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West Brom keeper Ben Foster picks up knee problem

Albion are sweating on the fitness of Ben Foster after the goalkeeper expressed discomfort in his knee.

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The Baggies shot-stopper has excess fluid around his knee joint and is now a doubt for Monday's game with Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

It's believed he reported the problem in training on Thursday and will be assessed over the weekend.

It's a worrying knock for the 34-year-old, who spent 10 months on the sidelines between March 2015 and January 2016 when he damaged his cruciate knee ligaments in a 1-0 win over Stoke.

Boaz Myhill excelled as his replacement during that period, and the Welsh keeper is expected to step in for Foster on Monday night if needed.

But Foster was named players' player and supporters' player of the year last season after playing every single minute in the league and will be a huge miss if sidelined.

Hal Robson-Kanu and James Morrison are also doubts for Monday's game with the Foxes after the pair picked up muscle strains on international duty.

Nacer Chadli and Salomon Rondon were due to return to training today after the Belgian saw a specialist in Germany for a pre-planned injection in his back and the Venezuelan was given two extra days off in South America to spend with his family.