Squad sheets: West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland

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A change of setup may be in order for West Bromwich Albion on Saturday they are the only side in the division to have started every match in a 4-4-2 formation and it has brought them just two points and one goal so far. Stéphane Sessègnon should bring more creativity and could make a first Albion start against his former club who are propping up the table after a disastrous beginning to the season. Rich Flower

Kick-off Saturday 3pm

Venue The Hawthorns

Last season West Brom 2 Sunderland 1

Referee P Dowd

This season G3, Y10, R0, 3.3 cards per game

Odds H 11-10 A 16-5 D 5-2



West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland: Probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Illustration: Graphic
West Bromwich Albion

Subs from Camp, Daniels, Popov, Long, Morrison, Rosenberg, Vydra, Sinclair, Lugano, Anichebe, Dorrans, Dawson

Doubtful Long (knee), Vydra (hamstring)

Injured Reid (calf, 28 Sep), Gera (knee, 5 Oct), Thorne (knee, 26 Oct), Foster (foot, Nov)

Suspended None

Form DLDLDL

Discipline Y10 R0

Leading scorer McAuley 1

Sunderland

Subs from Mannone, Cuéllar, Roberge, Gardner, Johnson, Mavrias, Wickham, Ji, Vaughan, Ba, Cabral, Karlsson, Borini

Doubtful Giaccherini (hamstring), Roberge (knee)

Injured Dossena (thigh, 28 Sep), Brown (calf, 5 Oct), Bardsley (foot, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLDLLD

Discipline Y3 R1

Leading scorers Fletcher, Gardner, Giaccherini 1