Albion's odds to bounce back

Albion are 15-8 with bookies to bounce straight back to the Premier League and 6-1 to win the Championship title next season.

Steve Freeth, a spokesman for bet365, said: "The Liverpool game summed up Albion's season – plenty of possession, but silly defensive mistakes and lack of a killer instinct in the final third – more Groundhog Day than the Great Escape.

"Albion have recent Championship experience. Tony Mowbray may not be under as much pressure as the teams that go down with them to sell the prize assets to balance the books."