Albion have changed formation as they chase a home win tonight.
Andrew Crofts replaces James Wilson in a 4-3-3 line-up to tackle Ipswich at the Amex.
The Welsh international gets his first start since Halloween and joins Dale Stephens and Beram Kayal in midfield.
That shape worked well for a period after half-time in the 0-0 draw at Brentford on Boxing Day.
As expected, Connor Goldson has been handed the first Championship start of his career.
The former Shrewsbury centre-back deputises for injured Gordon Greer against the in-form Tractor Boys.
Albion have not won any of their last four games and have gone 215 minutes without a goal.
Bruno captains the side in Greer’s absence.
Ipswich have made their first team changes in seven matches and both are out wide in a*4-4-2 line-up.
Ryan Fraser, who helped turn their Boxing Day game against QPR, comes in on the left wing.
That leads to a positional change for Freddie Sears, who moves into the attack with Brett Pitman dropping to the bench.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles, a whizzkid on loan from Arsenal, is replaced by the more solid Kevin Bru on the right flank.
Ipswich are chasing a fifth successive away win, which would be their best such sequence since 1976.
Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Goldson, Dunk, Calderon; Crofts, Stephens, Kayal; van La Parra, Hemed, Murphy. Subs: Maenpaa, Chicksen, Ince, Forster-Caskey, Manu, Zamora, Wilson.
Ipswich: Gerken; Chambers, Smith, Berra, Knudsen; Bru, Skuse, Douglas, Fraser; Sears, Murphy. Subs: Bialkowski, Malarczyk, Hyam, Tabb, Oar, Varney, Pitman.
Ref: Stuart Attwell.
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Andrew Crofts replaces James Wilson in a 4-3-3 line-up to tackle Ipswich at the Amex.
The Welsh international gets his first start since Halloween and joins Dale Stephens and Beram Kayal in midfield.
That shape worked well for a period after half-time in the 0-0 draw at Brentford on Boxing Day.
As expected, Connor Goldson has been handed the first Championship start of his career.
The former Shrewsbury centre-back deputises for injured Gordon Greer against the in-form Tractor Boys.
- Albion v Ipswich from the Amex
- Albion add Crofts to midfield - and Goldson gets first start
- Don't let your mates down, urges Stockdale as Albion chase clean sheet
- Van La Parra wants to end loan spell with a bang
- Hughton: It's time to dig deep
Albion have not won any of their last four games and have gone 215 minutes without a goal.
Bruno captains the side in Greer’s absence.
Ipswich have made their first team changes in seven matches and both are out wide in a*4-4-2 line-up.
Ryan Fraser, who helped turn their Boxing Day game against QPR, comes in on the left wing.
That leads to a positional change for Freddie Sears, who moves into the attack with Brett Pitman dropping to the bench.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles, a whizzkid on loan from Arsenal, is replaced by the more solid Kevin Bru on the right flank.
Ipswich are chasing a fifth successive away win, which would be their best such sequence since 1976.
Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Goldson, Dunk, Calderon; Crofts, Stephens, Kayal; van La Parra, Hemed, Murphy. Subs: Maenpaa, Chicksen, Ince, Forster-Caskey, Manu, Zamora, Wilson.
Ipswich: Gerken; Chambers, Smith, Berra, Knudsen; Bru, Skuse, Douglas, Fraser; Sears, Murphy. Subs: Bialkowski, Malarczyk, Hyam, Tabb, Oar, Varney, Pitman.
Ref: Stuart Attwell.
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