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CHARLIE’S BACK IN THE GOAL GROOVE

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Tom Dean
RED-HOT Charlie Austin was never in any doubt that the goals would start flowing after a slow start to the season at West Brom.
The 30-year-old joined the Baggies from Southampton in the summer and scored just twice in his first 12 outings for his new club – just one of those in the Championship.
But a superb brace in the 3-2 comeback victory over Birmingham last Saturday took the striker to six goals in his last five games.
“I never had any doubt that I would score goals,” he said. “I was just offto a slow start but we kept winning.
“I...

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