Billy Wilson

Fri 30 October 2020 9:10, UK

Slaven Bilic has said that West Brom pair Sam Field and Hal Robson-Kanu should be close to returning from injury following November’s international break.

Robson-Kanu has been suffering with a broken arm he sustained in Albion’s 2-0 loss to Southampton earlier this season while Field has missed his side’s last two games with a knee injury.

Speaking in his pre-Fulham press conference on Thursday Bilic said that both players would be ‘there or there abouts’ after November’s international break according to The Athletic’s Steve Madeley.

This follows news that Dara O’Shea is back in training with the Baggies after he missed his side’s trip to Brighton this week.

All three could be available when the Baggies take on Manchester United, which is Albion’s first game after the international break.

Having more players available will be a blessing for Bilic as his side enter a hectic Christmas Schedule.

Albion face six games in December where they will face both Manchester City and Liverpool as well as taking on local rivals Aston Villa.

The festive fixtures could make or break Albion’s season and having both Robson-Kanu and Field available can only boost the chances of the Baggies of getting something from those games.

Field is more defensively minded and can help to see out games if Albion have the lead. While Robson-Kanu adds a different and more experienced dimension upfront though he will probably be third in the pecking order behind Karlan Grant and Callum Robinson.

While neither player can expect to start, they both offer decent options from the bench and their return will be a boost to the Baggies.

In other West Brom news, Nottingham Forest have released a scathing statement after the EFL blocked Kamil Grosicki’s transfer from West Brom.

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