Memory Match: Albion 0 Wolves 1

Titanic Derby Clash Had A Scarcely Believable Background

Even those of us whose eyes are elsewhere during this exciting run-in are interested in, gripped maybe, by Liverpool’s forthcoming home games against Manchester City and Chelsea. But imagine how robbed we would feel, even as a TV audience, if we learned that the first of those Anfield blockbusters a week on Sunday was to be stripped of Steve Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge on one side and Joe Hart and Vincent Kompany on the other because of international calls.