ALBION nemesis Chris Martin will not be facing them for Fulham tomorrow as a row over his future rumbles on.

The Scottish international striker, on loan at Craven Cottage from Derby for the season, made himself unavailable for Friday's fog abandonment at Reading.

Steve McClaren, who took over at Derby after the loan deal had been arranged, is keen to have him back at the iPro Stadium.

McClaren said: "I've made it clear that I like Chris and if there's any possibility that we can get him back, then that's great. We just have to wait and see."

Martin, a regular goalscorer against Albion for Derby, will not be returning to the East Midlands according to Fulham.

Manager Slavisa Jokanovic said: "He made himself unavailable (Reading). He stopped in training, but I have information from medical staff that he is available to play. He decided to take a day off.

"We need to check this situation, but I don’t have any intention of making our rivals any stronger. I am not going to send him back to Derby, he is going to stay with us, and he is going to respect the contract.

"We are not a train station, you can't come in and out when you want. We need to respect ourselves, and I don't know if he’s going to play for Fulham, but he's not going to play for Derby.

"We are London's oldest Club. We need to be treated with respect."