A couple of weeks ago I wrote a small article selecting the best eleven in Europe who wear the number thirteen shirt. I thought I'd look into this subject further and I believe that if you take the top five leagues in Europe (Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England) that the highest number you can make an eleven from (you need a goalkeeper remember) is 33.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a small article selecting the best eleven in Europe who wear the number thirteen shirt. I thought I'd look into this subject further and I believe that if you take the top five leagues in Europe (Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England) that the highest number you can make an eleven from (you need a goalkeeper remember) is 33.

Late goals were the order of the day in England, most notably at Sunderland where Ji Dong-won's last-gasp winner earned the home side a surprise 1-0 victory over leaders Manchester City.

Roberto Mancini's side had aspirations of fully capitalising on Manchester United's loss to Blackburn Rovers 24 hours earlier, to establish a three-point lead at the Premier League summit.

1. It was a great night for goals. There were some stunning efforts from Wayne Rooney, Adam Johnson, Demba Ba and Paul Scharner can all take a bow for starters. 2. Adam Johnson must have thought twice before firing in his long-range effort against Stoke though. He usually gets a rollicking from Manchester City boss [.

Former Liverpool defender Gary Gillespie has refuted suggestions that there will negativity around Anfield as a result of the controversies currently enveloping star-striker Luis Suarez.
In recent weeks, the Uruguayan has been hit by a triple-whammy of accusations, with Manchester United's Patrice Evra alleging racial abuse, and both Sir Alex Ferguson and West Brom's Paul Scharner accused him of diving.

Luis Suarez is no diver, says Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish has hit back at suggestions that Liverpool livewire Luis Suarez is a serial diver. West Brom's Paul Scharner said Suarez was 'one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties.

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson recently contended that Luis Suarez 'dives all over the place', and this was followed up by Paul Scharner hinting that Suarez dived to win a penalty in Liverpool's game with West Brom. With increased media attention on Suarez as a result of these accusations, Liverpool legend Ray Houghton worries that it might start to affect the judgment of referees.

West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner has lambasted Luis Suarez for the "nice dive" that earned the penalty to set Liverpool on the way to a 2-0 victory at the Hawthorns.
Suarez was adjudged to have been fouled by Jerome Thomas inside the area after just nine minutes of Saturday's Premier League clash and Charlie Adam stepped up to score from the spot.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is ‘one of the best on the planet' at winning penalties West Brom's Paul Scharner

The Austrian believes the Reds frontman routinely tricks officials into awarding spot-kicks for his side by diving in the box, and thinks Saturday's decision was a soft one

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Liverpool's Luis Suárez is 'best on the planet' for winning penalties says West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner

Liverpool will have to field criticism of striker again after West Brom's Paul Scharner accuses him of diving to win penalty.

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Scharner Nice dive Suarez

Paul Scharner has accused Luis Suarez of diving to earn the penalty which set Liverpool on the way to a 2-0 victory at West Brom.

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Dalglish not ready to class Carroll and Suárez among Liverpool greats

• The more they play together the better they'll get, says Dalglish • Paul Scharner accuses Luis Suárez of diving for a penalty Kenny Dalglish was just finishing his press duties, satisfied that he had praised the way that Andy Carroll and Luis Suárez had linked up while at the same time avoiding the slip of the tongue that would make for a nice headline, when he was asked if the pair could develop into one of the best partnerships.

Both parties would probably prefer to move on from the past, but there will be an inevitable degree of focus upon another Roy Hodgson reunion with Liverpool at West Brom on Saturday evening.
It has been almost nine months since the 64-year-old was sacked at Anfield following a woefully unsuccessful half-a-year in charge of the five-time kings of Europe and much has changed in that time.

1. Never mind Super Sunday, that was surreal Sunday. The football equivalent of a full moon. Absolutely bonkers. 2. On Saturday night OTP could not have imagined a scenario by which firebug Mario Balotelli could score two goals against Manchester United the following day and barely be a sub-plot. 3. Given events at Loftus Road, [.

By Alan Duffy

Aston Villa 1-2 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 22 October 2011

They may have benefited from an extremely harsh red card given to Villa's Chris Herd for a rather innocuous-looking tangle with Martin Olsson, but West Brom fully deserved their victory against their local rivals.

You might not have been alive that last time West Brom left Villa Park with three points: it was May 11th 1979. In fairness, we've only played in the same league 12 seasons since then, which reduces the chances of losing somewhat, but then we also didn't have to endure Phil Dowd refereeing.

Quick Reminder, Real Life The two most important words on any West Brom fan's lips last season must surely have been: Peter Odemwingie. What a breath of fresh air in the Premier League. Odemwingie arrived at The Hawthorns and was an instant hit. The club dismissed manager Roberto Di Matteo half-way through the year in the thick of a relegation battle, and Roy Hodgson came in, steadied the

West Bromwich Albion Travel Roster by Position

Goalkeeper (1): Boaz Myhill

Defenders (9): Marek Cech, Craig Dawson, Paul Downing, Pablo Ibáñez, Billy Jones, Gareth McAuley, Jonas Olsson, Nicky Shorey, Gabriel Tamas

Midfielders (10): Chris Brunt, Graham Dorrans, Sam Mantom, James Morrison, Youssouf Mulumbu, Steven Reid, Paul Scharner, Somen Tchoyi, Jerome Thomas, George Thorne

Forwards (6): Roman Bednar, Simon Cox, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Ishmael Miller, Peter Odemwingie, Chris Wood

West Bromwich Albion's travel roster for tomorrow night's game.

When it comes to games between Spurs and Wigan there isn't a great deal of ‘previous'. No obscure league cup ties from the 1970s crop up, so at the risk of being obvious when you think of a memorable win over Roberto Martinez' men, there's only one place to go.

On 22nd of November 2009, Wigan travelled to the Lane and what happened that day astonished every single member of the crowd.

BIRMINGHAM, England — Carlos Vela saved Roy Hodgson from defeat in his first match as West Bromwich Albion manager as the Mexican striker's last-gasp goal earned a 1-1 draw against local rivals Wolves on Sunday. Hodgson was moments away from opening his reign at the Hawthorns in the worst possible manner as Albion trailed to [.

LONDON, England West Brom took an early lead through Peter Odemwingie, before strikes from Charles N'Zogbia and Ben Watson gave Wigan a 2-1 lead at half time. But the Baggies rallied and a battling second half performances was rewarded with a 79th minute equaliser through Fortune. A win for Wigan would have take them [.

BLACKBURN, England Blackburn manager Steve Kean celebrated his long-term contract with a third home victory in a row as Rovers claimed a 2-0 win over West Brom at Ewood Park to climb up to seventh place in the Barclays Premier League. Kean this week signed a deal to keep him at the club until [...]