That corner came about following some good link-up play between Salomon Rondon and Daniel Sturridge up front and again Sturridge is in the action. He finds space on the left-side of the box but his cross is over-hit.

Southampton respond through Sofiane Boufal but the winger fires a shot from outside the box narrowly wide of the post.

Really good game, this.

Daniel Sturridge gets a touch early for West Brom on his full debut as he drifts out to the left flank. It's a decent start for the Baggies until Gareth McAuley fouls Southampton's new recruit and record signing Guido Carrillo.

Welcome to the Premier League.

And now Salomon Rondon gets the match under way.

The players are now joining the fans in a minutes applause for Cyrille Regis. "There's only one Cyrille Regis," the crowd sing.

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Former Everton midfielder on Football Focus

You can see how West Brom have changed under Alan Pardew

They beat Liverpool, they create chances and Daniel Sturridge is the kind of player that can put those chances away.

Daniel Sturridge gets a huge ovation as his name is read out ahead of kick-off. Can he fire the Baggies to a crucial three points?

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Match of the Day commentator

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Two of the bottom three go toe-to-toe, each hoping they can produce that moment of magic to earn victory and ease their relegation woes. The form guide offers little hope for either side.

Under Alan Pardew, West Brom have managedone win in 11 Premier League games.Southampton are winless in 12!

The signing of Daniel Sturridge should boost Albion's firepower but ex-Saint Jay Rodriguez is their man of the moment.

You can almost see the headlines now as he fires the winner against his former club. Mind you, Shane Long might have designs on writing that script as well.

Now, on this emotional afternoon, hopefully the match can do the occasion justice.

I'm not sure I have ever heard the Hawthorns as loud as this.

A lot of credit has to go to West Bromwich Albion for this tribute to Regis. It has been a brilliant, touching and fitting event.

Highlights of Regis' career are currently being played on the big screen while the fans hold their scarves above their heads with Frank Sinatra's 'The impossible dream' played across the PA system.

There are plenty of tears in the stands.

Jason Roberts
Former West Brom striker at The Hawthorns

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We shouldn't mourn him, today we should celebrate him. West Bromwich Albion was in his heart, and every one of you was in his heart.

One Cyrille Regis!

Regis' nephew and former Baggies player Jason Roberts has just given an emotional speech on the pitch at The Hawthorns and ended it by leading the home fans in a chant of "There's only one Cyrille Regis".

Cyrille Regis' son Robert is now speaking to the fans.

A really emotional afternoon.

Not only is this game crucial in terms of West Brom's season it is also going to be an emotional afternoon.

As the club's first match since the death of former striker Cyrille Regis, the game has been dedicated to the Baggies legend.

A host of Baggies legends including Bryan Robson, Ron Atkinson and many of Regis' former team-mates, as well as others such as Andy Cole and Dion Dublin, are in attendance and have been applauded onto the field by the sold-out crowd ahead of kick off.

The West Brom players will also wear special commemorative shirts for the fixture.

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Alan Pardew has handed Daniel Sturridge his first start since his arrival at West Brom on loan from Liverpool. He replaces Jay Rodriguez in one of four changes for the Baggies.

Chris Brunt, Gareth Barry and Matt Phillips also come in with Sam Field, Grzegorz Krychowiak and James McClean missing out.

West Brom XI: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Hegazi, Nyom, Phillips, Yacob, Barry, Brunt, Sturridge, Rondon.

Southampton also hand a full debut to their new striker for this match between two of the Premier League's bottom three.

Guido Carrillo - a £19m January signing from Monaco - starts for the first time. He replaces Shane Long up front. Sofiane Boufal and Mario Lemina also come in with Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Steven Davis dropping to the bench.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Cedric, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand, Romeu, Lemina, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Tadic, Carrillo.

Anyway. Let's get to some team news...

Hello there! Welcome along to live-text commentary of West Brom v Southampton.

Amazingly we're into February already - hasn't it flown by. That means the fear of relegation will really start to grip stadiums up and down the country.

These two both start in the relegation zone and are in desperate need of a win. West Brom are three points adrift at the bottom while Southampton 18th and are without a win in 12.

Crucial.

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The die has been cast.

The transfer window is over.

These two relegation-threatened teams are going to have to stick with what they've got until the end of the season.

All eyes are on two big signings up front...