West Brom owner Shilen Patel to attend Black Country derby at Wolves for first time

Shilen Patel and Albion’s ownership group are to attend Sunday’s Black Country derby at Molineux.

For owner and chairman Patel it will be a first fixture between the arch-rivals.

His Bilkul 2024 takeover of the club came one month after the infamous FA Cup derby of January 2024 which resorted in significant fan violence.

The clubs released a joint-statement this week warning of lifetime bans for any fan violence of anti-social behaviour.

Tampa-based Patel will be joined by ownership group Bilkul at Molineux for the noon kick-off.

Also in attendance are directors Ashish Patel and Ethan Gobetz, as well as non-executive director Jason Roberts, the former Baggies striker.

The Black Country derby is highly-anticipated as Wolves and Albion lock horns in front of supporters in league action at Molineux for the first time since 2012 - when Peter Odemwingie scored a hat-trick in a 5-1 Albion victory.