Former Albion favourite Leo Ulloa has returned to action after eight months out with a serious knee injury.

The striker damaged cruciate ligaments in training in early February.

He made his return for Spanish second-tier outfit Rayo Vallecano last night, going on late in a 1-0 defeat at Tenerife.

Ulloa tweeted: “After so much effort and having suffered in silence, today I was able to return. I would particularly like to thank my family and all those who were supporting me in this hard process.

“Today the result wasn’t good but this team will fight to the end in every match.”