James McClean’s house was robbed during West Brom’s game with West Ham

The midfielder took to social media after discovering his house had been targeted on Tuesday evening.

James McClean's house was targeted by thieves while he was playing for West Brom against West Ham. The Republic of Ireland international shared the news on Instagram after coming home to discover that he had been the victim of burglary. McClean wrote: "When you get home from a last min defeat and your house has been robbed..thieving smelly bastards! Great night!"  The former Sunderland and Wigan man had earlier given West Brom the lead in their Premier League clash with fellow strugglers West Ham, only for the Hammers to recover to win the game 2-1 thanks to a dramatic 94th-minute goal from Andy Carroll. McClean has had better weeks as he was criticised on Sunday for his role in the opening goal in the Baggies' 1-1 draw with Arsenal. The 28-year-old joined the West Brom wall late and turned in the air as Alexis Sanchez hit a free kick which was destined to go wide of Ben Foster's goal, meaning it went down as a McClean own goal when it deflected off his knee and nestled into the net. He was ridiculed by manager Alan Pardew and coach John Carver but while he got his name on the right end of the scoresheet just three days later, the robbery will have somewhat soured his redemption.