West Brom vs Derby County team news: Lineups named in Championship
The confirmed lineups for West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County in the Championship.
Tony Mowbray and John Eustace have named their starting lineups and substitutes for this afternoon’s Championship clash at The Hawthorns.
West Brom celebrate Easter Monday by playing host to Derby, who are narrowly above the relegation zone and desperate for a positive result.
The Baggies are looking for a response following Friday’s disappointing 2-0 defeat away at Coventry City. That result saw Albion fall six points outside the top six, so they must now win all three of their remaining games to stand any real chance of qualifying for the play-offs.
Despite defeat last time out, Mowbray has expressed his confidence that his team would be able to win all three. That’s not overly likely as West Brom haven’t even won two successive matches since September, but Mowbray is keeping the faith regardless.
Derby won’t make it easy for Albion today, though, as they need to win games quickly otherwise they could face the dreaded drop down to League One. The Rams are 21st and are only above the 22nd-placed Luton Town by goal difference, so a win or draw today could prove pivotal.
Mowbray, aware of Derby’s threat, has opted for three changes from the starting XI that lost at Coventry, swapping out the suspended Callum Styles, midfielder Alex Mowatt and attacker Karlan Grant for Mason Holgate, Ousmane Diakite and Grady Diangana.
West Brom vs Derby lineups
Without further ado, here’s how both teams shape up in full.
Albion XI: Griffiths (GK); Furlong, Holgate, Bartley, Heggem; Diakite, Price; Fellows, Diangana, Johnston; Lankshear.
Albion subs: Wildsmith (GK), Frabotta, Mowatt, Wallace, Swift, Grant, Dike, Armstrong, Cole.
Derby XI: Vickers (GK); Langas, Phillips, Clarke; Wilson, Armstrong, Adams, Thompson, Forsyth; Yates, Harness.
Derby subs: Luthra (GK), Barkhuizen, Osborn, Mendez-Laing, Goudmijn, Jackson, Rooney, Pieters, Wheeldon.
