Nugent quashes Albion talk

David Nugent has quashed any hopes Albion may have entertained of luring him back to the Championship on a loan spell.

Nugent, signed by Portsmouth for £6m from Preston in the summer, was one of the strikers Albion boss Tony Mowbray was believed to have checked on in the build up to transfer deadline day.

One report suggested Albion were ready to make the transfer permanent in January for £4m.

But Nugent declared: "I want to prove to Harry Redknapp and Steve McClaren that I am good enough to play for this club and my country."