This should have been a story of how Pedro Neto and Matheus Cunha etched their names into Black Country folklore as they helped Wolves to win their first derby at the Hawthorns since 1996 to earn a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Instead the passions of this fixture spilled over into ugly scenes as fans in the Halfords Lane clashed and the game was paused for 35 minutes.
These founder members of the Football League may not have played for three years, when West Brom were on their way down from the Premier League during the Covid‑19 pandemic, but that only added to the anticipation for a game that has made names of Steve Bull, Iwan Roberts and Peter Odemwingie down the years.
