West Brom v Derby: Lewis Cox's predicted line-up with response needed

Head coach Tony Mowbray's hand will be forced as he contemplates a starting XI without suspended left-back Callum Styles, who was branded two yellow cards at Coventry on Friday.

That in itself brings an interesting conundrum. The likelihood is Torbjorn Heggem will shuffle to the left with Mason Holgate coming back into the side. The other option is Italian left-back Gianluca Frabotta, who has not been fancied all season.

Kyle Bartley, who last week extended his Hawthorns contract by 12 months, struggles to play back-to-back games in quick succession as Albion manage his knee, but he may have to go again here.

Further up the field and Mowbray will contemplate changes after the desperate performance in Coventry.

I've gone for a couple of shake-ups in my predicted side and introduced Ousmane Diakite into midfield for Alex Mowatt, that is if the former is ready to start after recent hamstring concern.

I've kept wingers Tom Fellows and Mikey Johnston in place and opted to bring in Adam Armstrong for Karlan Grant, who kept going in Coventry and is unlucky to miss out. 

Will Lankshear, who was withdrawn at half-time with Isaac Price on Friday, continues to lead the line with Armstrong in a support role slightly deeper.

See Albion correspondent Lewis Cox's predicted side below.

4-4-1-1:

Josh Griffiths

Darnell Furlong

Mason Holgate

Kyle Bartley

Torbjorn Heggem

Tom Fellows

Ousmane Diakite

Isaac Price

Mikey Johnston

Adam Armstrong

Will Lankshear

Substitutes: Wildsmith, Frabotta, Mowatt, Wallace, Grant, Diangana, Swift, Cole, Dike.