West Brom play their second home game in four days as they host early season Championship strugglers QPR at The Hawthorn's on Tuesday night.
The Baggies played to a goalless draw against Plymouth Argyle in their first game back after the international break. Carlos Corberan's men got 14 shots away but only two landed on the Pilgrims goal and that left West Brom in ninth. QPR are up next, and they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town on the weekend. The Hoops fell two goals behind inside 14-minutes and despite Jake Clarke-Salter's goal three minutes from half-time, they could not find a way back into the game.
Gareth Ainsworth's side are really struggling as they sit 22nd in the league standings. The men from West London haven't won since September 2, and pressure is mounting on their manager. The third from bottom side are a team to be wary of however and their two league wins this season have come on their travels against Cardiff City and Middlesbrough respectively.
West Brom are undefeated in their last three home matches, beating bottom-of-the-table Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in between two goalless draws with Millwall and Plymouth Argyle. The 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield on September 2 is the only time they've tasted defeat at home in the league this season, and so there’s expectation of maximum points this time around. A win on Tuesday could see them move up to fifth given Southampton and Birmingham City don’t play until Wednesday.
Both managers have some injury concerns to think about and so without a further ado, here’s the latest injury and team news ahead of the EFL Championship clash between West Brom and QPR at The Hawthorn’s:
5. Steve Cook - doubtful
The former Bournemouth centre-back has been nursing a hamstring injury, but was not declared fit to return at the weekend. He picked up the injury just before the international break, and has now missed two games. | Getty Images Photo: George Wood/Getty Images
6. Daryl Dike - out
Stretchered off against Stoke City earlier this year with an Achilles problem. A series of serious injuries has plagued his time at The Hawthorn’s. | Getty Images Photo: Graham Chadwick/Getty Images
7. Daryl Dike - out (continued)
Carlos Corberan on Dike: “It will be late December or early January when the process finishes with Dike. I prepared the squad without thinking of Dike, until January. “This is our current squad, but we plan the squad to have two strikers.” | Getty Images Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)
8. Morgan Fox - out
Left-back Fox has been ruled out after undergoing minor surgery but is the furthest player away for a return. He has a knee problem, and will be out for several weeks. | Getty Images Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images)