West Brom: Alan Pardew 'furious' with Jonny Evans & Gareth Barry over Barcelona incident

Jonny Evans and Gareth Barry were two of four players interviewed but not arrested by police

West Brom manager Alan Pardew said he was "furious" with Gareth Barry and Jonny Evans after their involvement in a late-night incident in Barcelona, but felt he had to give them a chance to redeem themselves in the FA Cup tie with Southampton.

The pair, who started the cup match, along with reserve goalkeeper Boaz Myhill and midfielder Jake Livermore, were interviewed but not arrested by police after a taxi was stolen from outside a fast-food restaurant in the Spanish city on Thursday.

Pardew named Gareth McAuley as captain instead of Evans for the 2-1 defeat by Saints at the Hawthorns.

"Obviously I was furious with what happened," said Pardew.

"But at the same time I've got to stay faithful to the players and give them a chance to remedy the situation."

The quartet issued an apology for breaking the club curfew on Friday, while West Brom have launched their own investigation into the events.

Police in Spain have completed their investigation and passed the case on to a local judge.

Injured Livermore has not played since 27 January and Myhill - who was on the substitutes' bench against Southampton - has made only two appearances this season.

The Baggies are bottom of the Premier League, having won one of their past 25 league games.

The Catalan regional police force told BBC Sport that the four players wanted to go out in Barcelona, but found everything closed so took a taxi to a fast-food restaurant.

According to the police, when the players left around 05:30 GMT, it is alleged they took the taxi and drove back to their hotel - without the driver.

In a joint statement on Friday, the players apologised "for the events which have been the subject of widespread and negative publicity".

They added: "We felt it important we identify ourselves as the players involved in an incident which occurred during the training camp in Spain this week out of respect for team-mates who otherwise could be implicated by association."

The players said they wanted to "assure our supporters that this incident does not reflect the determination and resolve we possess to do all we can to recover a difficult season".