Tony Pulis accepts that defeats against Chelsea and Tottenham could cost him his job as West Brom manager.
The Welshman is fighting to stay on at the club with supporters growing vocal in demands for the sack.
West Brom’s hierarchy have stayed patient during a run of two wins in 20 Premier League games but owner Guochuan Lai is flying in for the visit of Chelsea and will gauge the atmosphere at the Hawthorns.
A poor performance and more unrest in the stands might see the Chinese businessman bring an end to Pulis’s near three-year reign.