Steve Bruce makes two West Brom changes for Blackburn Rovers clash

West Brom boss Steve Bruce has made two changes - one enforced - for the visit of Blackburn Rovers to The Hawthorns tonight.

Callum Robinson and Jayson Molumby both come into the starting XI after the 2-0 defeat at Sheffield United; Robinson replaces Grady Diangana, who drops down to the bench, while compatriot Molumby joins Alex Mowatt and Adam Reach in midfield.

Albion are without centre half Kyle Bartley, winger Matt Phillips, central midfielder and captain Jake Livermore and centre forward Daryl Dike tonight.

Bartley has chicken pox, something Bruce is hoping that he’ll recover from in time to face Luton on Saturday, while Phillips remains out with an injury. Livermore begins his four-match suspension, after his red card in the week at Sheffield United.

Andy Carroll, meanwhile, makes his first home start since joining the club shortly before the closure of the January transfer window.

For Rovers, Tony Mowbray is forced into changes; defender Darragh Lenihan is missing through suspension after he was dismissed in their 2-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest last time out.

Deyovaisio Zeefuik, who had broken into the starting XI in recent weeks, is also missing with a minor hamstring complaint. Ryan Nyambe and Sam Gallagher come into the starting XI.

Johnstone; Furlong, Ajayi, Clarke, Townsend; Mowatt, Molumby, Reach, Grant, Robinson, Carroll

: Button, O'Shea, Gardner-Hickman, Kipre, Castro, Diangana, Tulloch

Kaminski; Nyambe, Van Hecke, Ayala, Wharton, Giles; Travis, Rothwell, Buckley, Brereton-Diaz, Gallagher

: Johnson, Pears, Hedges, Dolan, Khadra, Pickering, Rankin-Costello