QPR v West Brom: Lewis Cox's predicted line-up as four changes considered after Swansea response
Ryan Mason will weigh up how much last weekend's stirring second-half fightback against Swansea will influence his starting line-up at QPR on Saturday.
Mason's four interval introductions of George Campbell, Krystian Bielik, Karlan Grant and Josh Maja helped swing the Swans clash in the favour of The Hawthorns hosts last time out.
There will be at least one enforced change to the side named to start against Swansea as central defender Nat Phillips is suspended after collecting five yellow cards.
He will serve a one-match ban. One other Albion player, fellow centre-back Chris Mepham, is also on four cautions - though Saturday's clash at Loftus Road is the 19th game of the league season and the cut-off point for the five caution punishment.
Campbell is on three league yellow cards as his booking in the EFL Cup does not count towards the tally.
Favourite to replace Phillips in the heart of the Baggies backline is Bielik, who shone as a half-time change. The summer signing from Birmingham, where he was captain, has just a single start at Charlton to his name for Albion but has excelled whenever called upon.
Campbell, at right-back, and left-sided attacker Grant were both unfortunate to lose their place as a starter against Swansea last time out as Alfie Gilchrist and Samuel Iling-Junior deputised meekly. Mason has since said Campbell's rotation was due to fitness and recently recovering from an injury.
Campbell and Grant surely did enough against the Swans to keep their place in the side.
Also vying for a rare start is forward Maja. Last time out he was introduced to play in support of the in-form Aune Heggebo and looked as sharp as he has in the two months since returning from his long-term injury lay-off.
Maja's smart work and interplay was at the heart of Albion's winner, as he took a Grant cross and teed the ball up perfectly for Jayson Molumby to sweep home. It will be a big call, regardless, to leave out Isaac Price.
All eyes will be on whether Mason opts to include the quartet as starters at fellow mid-table outfit QPR. I have included them in my starting XI.
See Albion reporter Lewis Cox's predicted line-up below.
4-2-3-1:
Josh Griffiths
George Campbell
Krystian Bielik
Chris Mepham
Callum Styles
Alex Mowatt
Jayson Molumby
Mikey Johnston
Josh Maja
Karlan Grant
Aune Heggebo
Substitutes: Wildsmith, Gilchrist, Taylor, Diakite, Bany, Price, Bostock, Maja, Dike.
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