Sam Allardyce does not want to "mess about" if West Brom are relegated and will only stay if there is a realistic chance of promotion back to the Premier League. West Brom go to Chelsea on Saturday 10 points behind fourth-bottom Newcastle with a significantly inferior goal difference and nine games left. Their precarious plight has intensified talk around the future of Allardyce, who replaced Slaven Bilic in December. Former England boss Allardyce says the terms of his contract are clear and if the Baggies survive, he will remain at the club. "If I'm to stay at West Brom, I'd want to be getting them back in the Premier League at the first time of asking - like I did when I joined West Ham.

Source: BBC April 01, 2021 21:33 UTC