Albion have handed Jiri Skalak his first start in English football as they make three personnel changes.
But Chris Hughton looks set to go with the same tactical set-up at Cardiff City as that which drew 0-0 at Hull City in midweek.
Skalak replaces Jamie Murphy on the left flank while Andrew Crofts comes in for Beram Kayal, who has been troubled by a groin niggle of late and is on the bench.
Cardiff make one personnel change to the side which drew 0-0 at Charlton last week as Dutch striker Lex Immers replaces the suspended Sammy Ameobi.
That is also likely to mean*a positional switch in their 4-4-2 set-up with Anthony Pilkington expected to move from centre-forward to the right flank.
Former Albion favourite Craig Noone is out injured.*
Cardiff: Marshall; Fabio, Ecuele Manga, Connolly, Malone; Pilkington, Ralls, O'Keefe, Whittingham; Immers, Lawrence. Subs: Moore, Peltier, Dikgacoi, Gunnarsson, Zohore, Oshilaja, Saadi.
Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Goldson, Dunk, Calderon; Knockaert, Sidwell, Crofts, Stephens, Skalak; Zamora. Subs: Maenpaa, Greer, Murphy, Rosenior, Kayal, Baldock, Hemed.
Ref: Darren Bond.
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But Chris Hughton looks set to go with the same tactical set-up at Cardiff City as that which drew 0-0 at Hull City in midweek.
Skalak replaces Jamie Murphy on the left flank while Andrew Crofts comes in for Beram Kayal, who has been troubled by a groin niggle of late and is on the bench.
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Cardiff make one personnel change to the side which drew 0-0 at Charlton last week as Dutch striker Lex Immers replaces the suspended Sammy Ameobi.
That is also likely to mean*a positional switch in their 4-4-2 set-up with Anthony Pilkington expected to move from centre-forward to the right flank.
Former Albion favourite Craig Noone is out injured.*
Cardiff: Marshall; Fabio, Ecuele Manga, Connolly, Malone; Pilkington, Ralls, O'Keefe, Whittingham; Immers, Lawrence. Subs: Moore, Peltier, Dikgacoi, Gunnarsson, Zohore, Oshilaja, Saadi.
Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Goldson, Dunk, Calderon; Knockaert, Sidwell, Crofts, Stephens, Skalak; Zamora. Subs: Maenpaa, Greer, Murphy, Rosenior, Kayal, Baldock, Hemed.
Ref: Darren Bond.
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