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West Brom V Norwich at The Hawthorns: LIVE
West Brom V Norwich - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Tony Pulis tight-lipped over legal battle with former club Crystal PalaceWest Brom boss Tony Pulis has stayed tight-lipped about his legal battle with former club Crystal Palace. The Baggies boss was reportedly ordered to repay B#3.5million back to the Eagles, who he left on the eve of the 2014-15 season, this week.Pulis was paid a bonus of a reported B#2million after he kept Palace in the Premier League at the end of 2013-14.Pulis had taken over at Selhurst Park with the club in the relegation zone, but after being paid the bonus for keeping them up as 11th-placed finishers, he left 48 hours before the 2014-15 campaign after reported disagreements over player recruitment.The sum is reported to include a B#1million fine from the Premier League and the legal costs of both Pulis and Palace.Palace took the case to an independent mediation tribunal and Pulis has stayed quiet."I can't say anything at the moment," Pulis said. "The process is still ongoing."As soon as it's over and we're allowed to speak, then I'll speak about it."It's an ongoing process so that's it. I've been told not to say anything so it's lovely to be here to talk about West Bromwich Albion."Pulis takes charge of West Brom against Norwich on Saturday knowing a win will take them over 40 points. Albion have won three of their last five games to move clear of any relegation danger and Pulis is happy with their form. "We've got 19 points from 11 games I've just been told," he told a press conference. "We're eight undefeated at home so we're in a good run of form."We've played really well in those games as well. We need to keep it going with nine games to go."Obviously the confidence in the club is sky high. We know Saturday will be a tough game - Norwich are fighting for their lives and there are no easy games in the Premier League."We've just got to make sure everybody stays grounded and continues the hard work we've put in."James Morrison (hamstring), Chris Brunt (knee) and Callum McManaman (ankle) are out while Jonny Evans (hamstring) and Craig Dawson (ankle) are doubts.Norwich manager Alex Neil expects his side's survival in the Premier League to be decided in the next five games.The Canaries, however, may have to navigate their way through that crunch period without Nathan Redmond after Neil revealed the winger is set for "a few weeks" out with an ankle injury.Saturday's clash precedes three pivotal games against fellow relegation rivals, with home matches against Newcastle and Sunderland coming either side of a trip to Crystal Palace.Norwich are currently sandwiched between the two struggling north east clubs in 18th but Neil believes if they escape the bottom three in the next few weeks, his side will have a chance."We've got a bunch of five games which will probably end up determining where we are," Neil said."If we can come out of those with it still in our hands, with still points to play for and hopefully out of the bottom three that will leave us in a good position."We've spoken about it three or four weeks ago and discussed the end of the season."We've got a batch of games now which are going to be absolutely crucial to where we end up. This is the start of that so we need to go to West Brom and get as many points as we can."They will have to do it without Redmond, however, who came off in the first half of last weekend's goalless draw with Manchester City.Redmond has been a key player for Norwich, scoring five goals this season, but Neil is confident the winger will still play a part in the run-in."He'll be missing for a few weeks," Neil said."He's a key player for us, there's no question about that. He's certainly one of our most talented players so he'll certainly be a big loss."Nathan will definitely play a part in the rest of the season. It's not going to rule him out or require urgent intervention. It's just a question of time getting him back up to speed."The draw against Manchester City was a welcome boost for Norwich given it was only the second point they had taken from 10 league matches.The Canaries had also lost their previous three games and Neil revealed how he changed his players' pre-match routine in an attempt to turn the tide."People talk about winning being a habit I think losing can be a habit as well," Neil said."I needed to break that cycle. We took the bus and stayed in a local hotel which we've never done. We set a different time for the meeting."We just changed things up and gave them a different approach. I've done it before and it helped get us a point."