Beram Kayal returns to the starting line-up for Albion at home to Reading tonight.
The Israel international comes back into the side for Steve Sidwell as one of two changes made by boss Chris Hughton.
Kayal, who has been nursing a minor groin injury, was left on the substitutes’ bench for last Tuesday’s goalless draw with Sheffield Wednesday.
Earlier in the day Kayal and compatriot Tomer Hemed were both named in the Israel squad for a friendly with Croatia on March 23.
Hemed steps down to the bench tonight with James Wilson coming back in for his first start since January 12 at Rotherham.
Reading boss Brian McDermott made four changes from the side that lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace in the quarter-final of the FA Cup on Saturday.
Victory for fourth-placed Albion would lift them above Middlesbrough and they could go second if Hull fail to beat Nottingham Forest.
Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Goldson, Dunk, Rosenior; Knockaert, Stephens, Kayal, Murphy; Wilson, Baldock. Subs: Greer, Bong, Sidwell, LuaLua, Skalak, Hemed, Maenpaa.
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Reading: Al-Habsi; Gunter, McShane, Ferdinand, Obita;, Hector, Williams, John; Robson-Kanu, Kermorgant, Vydra. Subs: Taylor, Norwood, Rakels, McCleary, Quinn, Cox, Bond.
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The Israel international comes back into the side for Steve Sidwell as one of two changes made by boss Chris Hughton.
Kayal, who has been nursing a minor groin injury, was left on the substitutes’ bench for last Tuesday’s goalless draw with Sheffield Wednesday.
Earlier in the day Kayal and compatriot Tomer Hemed were both named in the Israel squad for a friendly with Croatia on March 23.
Hemed steps down to the bench tonight with James Wilson coming back in for his first start since January 12 at Rotherham.
Reading boss Brian McDermott made four changes from the side that lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace in the quarter-final of the FA Cup on Saturday.
Victory for fourth-placed Albion would lift them above Middlesbrough and they could go second if Hull fail to beat Nottingham Forest.
Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Goldson, Dunk, Rosenior; Knockaert, Stephens, Kayal, Murphy; Wilson, Baldock. Subs: Greer, Bong, Sidwell, LuaLua, Skalak, Hemed, Maenpaa.
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Reading: Al-Habsi; Gunter, McShane, Ferdinand, Obita;, Hector, Williams, John; Robson-Kanu, Kermorgant, Vydra. Subs: Taylor, Norwood, Rakels, McCleary, Quinn, Cox, Bond.
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