This became evident after the former England international got the 2020/2021 season up and running with a double in his side’s 3-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday
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The newly-promoted Baggies are among the favourites to be relegated straight back to the Championship this season and face a difficult first test against a team that occupied a Champions League place for much of last term.
The 32-year-old spoke earlier this week about racism he suffered during his time at Everton and the need for education to be able to stamp down on abuse in the future.
The Baggies are in the market to improve their squad ahead of the new Premier League season, which has been scheduled to kick off in September.
The point for Slaven Bilic’s side was enough to ensure second-place in England’s second tier after rivals Brentford blew their chance by losing 2-1 at home to lowly Barnsley.
That result left the Terriers three points above the relegation zone with one match to play but their superior goal difference effectively left them safe.
A huge favour from Leeds’ Yorkshire neighbours, who won 2-1, meant the celebrations could start in earnest at Elland Road
West Bromwich Albion defender, Semi Ajayi, said he prefers winning the Africa Cup of Nations title with Nigeria to lifting the FA Cup or League Cup in England.
British media had reported that Barry had undergone a medical with French Ligue 1 champions PSG before FC Barcelona stepped in at the last minute.
Crystal Palace have signed winger Bakary Sako from West Bromwich Albion until the end of the season, the Premier League team said on Sunday.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics silver medalist is presently a free agent after terminating his contract with Chinese side Beijing Enterprises after he was told “not to try” and encourage fixing matches
Romelu Lukaku has collected his award after joining the Premier League 100 club with a goal against Swansea towards the end of last season.
Southampton and Swansea were the only teams West Brom, in 19th, would have been able to catch prior to the game at the Liberty Stadium
And the caretaker Baggies boss has celebrated the occasion by posing for an extraordinary picture in front of 118 members of staff, from the players, through to the backroom team and even the receptionists.
The Baggies made it four games without defeat since Darren Moore took charge thanks to Matt Phillips’s first-half strike, lifting them to within five points of safety
The Egyptian forward moved level with Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer and Luis Suarez by adding to Danny Ings’s early opener at The Hawthorns, putting his side two in front
The Baggies lifted their relegation blues last weekend after producing a memorable 1-0 win against Manchester United, handing Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City the Premier League crown
Aguero underwent keyhole surgery on his right knee in Barcelona earlier this week after he failed to fully recover from a heavy challenge by Ashley Young in City’s 3-2 derby defeat against Manchester United.
Iheanacho netted the third goal as West Bromwich Albion slumped to their sixth consecutive Premier League defeat
So far English football’s experiment with VAR has received mixed reviews with fans complaining they are being left in the dark as decisions are made