Daryl Dike starts, Tom Rogic and Grady Diangana dropped - Confirmed West Brom XI v Reading

West Brom have made three changes to their starting lineup for their first game of 2023 against Reading, with Daryl Dike named in the team.

Daryl Dike comes into the side in attack ahead of Brandon Thomas-Asante, while Tom Rogic and Grady Diangana also drop to the bench with John Swift and Matty Phillips getting the nod in attack.

Two-goal hero Okay Yokuslu starts in midfield alongside Jayson Molumby once again, while the defence and goalkeeper remain unchanged too following their clean sheet against Preston last time out.

Momentum

After an absolutely horrendous start to the season, West Brom are right back in the mix since Carlos Corberan came into the club and taught the team how to win again.

The Baggies now sit just three points off the playoff places heading into this game, and knowing that there is a whole year ahead where more progression can be made.

With so many problems off the pitch right now, momentum is key on the pitch to keep the fans on side and keep the feel-good morale at the club high, because the players feed off that energy.

Corberan's team has got an attacking intent to it and will be confident of securing three points having been in great form recently.

Now they must put the horror of 2022 behind them and start fresh with their momentum, and carry that into a promotion push for this season to get back into the Premier League.