Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of West Brom and Tottenham's Premier League clash at the Hawthorns, kicking off at 3pm UK time.

Thomas makes a nuisance of himself and fires a low ball across that Ledely King delfects clear. Great start to the game from the Baggies.

Mulumbu took his chance well to score his first goal of the season, but you have to question the marking there from the Tottenham defence.

GOAL!! WEST BROM 1-0 TOTTENHAM!! Gera does well to chase the ball down and tee up Reid for the cross. The delivery is an inviting one and Mulumbu beats Friedel with the header!

Assou-Ekotto drops a long ball perfectly into Emmanuel Adebayor's run, but the Togo striker's touch deserts him.

Steven Reid blocks Bale's cross for another corner. The Welshman's delivery is glanced away. Kyle Walker and Parker combine on the edge of the box, but Parker's pass into the mixer doesn't find a team-mate.

Spurs take the corner, but the ball is cleared and soon it's back with Brad Friedel.

Sandro has a shot from range, and his low effort is spilled by Ben Foster! Luckily for him, it rolls out for a corner rather than into his own net.

Chris Brunt trying to make something happen in midfield, but he is being closely monitored by Scott Parker. The ball comes to Zoltan Gera, who fires way over the bar.

Youssouf Mulumbu rampages forward and slips a through ball into the path of Shane Long, but it's just too quick for the Ireland striker.

Chris Brunt and Jerome Thomas both fire in crosses, the latter of which goes out for a goal kick.

Benoit Assou-Ekotto takes an early throw-in. The usually corn-rowed defender has let his hair out today. That is quite an afro.

West Brom kick off and we're underway!

The players and out on the field. The obligatory handshakes have been made. We're almost ready to go.

This game will be covered by Tony Mabert - you can tell him what you think about this game by following him on Twitter

TEAM NEWS: For Spurs, rumours of a start for Roman Pavlyuchenko proved false after he failed even to make the bench. Rafael van der Vaart also misses out with his ongoing dodgy hamstring, but Jermain Defoe has shaken off a groin strain to make the XI. Michael Dawson (Achilles), Tom Huddlestone (ankle) Niko Kranjcar (thigh) and Danny Rose (ankle) are unavailable.

TEAM NEWS: For the Baggies, Shane Long returns to the starting XI after a leg injury, while Paul Scharner and Peter Odemwingie (both knee) have also recovered but are named on the bench. Marc-Antoine Fortune is unavailable after joining Doncaster on a short-term loan.

Today's ref is Lee Probert - Tottenham have failed to win any of the last five Prem games reffed by him, losing at Manchester United and drawing at Newcastle this season. He has awarded three penalties in their last three league matches - one for them and two against.

FACT: Harry Redknapp has lost only one of six career PL matches against West Brom. He has never won in all three PL visits to The Hawthorns. West Brom is one of four other current PL stadiums he has visited and never won at after Old Trafford (14 matches), Loftus Road (3 matches) and Carrow Road (2 matches). He has not yet visited Swansea’s Liberty Stadium (Infostrada)

FACT: Roy Hodgson has failed to win in his last five PL matches against Tottenham. His only win in all nine PL matches against them was Fulham’s 2-1 home victory in November 2008. He has never lost in all four previous PL home matches against clubs managed by Harry Redknapp, winning three times (Infostrada)

FACT: Tottenham are unbeaten in their last three PL matches against West Brom. Their only defeat in the last five was 2-0 at The Hawthorns in December 2008 when Roman Bednar and Craig Beattie scored the goals. Benoit Assou-Ekotto was sent off for Spurs (Infostrada)

TEAMS - West Brom: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Shorey, Brunt, Mulumbu, Morrison, Thomas, Gera, Long; Subs: Fulop, Tchoyi, Dorrans, Odemwingie, Jones, Cox, Scharner /// Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Parker, Sandro, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe; Subs: Cudicini, Gallas, Bassong, Livermore, Kane, Pienaar, Fredericks