Albion's fearsome foursome are closing in on a promotion omen.

Glenn Murray has 16 goals in the Championship, Anthony Knockaert and Tomer Hemed ten, Sam Baldock nine.

If Baldock is on the scoresheet again against promotion rivals Reading at the Amex tomorrow night, Albion will have four players in double figures in the league for the first time since 1978-79, the season they went up to the old First Division.

Back then it was skipper Brian Horton (11), legendary striker Peter Ward, Teddy Maybank and Malcolm Poskett damaging the opposition.

The modern day free-scoring quartet could be about to follow them into club folklore.

 

Knockaert said: "I think it's great. The three of them (Murray, Hemed, Baldock) are great strikers, capable of scoring a lot of goals. It's good to have different options.

"Tomer is a goalscorer, Sam is more like someone who uses pace and ability to do great things, and Glenn we know is more a target man who will score goals as well.

"It's great for me to have them around me. That's why my stats are really good, because they use me a lot and I can use them well a lot.

"If you look at those stats this season it's crazy, massive.

"Tomer (below) hasn't played a lot of games this season compared to last season and he's still scored a lot of goals.

The Argus: "Sam is in good form and Glenn has scored 16. They have been crucial for the team. We are lucky to have them."

Chris Hughton's side, noted for their defensive resilience and 16 clean sheets, are also the joint third-highest scorers in the division, neck-and-neck with Fulham behind only Norwich and leaders Newcastle.

Including cup competitions as well, Hemed's tally for the season increases to 13, Baldock's to ten.

Albion had five players in double figures in all football in 1978-79, as Gerry Ryan also reached the ten-mark.

The current crop will have to go some to emulate that, even with nearly a third of the season still remaining, since Jamie Murphy is next-best on three.

They won't mind if the end result is the same.