Albion player's eviction threat after party row

West Bromwich Albion footballer James Hurst faces eviction from his exclusive Birmingham flat over claims of a late-night party taking place on the premises.

Residents in the block of flats say that they woke up yesterday to find their windows, the steps leading up to the block and also the defender's windows, had been pelted with eggs and flour.

Today, Hurst's landlord Adam Westwood said it was the latest in a line of problems involving late-night noise.

The defender moved into the £320,000 two-bedroom flat in Clifton Road, Sutton Coldfield, a few months ago.

Mr Westwood said: "There has been problem after problem and now I've had enough. From what I can gather there was some sort of party."

He said he was to find out at some point this week if it would be possible to seek an eviction notice.

However the club today said that the player had been the victim of an "unprovoked incident."

It is understood that Albion forks out £1,000-a-month rent for Hurst — who was on the bench for Albion's 2-1 victory over Villa — to live in the flat.

One resident, who did not want to be named for fear of repercussions, said he was "shocked" when he saw the egg yoke and flour.

"I opened our door and there was flour all down the stairs and eggs on the windows," he said. "It was an absolute mess.

There were a number of cars in the communal garage." West Bromwich Albion Football Club spokesman John Simpson said: "James has made it clear to us that he was the innocent party in an unprovoked incident on Sunday night in which a group of men threw eggs and flour at the front of his flat before driving off."

"James lives in a club-approved flat and we have not received a single complaint from the landlord or estate agents regarding James' behaviour whilst living there.

"Since rejoining the club last summer, James has been a model professional which has helped him to break into the first team.

"He will be back in training today, fully focussing on another big derby on Sunday," he added.

Hurst first joined Albion as a nine-year-old.