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Tony Pulis expects Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare to receive warm reception at West Brom

West Brom boss Tony Pulis expects former Albion player and coach Craig Shakespeare to receive a good reception when he brings his Leicester team to The Hawthorns on Saturday.

Former Baggies midfielder Shakespeare made more than 100 appearances for the club in the early 1990s before returning as a community officer towards the end of the decade.

He served as an academy coach and then reserve-team coach and even stepped in as caretaker manager for one game in 2006 - overseeing a 2-0 win away at Crystal Palace.

Craig Shakespeare takes his Leicester side to face West Brom at The Hawthorns on Saturday
Craig Shakespeare takes his Leicester side to face West Brom at The Hawthorns on Saturday

Shakespeare left West Brom in 2008 to be reunited with former Baggies boss Nigel Pearson at Leicester and the 53-year-old is now in charge of the Foxes for the remainder of this season following Claudio Ranieri's sacking in February.