Simon Stone
BBC Sport at the Hawthorns

For the third week running, Alan Pardew heads into a Premier League game with his job as West Brom manager hanging by a thread.

The axe could have fallen after defeats to Huddersfield and Watford, yet somehow Pardew survives and there is a theory now he could remain in charge for the remainder of the season, even if the Baggies do go down.

Eight points from safety with nine games left, even Pardew accepts the situation is not good.

"We all recognise the reality that time is running out," he says in his programme notes today.

However, Pardew also points out how today's opponents Leicester rescued themselves from a similar position in 2015.

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Leicester striker Jamie Vardy happy to pose for a few selfies with fans before kick-off at The Hawthorns.

The England international has scored the winning goal in all three of his side's Premier League wins over West Brom.

West Brom manager Alan Pardew makes two changes from the side which lost 1-0 at Watford seven days ago.

Baggies captain Jonny Evans is replaced in defence by Allan Nyom as the Northern Ireland centre-back is absent through illness. Goalkeeper Ben Foster takes the armband.

Oliver Burke is preferred to Jay Rodriguez in attack alongside Salomon Rondon.

West Brom XI: Foster, Nyom, Dawson, Hegazi, Gibbs. Krychowiak. Livermore, Brunt, Phillips, Rondon, Burke

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Leicester boss Claude Puel makes five changes from the side which drew with Bournemouth last time out.

Danny Simpson and Ben Chilwell return in defence with Marc Albrighton and Christian Fuchs the men to make way.

Demarai Gray, Vicente Iborra and Shinji Okazaki all come into the starting line-up with Adrien Silva, Matty James and Daniel Amartey all missing out.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Maguire, Morgan, Chilwell, Iborra, Ndidi, Gray, Mahrez, Okazaki, Vardy

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Eight points adrift of safety with nine Premier League matches left to play. Time is fast running out for Alan Pardew's West Brom side.

The Baggies are not quite drinking in last chance saloon. But they have saddled up the horse, and are ready to ride into town after pre-drinks.

This match against Leicester feels pivotal - victory could yet spur another Great Escape which would perhaps even eclipse their top-flight survival in 2005 under Bryan Robson. Get beat, however, and they could be well and truly cut adrift