Kyle Bartley Resumes Training with West Brom; Darnell Furlong Approaches Suspension

West Bromwich Albion’s defender, Kyle Bartley, has resumed training, though he will not be eligible for selection in Saturday’s Championship fixture against Norwich City at home. The 33-year-old player was sidelined for Albion’s previous five matches because of a knee injury, but he is anticipated to return to play at Sunderland during the upcoming week. Head coach Carlos Corberan informed BBC Radio WM, stating, “The target is to have him available for the Preston game next weekend.” He further added, “Depending on his progression he could be considered for Sunderland on Tuesday.” Meanwhile, Darnell Furlong, also a defender for Albion, faces a potential suspension as he is just one yellow card away from the threshold, having received bookings in three of the team’s last four games. Corberan commented on this, saying, “Hopefully he can manage the situation because we never like players receiving yellow cards – sometimes the action demands it but sometimes not.” He continued, “You have to stay focused, not talk to the referee for any unnecessary thing which forces him to show a yellow card, so you have to handle it with concentration and maturity.”