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  • Updates for Friday, 9 December 2016

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  1. West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Watfordpublished at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom move up to sixth in the Premier League by beating Watford at The Hawthorns for a third win in four league games.

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  2. Luton Town 6-2 Solihull Moorspublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    League Two side Luton Town come from behind to deny non-league Solihull a place in the third round of the FA Cup.

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  3. Charlton Athletic 0-0 Milton Keynes Donspublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Karl Robinson's first game as Charlton boss ends in a goalless draw with former club MK Dons in the FA Cup second round.

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  4. Highlights: Luton Town 6-2 Solihull Moorspublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    League Two side Luton Town come from behind to win 6-2 and deny non-league Solihull Moors a place in the third round of the FA Cup.

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  5. Highlights: Charlton 0-0 MK Donspublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    League One sides Charlton and MK Dons play out a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup second round.

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  6. Sinkhole family back home a year laterpublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    A family who were evacuated from their home when a sinkhole opened up outside have finally returned 14 months later.

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  7. Chesterfield 0-5 Wycombe Wandererspublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Scott Kashket's hat-trick helps League Two side Wycombe beat League One side Chesterfield 5-0 in the FA Cup second round.

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  8. Postpublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 2-1 Watford

    Plenty of possession for Watford so far in the second half - and they have a goal to show for it.

    One more needed for the Hornets, though.

    WatfordImage source, Opta
  9. Postpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 2-0 Watford

    OkakaImage source, Opta

    Stefano Okaka is having a bit of a rough time of it up top for Watford. His touches have come in very harmless positions, and just one of his four attempted passes in the first half has been successful.

  10. 'The Hornets now have it all to do'published at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 2-0 Watford

    Alex Scott
    Arsenal Ladies & England right-back on Final Score

    How important are set plays? It was a well-worked free-kick with great movement, though the wicked deflection was harsh on Watford. The Hornets now have it all to do.

    Chris Brunt scores for West BromImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom 1-0 Watford

    PositionsImage source, opt

    Has that West Brom goal come against the run of play?

    Possibly...

    The image above shows the average position of the players on both sides so far - the Baggies have been much deeper.

  12. Team newspublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    West Brom striker Salomon Rondon was a doubt with tonsilitis but he starts as Baggies boss Tony Pulis names an unchanged side from the draw against Hull last time out.

    West Brom XI: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Fletcher, Yacob, Brunt, Morrison, Phillips, Rondon. 

    West BromImage source, .

    Watford suffered a disappointing defeat by Stoke in their last league match and manager Walter Mazzarri makes four changes as Christian Kabasele, Juan Zuniga, Adlene Guedioura and Stefano Okaka replace the injured Younes Kaboul and Daryl Janmaat plus suspended duo Miguel Britos and Valon Behrami. Okaka is making his first start for the Hornets.

    Watford XI: Gomes, Holebas, Kabasele, Prodl, Zuniga, Amrabat, Guedioura, Capoue, Pereyra, Okaka, Deeney.

    WatfordImage source, .
  13. West Brom v Watfordpublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Follow live text commentary from the Premier League as West Bromwich Albion host Watford at the Hawthorns.

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  14. Not so mellow yellowpublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

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  15. 'We still need to grow'published at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri: "West Bromwich is a club that is doing very well and the results speak for themselves.

    "Because of the way that they play, it's very difficult for every team that plays against them to perform well.

    "We still need to grow, especially to avoid these ups and downs that the team has had throughout the season." 

    Walter MazzarriImage source, Getty Images
  16. 'That's the way to do it'published at 11:52 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    West Brom head coach Tony Pulis: "It's still very early in the season. We've got a very tough game against Watford, who I'd expect a reaction from.

    "We will respect Watford as much as we would Chelsea or Arsenal. That's the way you do it.

    "Home form is vital. I want the players to go out there and express themselves." 

    Tony PulisImage source, Reuters
  17. View from the gantrypublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    Conor McNamara
    BBC MOTD commentator

    He's known for being a specialist in avoiding relegation, but could this be the first Premier League season that Tony Pulis finishes in the top half of the table?

    West Brom entered November on a run of one win from their previous 10 games in all competitions. Since then a couple of wins and a draw have seen the Baggies rocket from 17th up to ninth.

    Watford are enjoying their best start to a top-flight campaign since the heady days of Graham Taylor in the mid-1980s.

    But West Brom have unfinished business against the Hornets. Back in April,Heurelho Gomes saved two penalties at The Hawthorns as Watford won 1-0.

  18. Relive Sutton's win and Saturday's FA Cup actionpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Non-league Sutton knock out Cheltenham of League Two - relive Saturday's FA Cup second-round action as it happened.

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