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Promotion-chasing West Brom insist they are on board with plans to finish the Championship season on the pitch as second-tier clubs return to training ahead of potential restart

West Brom have thrown their weight behind concluding the Championship season on the pitch as clubs returned to training on Monday.

Slaven Bilic's team are second in the table, meaning that were the season curtailed and decided on a points-per-game basis, they would be likely to have secured a place in the Premier League for next season. But the desire to resume competition is thought to be strong in the second tier.

And Albion, who are one point behind leaders Leeds and six points clear of third-placed Fulham, have gone public with their determination that the 2019-20 campaign should be revived.