West Brom confirmed XI v Sunderland in Championship clash: Semi Ajayi misses out
Carlos Corberan has named his West Brom side to take on Sunderland in the Championship on Monday, 12 December at the Stadium of Light.
Defender Semi Ajayi is not even part of the matchday squad as the Baggies look to secure the three points.
Daryl Dike has been named among the substitutes after his torrid start to life at the Hawthorns.
Must win
The World Cup break came at the wrong time for Corberan and West Brom as they won three games in a row and looked to have turned a corner.
There looked to be real cohesion among the side and the players seemed to be knowing what they were expected to do.
Under Steve Bruce, it often felt like he was putting out the best players on paper without a proper tactical plan on how to approach games.
A win here will take the Baggies out of the relegation zone and that would’ve been Corberan’s first target when he was handed the job.
Sunderland aren’t going to be pushovers as three points for them will catapult them into the play-off places and they’ll be looking to spoil Corberan’s momentum.
It’s going to be an intriguing battle but we believe in the team that’s been put out there and hopefully, the Baggies can come away with three points.
In other West Brom news, Chris Lepkowski has addressed rumours of the Baggies going into administration after what happened recently.