West Brom supporter Mark Townsend, 57, died after falling ill in the stands at Hillsborough Stadium during a Championship match between the two sides last week.

Sheffield Wednesday have released a statement to defend the emergency response time during last weekend's tragic death of Albion supporter Mark Townsend.

A West Brom fan has died at their match with Sheffield Wednesday. The midlands club said the supporter had suffered a medical emergency during the game at Hillsborough. It said it had made contact with their family to pass on its condolences.

The brother of a West Bromwich Albion fan who died after collapsing at Hillsborough during Saturday’s Championship fixture against Sheffield Wednesday has demanded to know why paramedics took 15 minutes to arrive in the stands.

A look at all the injury news surrounding Sheffield Wednesday and West Brom ahead of Tuesday night’s Championship clash.

The Baggies confirmed that the fan, who was present at Hillsborough Stadium to attend the club's Championship clash against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, had tragically passed away following a medical emergency at the venue.

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