Academy star gets nod for West Brom's Black Country derby at Wolves

Albion academy graduate Harry Whitwell has landed a starting place for Sunday lunchtime’s Black Country derby days after agreeing a new contract.

Attacking midfield star Whitwell, 20, inked a new and improved two-year contract on Friday and has won the call on the right of James Morrison’s midfield.

Albion are otherwise lining up at Molineux as expected.

Left-back Callum Styles is once again at right-back for Albion, though Brayann Pereira is back from a one-match suspension on the bench.

Morrison has otherwise stuck to his familiar 4-4-2 formation, with Ousmane Diakite and Jayson Molumby have won the nod in midfield over Toby Collyer.

For Wolves influential defender Ladislav Krejci is unexpectedly sidelined with a calf injury.

Raul Jimenez is, as expected, missing with his knee injury from Everton.

See Albion’s side below.

Albion (4-4-2): O’Leary; Styles, Phillips, Campbell (c), Townsend; Whitwell, Diakite, Molumby, Price; Morgan, Heggebo.

Subs: Ingram (gk), Mepham, Pereira, Collyer, Tunde, Nzingoula, Horn Myhre, Bany, Stewart.