Jonny Evans had the captain's armband taken from him for West Brom's game against SouthamptonAlan Pardew admitted he stripped Jonny Evans of the West Brom captaincy before his side's FA Cup fifth-round defeat by Southampton to "make a statement". Evans, who was one of four West Brom players to release a statement apologising for breaking a club curfew during their break in Barcelona this week, was still handed a starting berth at The Hawthorns. West Brom are investigating an "incident" that occurred during the camp. Alan Pardew feels he is the right man to keep West Brom up"And that's massively disappointing but it's there now and we can't get away from it. Pardew is aware that focus now will be solely on Premier League survival, and insists he is the right man keep West Brom in the top flight next season.

Source: Sky sports February 17, 2018 18:33 UTC