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Ajayi & Niang: Can West Brom pair derail Liverpool’s Champions League push?

The Albion pair may have suffered the ignominy of relegation, but they ought to relish the possibility of scuppering the Reds’ momentum

Despite West Bromwich Albion’s Premier League relegation, a few teams in the top half of the table will hope Sam Allardyce’s side are up for the fight when Liverpool visit on Sunday afternoon.

Leicester City’s win at Manchester United on Tuesday and Chelsea’s surprising defeat by Arsenal the following day opened up the possibility of Jurgen Klopp’s side finishing in the Champions League positions.

Thursday night saw Klopp record a timely first victory at Old Trafford, a rescheduled game that was the Merseyside club’s toughest on paper in their run-in.