down.

"The loan has been cancelled, he has gone back to West Brom and I believe he has had an injection already.

"They are looking at a rehabilitation time of four to six weeks, and then there is the functional rehabilitation after that to get him back up to match speed.

"All three parties agreed that it was best to cancel the loan, and the fairest thing to do. But that doesn't necessarily mean the end for Luke in terms of coming back here.

"We will monitor his rehabilitation."