David Connolly

West Brom’s revival under Carlos Corberan took another step forward as they beat Sunderland 2-1 on Monday to record their fourth win in a row and climb out of the Championship relegation zone.
I spoke to my former Portsmouth teammate Jed Wallace just before the World Cup break and he was full of praise for the job Corberan had done.

UP FOR IT: West Brom’s Okay Yokuslu and Sunderland’s Danny Batth compete for a header on Monday
PICTURE: Alamy

You thought, though, that after three wins in a row, the break came at the wrong time for them.

However, after a slow start aga...