West Brom v Cardiff injury news: Five out and four doubts for Championship clash

West Brom suffered a new injury blow midweek as central defender Kyle Bartley missed the 0-0 draw with Blackburn Rovers.

Carlos Corberan revealed post-match that Bartley is working through a flare-up from an existing knee injury. The 33-year-old suffered swelling and soreness after the 1-1 draw at Oxford United - and the symptoms didn’t disappear quickly enough for West Brom’s midweek outing.

Daryl Dike, who has been out since April with an Achilles tendon injury, is edging ever closer to a return and can now be considered a doubt rather than an out. That’s a huge boost for Albion as the American can be utilised when Josh Maja isn’t firing up top.

Mason Holgate is another doubt as the Everton loanee picked up an issue on international duty with Jamaica. The versatile defender felt a twang in his quad and wasn’t risked against Blackburn. It awaits to be seen if he’ll be fit enough to make the bench this weekend.

Doubts: Bartley, Dike, Holgate.

Cardiff team news vs West Brom

The Bluebirds have six players potentially unavailable. The clash at The Hawthorns is set to come soon for captain Joe Ralls, who has been sidelined with a leg injury. Former Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey won’t be back from his hamstring issue any time soon, while Kion Etete is back training after a similar problem but isn’t ready to feature.

Japanese centre-back Ryotara Tsunoda remains out following hamstring surgery at the end of last season and forward Isaak Davies (also hamstring) is about three weeks away from action. Finally, young attacker Cian Ashford is a doubt as he’s been suffering from a back ailment recently.

Outs: Ralls, Ramsey, Etete, Tsunoda, Davies. Doubt: Ashford.