ALBION'S Stuart Storer has been saved from suspension, by a £25 fine.

Storer collected his fifth caution of the campaign at Barnet on Saturday. That would have resulted in an automatic one-match ban, ruling him out of the next away game at Cardiff on March 28. But Albion have exploited a new ruling which enables clubs to erase a booking by paying £25, providing the player concerned goes five successive games before receiving another yellow card. Storer did just that following his fourth caution. Paul Armstrong will be available for this Saturday's home match against Cambridge United, despite his international call-up. The Republic of Ireland have agreed to delay the midfielder's departure for next Tuesday's under 21 friendly in the Czech Republic until Saturday night. Armstrong was outstanding as revamped Albion Reserves came from behind twice to draw 2-2 against Southampton at Worthing last night. Youth team striker Terry Streeter was the Seagulls' two-goal hero, even though he should have been sitting on the bench. He was scheduled to be among the substitutes, but trialist Tim Stevens from Stevenage missed his train to the match. Streeter seized his chance to earn the rock-bottom Reserves only their sixth point out of the last 45. He held off two challenges to thump home a 59th minute equaliser, then repeated the feat seven minutes from the end with a far post header from a corner. Both goals were provided by right-sided former West Brom midfielder Carl Tranter, one of a trio of trialists making their Albion debuts. Another, ex-QPR centre-half Jeff Woolsey, mistakenly headed past Nicky Rust to gift the Saints a first half lead, which was restored by Kevin James on 79 minutes. Robert Peters, the other new face for Albion, was replaced late on. Peters, a left-sided midfielder, had spells with Aylesbury, Barnet, Carlisle and Brentford. Albion Reserves: Rust; Saul, Hassall, Reinelt, Woolsey, Andrews, Tranter, Armstrong, Barker, Streeter, Peters. Subs: Winter for Peters (83), Francis, McArthur.

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