West Brom player to miss Burnley, Hull City and Norwich City games

West Brom’s Darnell Furlong is facing a three-match ban after being sent off during Saturday’s 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers at the Hawthorns.

The Baggies took the lead via Adam Armstrong’s 40th-minute penalty but were then reduced to 10 men shortly after as Furlong was shown a red card for making contact with Koki Saito’s face.

It means the player faces missing Tuesday’s trip to Burnley and next weekend’s visit of Hull City. He will then be banned for the trip to Norwich City after the international break. Furlong could return in time for the trip to the Clarets if the Baggies are able to launch a successful appeal.

Will West Brom appeal?

Speaking about the incident, West Brom boss Tony Mowbray said: “It happened right in front of me – Darnell tried to block the guy, there was no elbow, but the lad tried to duck under his shoulder to avoid the block and caught his face on the top of Darnell’s arm. I’m not sure any of the officials saw it. I would suggest it was really harsh and I’m sure we will look to appeal it.”

Furlong has been an important player for West Brom this season, missing just one of their 36 Championship games. He has also captained the side on a number of occasions as the Baggies battle for a place in the play-offs for the second-straight year.

It is the first time this season the 29-year-old has been red carded in the Championship while he has only been shown a yellow card six times in 35 appearances - more or less only getting booked once every six appearances.

Mowbray reflects on win

The narrow win over QPR keeps West Brom in the top six. They remain just one point behind Coventry City, who beat Stoke City 3-2. Prior to the win over QPR, the Baggies were level on points with Bristol City and Blackburn Rovers but sat above both sides because of their superior goal difference. Both of their rivals dropped points as Bristol City were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Hull City while Blackburn Rovers were beaten by Derby County.

Mowbray reflected: “It’s a massive victory for us. I have to thank the supporters who were fantastic throughout the game, but especially in that second half when we need the extra man and it came from the terraces. We were backs to the wall against a decent team and the fans got us through. First half, they were good with the ball and they played through us a couple of times.

“It was a difficult 45 minutes after the break because they had the extra man and we knew they’d be pushing to find an equaliser. The crowd made a lot of noise and gave the players the extra five or ten per cent that they needed to dig in and show the resolve required to get the three points.

“I’ve said to the lads in the dressing room that that’s probably our biggest result of the season, in my opinion. Other teams have been beaten and others have got draws. We've got a big win. I didn’t see too much of what happened for the penalty but I did see Adam Armstrong stick it in the goal. I had every confidence he would do that. I’ve seen him score loads of penalties for my teams over the years. He’s a very assured penalty taker.