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Oliver Burke returning to full training to give Tony Pulis clean bill of health

Oliver Burke is expected to return to full training on Thursday, giving Tony Pulis a clean bill of health for the first time this season.

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The £15million winger was the last member of the squad left carrying an injury after picking up a hamstring problem for the under-23s two weeks ago.

Gareth McAuley returned from his thigh injury against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup last week and Nacer Chadli played 45 minutes for the under-23s on Monday night.

No other Albion players picked up any knocks against Arsenal, meaning Pulis now has a full squad available for Saturday's game against Watford.

"Unfortunately we’ve picked up a few injuries at the start (of the season) that’s stopped us from playing in a way that might suit this group of players," said Pulis.

"I’ve got something in my mind I want to use and I think it will suit the players we’ve got."