sam alla rdyce quickly. —— slaven bilic was sacked. sam allardyce was named the new boss.or more than two years. sam is a proven manager. he knows the game. because he's been out of a job for so because he's been out of a job for so long i'm sure he has studied all of the squads who have been struggling since the beginning of the season. i think he has a plan right away. i'm sure it wasn't an easy decision for west brom's board. sam alla rdyce comes easy decision for west brom's board. sam allardyce comes into a side who have shown they can compete. this etihad point was preserved by their keeper. sam johnstone etihad point was preserved by their keeper. samjohnstone may etihad point was preserved by their keeper. sam johnstone may two brilliant late saves. but moments to savour have been too few this season. they have just seven points. in their last match at home they lost 5—1. slaven bilic took west brom back to the top, some think he should get more time. very disappointed. last night was the result of the season. results haven't been good enough. but we've beenin have

the former england boss has signed an 18—month deal after slaven bilic was sacked yesterday.e game for over two years, allardyce says he's ready for the challenge ahead. i have never been so refreshed, i've never been so ready and eager to come back. and sometimes thisjob can wear you down. i actually realised how many years i was a manager, try to get to those divisions, he realised that when you get a break, but this break went on so long, and i had so much pent up energy, i needed to expend it as quick as i could. and this is where ican quick as i could. and this is where i can expend all the energy of got reserved, ready for this battle. premier league clubs have voted against allowing teams to make five substitutions per match at a meeting today, but they have agreed on introducing two additional concussion replacements. the premier league hopes to start the plans from january, after the approval of trials was given the green light for the new year. the new rule means that permanent substitutions can be made if a player suffers a head injury, even if all of the replaceme

is back in the premier league after being appointed as west brom boss following the sacking of slaven bilicars after leaving everton back in 2018. allardyce has previously taken charge of seven clubs in the premier league and is yet to be relegated from the top flight. west brom are 19th in the table with just seven points. in other news, trials for concussion substitues have been approved by football's lawmakers, ifab, this afternoon. from next month, it means that clubs could get an additional substitution for incidents like this. you might remember wolves striker rauljiminez suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads with arsenal's david luiz, who carried on playing for a while, after being treated on the touchline. it's set to be introduced by the fa for its competitions from january, with premier league clubs voting on it tomorrow. it's been a long time coming. i think there's been a general reluctance, particularly within the fa, to acknowledge there's even a problem. and i don't think they've done enough or acted quickly enough. and it takes a horrific incident like the luiz—j

many cases of covid—19 hit the club, but he said it was significantly more than the eight that slaven bilict west brom. the actions of shutting down their training ground, none of us has seen each other since crystal palace. we have been away from the training ground for the best part of ten days. that is not ideal but it was the best way forward. thankfully we hope we have curtailed it. it certainly looks that way with two negative tests. last monday and last wednesday. that has put us in a position where we can play the game. paris saint germain are set to make another bid for dele alli in next month's transfer window. they want to sign him on loan from tottenham. alli is becoming increasingly frustrated at spurs — he's only started one premier league game this season and hasn't played at all in the league for over two months. he was clearly unhappy at being left on the bench for last night's europa league win over royal antwerp. psg tried to sign him in the summer but couldn't agree a deal. his manager at spurs, jose mourinho, has been named as the premier league's manager of the month f

is back in the premier league after being appointed as west brom boss following the sacking of slaven bilic a half years after leaving everton back in 2018. allardyce has previously taken charge of seven clubs in the premier league and is yet to be relegated from the top flight. west brom are 19th in the table with just seven points. in other news, trials for concussion substitues have been approved by football's lawmakers, ifab, this afternoon. from next month, it means that clubs could get an additional substitution for incidents like this. you might remember wolves striker rauljiminez suffered a fractured skull after a clash of heads with arsenal's david luiz, who carried on playing for a while, after being treated on the touchline. it's set to be introduced by the fa for its competitions from january, with premier league clubs voting on it tomorrow. it's been a long time coming. i think there's been a general reluctance, particularly within the fa, to acknowledge there's even a problem. and i don't think they've done enough or acted quickly enough. and it takes a horrific incident like

west brom go to anfield next weekend — but not with their manager slaven bilic who's been sacked after in charge. the club's second from bottom in the premier league with just one win all season. but they did put in a good performance last night, getting a 1—1 draw at manchester city. in a statement west brom thanked bilic — and his staff — for achieving promotion last season. they're not commenting on his replacement, with sam allardyce amongst the names in contention to takeover at the hawthorns. trials of concussion substitutes have been approved by football's lawmakers ifab this afternoon. it means from next month clubs could get an additional substitution for incidents like this. you might remember wolves striker rauljiminez suffered a fractured skull in a clash of heads with arsenal's david luiz, who carried on playing for a while,after being treated on the touchline. it's set to be introduced by the fa for its competitions from january — with the premier league voting on it tomorrow. it has been a long time coming. i think there has been a general reluctance, football in general

west brom have sacked their manager slaven bilic after 18 months in charge.rom bottom in the premier league with just one win all season but they did put in a solid performance last night to get a 1—1 draw at manchester city. in a statement west brom thanked bilic and his staff for acheiving promotion last season. they're not commenting on his replacement with sam allardyce amongst the names in contention to takeover at the hawthornes. next, to the impact of new brexit rules on football. according to the head of manchester united's academy. english clubs are going to be disadvantaged. the changes mean that from the ist of january, club's won't be allowed to bring in any foreign players under the age of 18. it probably puts us at a disadvantage to other european clubs and we wish there was a level playing field here but there won't be. so there will be movement of players between other european countries but those players will not move, not be able to move, to our club, at the age of 16, as they currently can. it will be 18. and we absolutely will still contin

the former england boss has signed an 18—month deal after slaven bilic was sacked yesterday.dyce says he's ready for the challenge ahead. i have never been so refreshed, i've never been so ready and eager to come back. and sometimes thisjob can weal’ you down. i actually realised how many years i was a manager, trying to get to the top. you realise that when you get a break, but this break went on so long and i had so much pent—up energy, i needed to expend it as quick as i could. and this is where i can expend all the energy i've got reserved, ready for this battle. premier league clubs have voted against allowing teams to make five substitutions per match at a meeting today, but they have agreed on introducing two additional concussion replacements. the premier league hopes to start the plans from january, after the approval of trials was given the green light for the new year. the new rule means that permanent substitutions can be made if a player suffers a head injury, even if all of the replacements have already been used. to avoid potential abuse of the rule, opposition

and coming up in sport on bbc news: west brom sack their manager slaven bilic after 18 months in chargeb second from bottom in the premier league. good afternoon welcome to the bbc news at one. christmas isn't cancelled, but leaders across the uk want you to be very careful. the rules over festive gatherings will not be changed, despite growing pressure for them to be toughened. all four nations have agreed to not to make a formal change but the advice will be made stronger in wales and scotland, where the first minister has given guidance that people should only come together for one day rather than five. families will be urged to think carefully over who they meet. the prime minister told the commons he didn't want to criminalise people's long—term plans — but he said people must ‘exercise extreme caution‘ over the festive period. the rules over christmas allow three households to mix indoors, and they can be from different nations, regions or tiers. though the welsh government is asking people to stick to two households and a new national lockdown will come into force there after the

many cases of covid—19 hit the club, but he said it was significantly more than the eight that slaven bilic as i said, none of us training ground, as i said, none of us has seen each other since crystal palace, so we had been away for the best pa rt palace, so we had been away for the best part of ten days, which is not ideal, don't get me wrong but it was a matter of, that was the best way forward , a matter of, that was the best way forward, and, thankfully, we hope that we have curtailed it. it certainly looks that way, with two negative tests to everybody concerned. last month and on wednesday, so that has put us in a position where we can play the game . paris saint germain are set to make another bid for dele alli in next month's transfer window. they want to sign him on loan from tottenham. alli is becoming increasingly frustrated with a lack of game time at spurs — he was clearly unhappy at being left on the bench for last night's europa league win over royal antwerp. psg tried to sign him in the summer but couldn't agree a deal. his boss at spurs, jose mourinho, has been named as t

and reports suggest west brom manager slaven bilic could be sacked as early as today, even though theyser came from a shot from semi ajeyeyi, deflected in by ruben dias. a frustrating night, it's fair to say, for city boss pep guardiola, who said, "you have to win this kind of game". stjohnstone made it into the semifinals of the scottish league cup for the first time in four years, beating dunfermline on penalties. and an own goal put hibs behind against championship side alloa, before christian doidge scored twice in the second half to send them into the last four. english clubs will be disadvantaged by new brexit rules on signing young players, according to the head of manchester united's academy, nick cos. the new rules mean that from the 1st of january, club's won't be allowed to bring in any foreign players under the age of 18. it probably puts us at a disadvantage to other european clubs and we wish there was a level playing field here but there won't be. so they will be movement of players between other european countries but those players will not move, not be able to move to

breaking news — west brom have named sam allardyce as their new head coach, following the sacking of slaven bilicleague games the 66—year—old's agreed an 18 month contract and will take training tomorrow ahead of sunday's home game against aston villa. former west brom player peter odemwingie has been giving giving us his reaction in the last few minutes. sam is april the manager, he knows the game, and because he has been out of a job. along i am sure he has studied all the squads that have been struggling from the beginning of the season —— san is a proven manager. i think he has a plan right away, he must have convinced them that he can change things around. i am sure it was not an easy decision for west brom. sam allardyce will take west brom to liverpool next weekend — tottenham are the visitors to anfield tonight. only goal difference separates the sides at the top of the table with liverpool's efforts to keep hold of their title hampered so far this season by injuries to several senior players. some have returned. others, like virgil van dijk, joe gomez, diego jota, thiago and james milner

the former england boss has signed an i8—month deal after slaven bilic was sacked yesterday.ays he's ready for the challenge ahead. have never been so ready and eager to come back. thisjob can wear you down, and many years i have been sat there as a manager and all those divisions, trying to get to the top and how much it takes out of you. you realise that when you actually get a break. at this break went on so long and at so much pent up energy that i needed to expended as quick as i could in this where i can expend all the energy it have got reserves ready for this battle. staying with head injuries, as more former rugby union players have joined the legal process against the game's authorities for alleged negligence. it means there are now nine players are preparing to face the rugby football union, wales rugby union and world rugby. a letter highlighting their claims, including their intention to sue, was delivered today. the former wales under—20 center, adam hughes, who is now aged 30 and seen on the ball here, is the youngest to claim that he's suffered permanent brain

and reports suggest west brom manager slaven bilic could be sacked as early as today, even though theyrom semi ajayi, deflected in by ruben dias. a frustrating night, it's fair to say, for city boss pep guardiola, who said "you just have to win this kind of game". stjohnstone made it into the semi—finals of the scottish league cup for the first time in four years, beating dunfermline on penalties. and an own goal put hibs behind against championship side alloa, before christian doidge scored twice in the second half to send them into the last four. for one night only, we had a crowd of 1,000 at the world darts championship at alexandra palace. it's an event famous for fans dressing up and creating a fantastic atmosphere. and defending champion peter wright played his part, it's coming out dressed as the grinch for his match—up with steve west which he comfortably won. a from tonight though, there'll be no fans there, with london now in tier 3. at least they got a good show last night, didn't they? and finally in the current climate all football press conferences are on zoom and, as man

and west brom have sacked their manager slaven bilic this afternoon — after 18 months in charge. getting a 1—1 draw at manchester city. in a statement west brom thanked bilic — and his staff — for achieving promotion last season. they're not commenting on his replacement, with sam allardyce amongst the names in contention to takeover at the hawthornes. there is a reaction to that story over at the moment on the bbc sport website. that is all from me for now, back to you simon. thank you very much. people from ethnic minority backgrounds or lower incomes are less likely to take the coronavirus vaccine in the uk, according to new research. the royal society for public health found that more than three quarters of white people would take the jab, compared with just over half of people from ethnic minorities. the head of the race equality foundation says it's crucial the nhs uses trusted channels, including bame—led groups, to address concerns — and reach communities disproportionately impacted by covid. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. the impact of corona

reports suggest west brom manager slaven bilic could be sacked as early as today, even though they heldity boss pep guardiola, who said "you have to win this kind of game". and that point still may not be enough to save bilic‘s job. chelsea could have been top of the premier league this morning. instead they're fifth, after losing 2—1 at wolves. pedro neto with the winner deep in stoppage time at molineaux. chelsea boss frank lampard says his players may be suffering from fatigue but it was an opportunity missed. eve ryo ne everyone talks about maybe, i have never got ahead of myself in terms of the fact that this group does have things to learn, i told them that there as well and on pitch management, letting a game like that, it can't be done. next to the impact of new brexit rules on football. according to the head of manchester united's academy, english clubs are going to be disadvantaged. the changes mean that from the 1st of january, club's won't be allowed to bring in any foreign players under the age of 18. it probably puts us at a disadvantage to other european clu bs. disadvant

he takes over after slaven bilic was sacked yesterday afternoon.ce. he's managed seven clubs and has never been relegated from the top flight. looking to continue that with west brom next to bottom. football clubs will be allowed to trial the use of concussion substitutes from next month. it would mean that teams will be allowed to make extra substitutions when a player gets a head injury. it's going to be trialled in the third round of the fa cup, which starts in early january, and the idea is expected to be discussed at a premier league meeting today. and at half past eight, just after half past eight, i will be speaking toa half past eight, i will be speaking to a player who played for york city but had to retire from the game last year because of a head injury. see what he thinks about the fact now they are going to trial this extra substitute, or substitutions, if they are going to trial this extra substitute, orsubstitutions, ifa player gets injured on the pitch. also, the aftermath of that head injury. he was out for a long time. yes, absolu