'Club wants new boss before Stoke game'

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Albion have finalised their shortlist for a new head coach and interviews are under way.

Blackburn head coach John Eustace and Swiss manager Raphael Wicky are the latest names being linked with the role.

Despite the process of appointing a new head coach moving to the next stage, the Baggies expect to have the caretaker trio of Chris Brunt, Damia Abella and Boaz Myhill still in interim charge for the FA Cup game at Bournemouth on Saturday.

They have overseen four games so far picking up a win over Preston, two draws and one defeat, which came on Boxing Day at Derby. Those seven points have helped them maintain their place in the Championship play-offs.

However, the third-round tie at the Premier League Cherries is likely to be their last in charge, with the club aiming to appoint a new boss before the next league game against Stoke at The Hawthorns on 18 January.