Sheffield United v West Brom team news: Lineups confirmed as 29-year-old out with injury

West Brom are without Alex Mowatt and Mason Holgate as changes are made to the side which lost to Derby County on Boxing Day.

The official club Twitter is reporting that the pair miss out through injury in what is a big blow. Ousmane Diakite comes in for Mowatt in what is just his second league start. The 24-year-old has played seven times in the Championship this season, but his one and only start was in the 3-2 defeat to the Blades' inter-city rivals Sheffield Wednesday at the end of September.

Diakite hasn't played for West Brom since coming on a substitute in the win against Hull City in mid-November. Since then, he's been an unused substitute on six occasions, and wasn't in the squads against Sunderland or Preston North End.

It’s expected that Callum Styles comes in at left-back, with Torbjorn Heggem shifted in to the centre in Holgate's absence. John Swift drops to the bench with Karlan Grant seemingly coming in to replace him.

As for the hosts, they have made three changes from today. Centre back Harry Souttar is back with his parent club Leicester City after suffering a suspected Achilles injury on Boxing Day. Vinicius Souza plays no part having been withdrawn in their last match.

Sheffield United v West Brom team news

Sheffield United XI: Cooper, Gilchrist, Hamer, Moore, O'Hare, Burrows, Ahmedhodzic, Robinson (C), Davies, Brooks, and Peck.

Subs: Davies, McCallum, Brewster, Baptiste, Norrington-Davies, Marsh, One, Blacker, and Colechin.

West Brom XI: Palmer, Furlong, Bartley (C), Heggem, Styles, Fellows, Diakite, Molumby, Johnston, Grant and Maja.

Subs: Wildsmith, McNair, Frabotta, Racic, Dobbin, Diangana, Swift, Wallace, and Cole.