West Bromwich Albion 'to leave 96 seats empty for Hillsborough victims'

West Bromwich Albion will pay tribute to the 96 Hillsborough victims prior to this afternoon's kickoff against Liverpool at The Hawthorns.

The club, who are hosting Liverpool in their final Premier League game of the season, have painted 96 blue seats red in the away end of the stadium.

The seats will remain unoccupied and each will instead carry a name of one of the victims, who were recently found to be unlawfully killed in the 1989 disaster.

West Brom will also play a short video prior to kickoff, while captain Darren Fletcher and his Liverpool-born teammate Rickie Lambert will lay a floral tribute in front of the travelling fans.

Classy club, 96 red seats installed at West Brom. #JFT96 pic.twitter.com/HIb0fHDEAj

— Mersey Reds (@MerseyReds1) May 14, 2016