Southampton vs West Brom team news: Starting lineups named for Championship play-off semi-final

Facing one another for the second time in the space of a week, the two teams will be feeling the pressure with a ticket to the play-off final at Wembley Stadium up for grabs.

Nothing could separate the Baggies and the Saints in the first leg as a sold out crowd at The Hawthorns played witness to a 0-0 draw last Sunday. Southampton are the favourites tonight but West Brom will take confidence from the previous meeting.

Leeds United’s 4-0 thumping of Norwich City on Thursday means the winner of today’s clash at St Mary’s Stadium will face Daniel Farke’s side at Wembley for the third and final promotion spot to the Premier League.

Southampton vs West Brom lineups

Southampton XI: Alex McCarthy (GK); Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens; Kyle Walker-Peters, Will Smallbone, Flynn Downes, Joe Aribo, Ryan Fraser; David Brooks, Adam Armstrong.

Southampton subs: Joe Lumley (GK), James Bree, Ryan Manning, Shea Charles, Joe Rothwell, Samuel Edozie, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Sekou Mara, Ross Stewart.

West Brom XI: Alex Palmer (GK); Darnell Furlong, Kyle Bartley, Cedric Kipre, Conor Townsend; Okay Yokuslu, Alex Mowatt; Grady Tom Fellows, Grady Diangana, Mikey Johnston; Jed Wallace.

West Brom subs: Josh Griffiths (GK), Semi Ajayi, Adam Reach, Nathaniel Chalobah, Yann M’Vila, Matt Phillips, Brandon Thomas-Asante, John Swift, Andi Weimann.