Neil Warnock is facing a fight to save his job at Middlesbrough - with sources suggesting that defeat on Saturday is likely to seal his fate.
On Tuesday night the veteran Boro boss broke the record when he took charge of his 1,602nd game in league management. However, the 3-1 defeat at Luton Town has pushed Warnock to the brink.
Insiders say that a loss at the hands of promotion-chasing West Bromwich Albion this afternoon is likely to prompt chairman Steve Gibson to show the 72-year-old the door.
Fans chanted for Warnock, who took over from Jonathan Woodgate in June 2020, to be sacked following a defeat at Reading in September and at Hull last month but three wins quietened those calls.