Former Portsmouth and Millwall favourite Jed Wallace shows his class with touching tearful tribute to lake tragedy boys and West Brom doctor following win at Sunderland

The former Pompey favourite got emotional in his post-match interview with Sky Sports as he said the Baggies’ win at the Stadium of Light for was

those closely impacted by the sad death of three young boys, who died after being pulled from an icy lake near his home in Solihull at the weekend.

Wallace and his West Brom team-mates also played out the Championship fixture just days after the sudden passing of team doctor Julian Widdowson, 63, on Saturday.

Before accepting his man-of-the-match award for his role in his side’s come-from-behind win, the 26-year-old fought back tears to say: ‘It has been a tough couple of days.

‘Obviously, we lost our beloved doctor, which was hard for us all, especially the medical team, and we wanted to get the win for him.

‘I live in Solihull as well as so it has been tough seeing what is happening there.

‘So I think, for everyone at West Brom, the fans, the players, the staff, we want to send our best to everyone's family in both incidents, and we wanted to get the win for the doc today.’

Wallace, who scored 30 goals in 121 appearances for Pompey, moved to the Hawthorns on a free transfer from Millwall in the summer.

He’s settled in well at the Baggies, scoring three goals and creating four assists in his 21 league games to date this season.

And following his emotional words at Sunderland, he’s now established himself as a firm favourite among West Brom fans.

One supporter on Twitter wrote: ‘How can you not love Jed Wallace? Absolute credit to our club’.

Another commented: ‘Love that interview from Jed Wallace. Beautifully spoken’.

Meanwhile a third said: ‘Never known a player be as perfect a person as Jed Wallace is - just make him captain cos he is an absolute credit to our football club’.