Albion boss Chris Hughton has made five changes for Albion’s Championship clash at Reading tonight.
Middlesbrough loanee Emmanuel Ledesma is handed a full debut while Kazenga LuaLua comes in for Sam Baldock, who has been ruled out for the season with a knee injury suffered in the Seagulls’ 2-0 defeat of Derby County last Tuesday.
There are also recalls for Rohan Ince, Greg Halford and Jake Forster-Caskey.
Bruno, Inigo Calderon, Danny Holla and Joao Teixeira drop to the bench.
It is Forster-Caskey’s first appearance since the goalless draw at Cardiff on February 10 and Halford’s first start under Hughton.
LuaLua scored as a substitute in the win against Derby.
The other goalscorer from that game, fellow substitute Dale Stephens, is not in the 18 at all tonight.
There is a rare appearance on the bench for Casper Ankergren, who replaces regular No.2 Christian Walton.
Centre-back Alex Pearce misses out with a broken nose suffered in that game.
Albion go into the game with three wins in their last four games but not having scored away from home for six hours and 28 minutes.
Reading have lost their last three at home and have not netted at the Madejski Stadium for 320 minutes. The Royals have only won one of their last six matches in the Championship.
Albion: Stockdale; Halford, Greer, Dunk, Bennett; Ince, Kayal; Ledesma, Forster-Caskey, LuaLua; O’Grady. Subs: Calderon, Bruno, Hughes, Holla, Teixeira, Best, Ankergren.
Reading: Federici; Gunter, Hector, Cooper, Chalobah, Akpan, Williams, Mackie, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Blackman. Subs: Keown, Norwood, J.Taylor, Cox, Pogrebnyak, Yakubu, Andersen.
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Middlesbrough loanee Emmanuel Ledesma is handed a full debut while Kazenga LuaLua comes in for Sam Baldock, who has been ruled out for the season with a knee injury suffered in the Seagulls’ 2-0 defeat of Derby County last Tuesday.
There are also recalls for Rohan Ince, Greg Halford and Jake Forster-Caskey.
Bruno, Inigo Calderon, Danny Holla and Joao Teixeira drop to the bench.
It is Forster-Caskey’s first appearance since the goalless draw at Cardiff on February 10 and Halford’s first start under Hughton.
LuaLua scored as a substitute in the win against Derby.
The other goalscorer from that game, fellow substitute Dale Stephens, is not in the 18 at all tonight.
There is a rare appearance on the bench for Casper Ankergren, who replaces regular No.2 Christian Walton.
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Centre-back Alex Pearce misses out with a broken nose suffered in that game.
Albion go into the game with three wins in their last four games but not having scored away from home for six hours and 28 minutes.
Reading have lost their last three at home and have not netted at the Madejski Stadium for 320 minutes. The Royals have only won one of their last six matches in the Championship.
Albion: Stockdale; Halford, Greer, Dunk, Bennett; Ince, Kayal; Ledesma, Forster-Caskey, LuaLua; O’Grady. Subs: Calderon, Bruno, Hughes, Holla, Teixeira, Best, Ankergren.
Reading: Federici; Gunter, Hector, Cooper, Chalobah, Akpan, Williams, Mackie, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Blackman. Subs: Keown, Norwood, J.Taylor, Cox, Pogrebnyak, Yakubu, Andersen.
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