Albion set for Premier party

The champagne is on ice at The Hawthorns today as Albion edge closer to the Premier League.

Roberto Di Matteo's men travel to Watford, knowing they can heap the pressure on promotion rivals Nottingham Forest with victory at Vicarage Road.

The Baggies – 11 points ahead of third-placed Forest – can pretty much book their place in the top flight with three points today.

And, with Billy Davies' men not kicking off until 5.15pm against play-off rivals Cardiff, the pressure will be red-hot at the City Ground if Albion have done their job against the Hornets. If Albion win and Forest fail, the Baggies are up.

And for play-maker James Morrison – who scored a cracker in the Good Friday demolition of Leicester City – their fourth promotion in eight years cannot come soon enough.

Morrison is desperate for Albion to lose their 'yo-yo' tag as they home in on a fourth promotion in eight years.

"The Championship is not for me, my style of play is better suited to the Premier League and it's the same for the rest of the team," he said.

"Behind the scenes the club is moving in the right direction, and hopefully we can go up and stay there this time, because we don't want to carry on being branded a yo-yo team.

"We have the players here, so maybe with a few extras we can establish ourselves in the top-flight."

Morrison has missed much of this campaign because of injury but his first goal for 15 months against Leicester on Friday showed he is leaving his worries behind.

His absence has given him the chance to assess Roberto Di Matteo's team in comparison to Tony Mowbray's title winners of two years ago and he said: "It's two different styles of play really.

"The last time we went up we were a bit more eye-catching but this year it has been more down to hard work.

"I wouldn't say we have been to our best in recent weeks, but we have ground out results and it has been a tough run in that respect."