New faces could feature for West Brom in Carabao Cup opener

Posted Monday, August 12, 2019 by PA

West Brom boss Slaven Bilic could take the opportunity to have a look at his newcomers when they face Millwall for the second time in four days in the Carabao Cup first round.

The Baggies welcomed striker Charlie Austin on a permanent deal on Thursday, while Grady Diangana, Matheus Pereira and Chris Willock all came in on loan and could feature against the Lions.

Kieran Gibbs came through the weekend draw with Millwall after suffering a knock against Nottingham Forest and remains available.

However, defender Ahmed Hegazi is not and is still a month away from a return from an ankle injury.

Millwall goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski will again deputise for Frank Fielding after starting at The Hawthorns.

Bialkowski replaced Fielding during the opening-day win over Preston after the former Bristol City man suffered a quadriceps injury on his debut for the club at Deepdale.

Striker Matt Smith could come into the Millwall line-up after making an impact – and scoring – from the bench at the weekend.

Fellow frontman Jon Dadi Bodvarsson also impressed as a substitute against West Brom and could be drafted in, while Lions boss Neil Harris has no other injury concerns.