West Brom will be looking to maintain their grip on a spot in the Championship play-off places on Saturday afternoon.
The Baggies currently sit 5th in the Championship table, five points clear of 7th place Hull City in the race for a top six spot.
Next up for Carlos Corberan‘s side, is a clash with Bristol City on Saturday afternoon.
The Robins make the trip to The Hawthorns while sat 13th in the table. They are 11 points adrift of the play-offs, and nine clear of the relegation zone.
As a result, it seems as though they may not have a great deal to play for against West Brom.
This therefore, may represent an opportunity for the Baggies to get three more points on the board.
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There has been one boost for Corberan in the lead up to this one, with Conor Townsend having trained this week.
The left-back is therefore considered to be available for West Brom, having missed their last two games through injury.
Winger Matt Phillips and striker Josh Maja are still unavailable. However, they may be closer to being in contnetion to feature after the upcoming international break.
Midfielder Jayson Molumby and centre forward Daryl Dike have both been ruled out for the rest of the season.
How could Corberan line up vs Bristol City?
The potential return of Townsend is one of the issues Corberan will have to make a decision on here.
In goal, Alex Palmer should retain his spot, having done so throughout the Championship season.
Townsend offers West Brom a natural option at left-back, so should take over that role from Adam Reach.
Cedric Kipre has been reliable throughout the season. Kyle Bartley also impressed on his return to the side in the win at Huddersfield Town last week.
They should therefore make up the central defensive pairing again. Darnell Furlong meanwhile, is a consistent presence at right-back.
The pairing of Alex Mowatt and Okay Yokuslu – fresh from his stunning strike last weekend – look a good bet to again operate in the centre of the park.
In attack, Brandon Thomas-Asante returned from the bench on Sunday. He could therefore start here, to give West Brom a natural option to lead the line.
That could see Andreas Weimann drop back to the bench. Jed Wallace would then be able to continue in his more natural right-wing position.
Mikey Johnston’s form make him undroppable right now, with Grady Diangana also contributing regularly in front of goal recently.
As a result, those two should also keep their places in the starting XI.
Here’s how we think West Brom will lineup against Bristol City:
Palmer (GK)
Townsend
Kipre
Bartley
Furlong
Mowatt
Yokuslu
Johnston
Diangana
Wallace
Thomas-Asante