On Loan to Barnsley

Eighteen-year-old Aucklander Chris Wood has signed with South Yorkshire’s Barnsley Football Club on a three-month emergency deal. The 6ft 2ins tall New Zealand international, who is a striker for West Bromwich Albion, played in three games at this summer’s World Cup in South Africa. Wood, who has already won 13 international caps for New Zealand, first came to England in 28 when he joined Albion’s academy. He has since gone on make 27 first-team appearances for the Baggies, hitting three goals.