Rudy Gestede's brace helps Aston Villa to comfortably beat Rotherham and claim their first win in more than six months.

A second body is washed ashore near to where two teenagers went missing after getting into difficulty in the sea last week.

Walter Zenga's Wolves make it three games unbeaten as they comfortably beat Reading at Molineux.

Head coach Neil Lennon confirms Hibernian's interest in signing Birmingham City forward Andrew Shinnie.

West Brom's new Chinese owner Guochuan Lai is currying favour with travelling Albion fans today.

You get a free scarf! You get a free scarf! And you get a free scarf!

Which would you prefer Baggies fans - a scarf or three points? I'm pretty sure I know the answer...

Image source, .

There's very much a familiar feel to both of these sides. 

New winger Andros Townsend is a debutant for Crystal Palace, while Pape Souare has proven his fitness to start at left-back. Midfielder James McArthur is sidelined though.

Palace subs: Speroni, Kelly, Ledley, Cabaye, Bolasie, Ladapo, Anderson.

Image source, .

And West Brom name their own wide-wizard signing in their line-up, with Matt Phillips in after his move from QPR.

Striker Saido Berahino starts, despite the speculation that has surrounded his future for what seems like the past 16 years.

West Brom subs: Myhill; Morrison, McClean, Lambert, Leko, Field, Wilson

An 18-year-old is arrested over a fatal stabbing in Dudley as two more men are released without charge

If West Brom defender Kane Wilson comes off the bench today, he'll be the first player born in the noughties to grace the Premier League.

Just in case you needed something to make you feel old...

West Brom head coach Tony Pulis says they need to sign "five players" if they are to have a successful season.

That's it from us this week. Join us again from 08:00 on Monday for more news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country.

Have a great weekend whatever you're getting up to.

Tamworth Herald

A carer who stole thousands of pounds from a frail elderly woman has avoided an immediate prison sentence., external

Birmingham Updates

Emergency services were called to Mill Farm Road in Harborne at around 10:30 this morning, external to reports of a collision.   

BBC WM Sport

There are four commentary matches on BBC WM tomorrow afternoon:

- On BBC WM 95.6FM, West Bromwich Albion kick off their Premier League season at Crystal Palace

- On your TV on Freeview channel 722, Aston Villa take on Rotherham at Villa Park in the Championship 

- You can hear Birmingham City at Leeds on DAB Digital Radio in the Birmingham area and Wolves against Reading at Molineux on DAB Digital Radio in the Black Country.

- There’ll also be updates on Walsall’s game at Oldham in League One and day one of the County Championship match between Warwickshire and Surrey at Edgbaston  

Join Franksy from 14:00 tomorrow for all the build-up.

Dry through this evening with sunny spells, but cloud will increase with some patchy light rain during the second half of the night - lows of 14C (57F).

Saturday and Sunday is looking dry and sunny.

A police officer has been knocked down on a garage forecourt in Shirley as he tried to stop a suspected fuel thief. 

Officers were called to the BP Garage on Stratford Road in the early hours of this morning by staff who thought the man was a serial petrol thief. , external

When an officer approached the suspect he drove off and "flung the officer across the forecourt", police say.  

A 44-year-old man is being questioned.

BBC Midlands Today

Fire crews have been called following disturbances at a prison near Wolverhampton last night.

An inmate inside the prison told us that it all started following a fight in house block two - that's one of the prisoner accommodation blocks.

That fight couldn't be controlled and prison officers had to call in reinforcements. 

On Tuesday the unnamed source says three people were taken to hospital after further trouble, and then on Wednesday prison staff were assaulted when they attempted to move some inmates to another block. 

Yesterday, we're told prisoners set fire to cells and the fire service was called out.

After dinner inmates stood on tables and refused to go back in their cells. 

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed two crews went to the prison last night, but wouldn't give any more details about exactly what happened.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

The top stories in the BBC WM newsroom this evening are:

• There have been a series of disturbances at Featherstone Prison, near Wolverhampton
• A self-employed builder will go on trial next year over the murder of his former partner in Birmingham 35 years ago
• A body has washed ashore near to where two Birmingham teenagers went missing after getting into difficulty in the sea last week  

League One side Port Vale sign Birmingham striker Alex Jones on loan until January - their 14th signing of the summer.

A warehouse worker who heard gunshots in an armed raid that killed his boss said he suffered from the ordeal for months afterwards, a court hears.

There have been a series of disturbances at Featherstone Prison, near Wolverhampton, this week. 

The Prison Officers Association says a "major incident" happened last night following several days of trouble including "multiple fires", a hostage situation and a "large number of staff assaults".

The association says a specialist team was drafted in to deal with a hostage situation and the disturbances - it says that at least 20 extra staff have been called in to keep control. 

Image source, Google