Jake Livermore urges West Brom to bounce back at Elland Road

The midfielder insists there is still plenty of time for the Baggies to work their way into the automatic promotion spots, despite losing to Sheffield United at the weekend.

And he wants to capitalise on an opportunity to make up ground on one of their rivals at Elland Road this Friday.

“The thing about this division is that you never know what can happen next and you always get chances to repair the damage of a result like the one against Sheffield United,” said Livermore.

“That certainly applies on Friday night. It’s another huge game for us.

“Leeds are one of the clubs we need to catch and just as everyone will be questioning our home form, they will also be impressed by our away performances.

“It may be that we get that little bit more space in those games but we will certainly go into that match confident we can get a result.

“There is still everything to play for. The thing about the Championship is that nothing can be ruled out and nothing can be taken for granted.

“Anything can happen at any time and we still feel there is an awful lot of football left in this season.”

Albion are currently four points off the top two after slipping behind with defeat to the Blades.

They have now won just one of their last eight league games at The Hawthorns, and Livermore admitted home form needed to improve.

“We were gutted by the result and, to be honest, the performance on Saturday,” he said.

“After the back-to-back wins against Villa and QPR, we went into Sheffield United knowing it was a big match and we were really determined.

“But sometimes, no matter how hard you try and how much you want it, it just doesn’t happen for you.

“We don’t think we did ourselves justice but then you have to give them a bit of credit too.

“Of course the home form has got to be something we look at and address.

“We need to pick up a weight of points from those games and we have obviously got to accept that we have underperformed on that front since the turn of the year.

“That’s up to us to sort out. I’m sure we will be working on plans to improve our home results.

“The fans were well up for it on Saturday and we’re just so frustrated we couldn’t give them the result and the performance we all wanted.”

There will also be more than 2,000 Albion fans at Elland Road on Friday, despite it costing a whopping £39 for an adult ticket and the match being televised live on Sky.

Many fans have taken advantage of free coach travel, which is being paid for by the players.

“It’s great that the fans have responded to the players’ travel offer,” said Livermore. “Our away support this season has been nothing short of fantastic and we are delighted they will be with us at Elland Road. It should be a tidy atmosphere and a great game.”