West Brom team news
West Brom are set to miss the services of Nathaniel Chalobah due to injury and he is likely to be replaced by Taylor Gardner-Hickman in central midfield.
West Brom possible XI: Palmer; Furlong, Ajayi, Pieters, Townsend; Molumby, Gardner-Hickman; Wallace, Swift, Grant; Thomas-Asante
| Position | Players |
|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Button, Palmer, Griffiths |
| Defenders: | Kipre, Taylor, Furlong, Townsend, O'Shea, Bartley, Ibidapo Ajayi, Pieters, Kelly, Bryan, Ashworth |
| Midfielders: | Tulloch, Castro, Rogic, Livermore, Phillips, Diangana, Molumby, Wallace, Swift, Reach, Albrighton, Mowatt, Gardner-Hickman, Yokuslu |
| Forwards: | Dike, Ahearne-Grant, Thomas-Asante |
Sunderland team news
Both Danny Batth and Edouard Michut are doubtful for the clash due to injuries but Dennis Cirkin is back from suspension and is likely to feature in the starting lineup.
All eyes will be on in-form attacker Amad Diallo who is set to start on the right flank.
Sunderland possible XI: Patterson; Hume, O'Nien, Cirkin, Gooch; Roberts, Neil, Pritchard; Diallo, Gelhardt, Clarke
| Position | Players |
|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Patterson, Bass, Carney |
| Defenders: | Huggins, Cirkin, Ballard, Gooch, O'Nien, Hume, Alese, Anderson |
| Midfielders: | Evans, Embleton, Roberts, Ba, Taylor, Clarke, Pritchard, Neil, Ekwah |
| Forwards: | Stewart, Amad, Bennette, Lihadji, Gelhardt |
Head-to-head record
| Date | Result | Competition |
|---|
| 13 December, 2022 | Sunderland 1-2 West Brom | Championship |
| 21 January, 2017 | West Brom 2-0 Sunderland | Premier League |
| 1 October, 2016 | Sunderland 1-1 West Brom | Premier League |
| 2 April, 2016 | Sunderland 0-0 West Brom | Premier League |
| 17 October, 2015 | West Brom 1-0 Sunderland | Premier League |
West Brom have won three out of their last five meetings against Sunderland while two matches ended in draws.
