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West Brom expected XI v Ipswich

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Darren Moore is expected to make one change to his starting line-up ahead of West Brom’s clash against Ipswich at Portman Road on Friday night.

Despite a red-hot display in the 4-1 win against Leeds before the international break, Hal Robson-Kanu could be axed and replaced by Dwight Gayle up front with the Newcastle loanee fully fit after a recent spell on the sidelines.

Robson-Kanu was in top form as he scored against Leeds earlier this month, but Gayle came off the bench to mark his return from injury by rounding off a huge win for the Baggies with a cheeky goal courtesy of his back-heel.

Other than the change up front, Moore is expected to keep a similar system to the one that won so comfortably against Marcelo Bielsa’s side.

Sam Johnstone is expected to remain in goals behind a back-four of Tosin Adarabioyo, Craig Dawson, Ahmed Hegazi and Kieran Gibbs.

James Morrison and Jake Livermore are likely to remain in the centre of midfield while Harvey Barnes and Matt Phillips could start ahead of them in the attacking midfield areas.

Jay Rodriguez was back on form in the win over Leeds and is pretty much nailed on to start alongside Gayle in attack, but he could drift out wide similar to how £30,000-a-week (Spotrac) Robson-Kanu did against the Whites.

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