West Brom vs Cardiff City team news: Yokuslu STARTS for Albion

It’s one change for Albion as Okay Yokuslu starts!
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West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Bruce has made just one change for the visit of Cardiff City to the side that lost 2-1 to Blackburn Rovers on Sunday afternoon.

Okay Yokuslu comes in for his first Championship start of the season in place of Jayson Molumby who drops to the bench whilst Jake Livermore remains captaining the side.

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The team in full then see’s David Button start in goal with an unchanged back-line of Darnell Furlong, Semi Ajayi, Dara O’Shea and Conor Townsend.

Yokuslu is there to get his first start in the middle of the park alongside Livermore whilst Jed Wallace and Grady Diangana take up a place on either wing.

John Swift is the man in the free role behind the striker and it’s top scorer Karlan Grant who gets the nod again up top.

Cedric Kipre is unavailable for the visitors due to him being on loan from Albion.

Teams in full

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West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1): Button; Furlong, Ajayi, O’Shea, Townsend; Yokuslu, Livermore (c); Wallace, Swift, Diangana; Grant

Subs: Palmer (GK), Gardner-Hickman, Bartley, Reach, Molumby, Phillips, Robinson

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1): Allsop; Romeo, Ng, Simpson, Colllins; Rinomhota, Wintle; Ralls (C), Ojo, Philiogene; Watters

Subs: Alnwich, Denham, Sawyers, Colwill, O’Dowda, Harris, Etete

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