West Brom complain to Premier League about fixtures - reports

West Brom snatched a 1-1 home draw against Arsenal on Sunday and while they are set for a second game in 48 hours, West Ham have not played since last week's 3-3 draw at Bournemouth but are in action again on Thursday against Tottenham Hotspur.

West Brom complain to Premier League about fixtures - reports

(Reuters)





Reports said West Brom chairman John Williams spoke to Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore about Tuesday's match with 18th-placed West Ham at the London stadium.

"We all know there's pressure on TV companies for ratings and everything else and games -- I understand that. But the league's got to be stronger and say two days is not right," West Brom manager Alan Pardew said.

West Ham's televised fixture at Spurs was scheduled for New Year's eve but moved because of safety concerns over the reduced capacity at underground stations around Wembley Stadium which meant the arena would only accommodate 43,000 spectators.

Asked if he was forced to make changes to his side because of the frequency of games, Pardew said: "Of course I am. There's some players who won't be able to cope with that. I'd be putting them at risk."

West Brom are 19th in the table with 16 points from 21 games and are winless in 19 games.





(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by John O'Brien)


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