Albion are heading for a test by one of the Championship’s top set-piece teams.
And boss Chris Hughton will demand improvement from his league line-up after their League Cup counterparts conceded an untidy goal from a corner.
Hughton is preparing his side to face Barnsley, who have six goals already from corners and free-kicks.
Newcastle top the table with nine, including two against the Seagulls, while Nottingham Forest have eight.
The surprise package Reds from South Yorkshire pride themselves on the dead-ball delivery of Conor Hourihane and Adam Hammill, usually aimed towards their centre-backs.
Hughton saw his side leak a messy set-piece strike to Reading on Tuesday and said: “Both goals we conceded were poor.”
Barnsley have a doubt over left-back Adie White, who has a thigh strain, and have four strikers vying for two places as, like Albion, they bid to bounce back from a 2-1 home defeat by ten-man Reading.
Albion are set to make wholesale changes for their return to Championship action.
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