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BEN KEEPS THE FAITH

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BEN FOSTER says he is staying with doomed West Brom next season.

The former England goalkeeper has no plans to quit – even with the Baggies near certaintie­s for relegation. And he expects many of his team-mates to stay put too. Albion are heading for the Championsh­ip after extending their winless run to 10 games in caretaker boss Darren Moore’s first in charge. But veteran goalkeeper Foster (left), who has been in the Premier League for more than a decade, is ready to drop a level to stay at The Hawthorns. “I’ll be here,” said Foster. “I’ve got no interest in trying to move clubs. “I’m very settled and I’m sure there are quite a few others who would love to stay and help us get back to the Premier League. “If the worst comes to the worst and we end up in the Championsh­ip next season we’ve got to bounce back up, it’s as simple as that. “I’d like to keep a core of the players that really want to dig in and work hard and be in a tough fight to get out of the Championsh­ip.”

Tammy Abraham’s 75th-minute equaliser secured a point for relegation­threatened Swansea, meaning West Brom, who led through Jay Rodriguez, have dropped 26 points from winning positions this season.

Brutal

“That’s what gets you relegated,” said Foster, whose side did at least end an eight-game top-flight losing run. “They’re the games you need to win.

“You win them, you stay up. You don’t win them, you get dragged into a relegation fight.

“Premier League football is so brutal at times.

“We’ve lost points from winning positions where in previous years we didn’t. Especially under Tony Pulis – if

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