West Brom v Norwich City early injury news as 8 out and 4 doubts
West Brom resume their EFL Championship campaign when they host Norwich City at The Hawthorns on Saturday, November 23.
West Brom hope to build on their win before the international break when Norwich City visit the Hawthorns this Saturday (November 23).
The Baggies ended an eight game winless run after beating Hull City. Saturday’s opponents Norwich City suffered a defeat to Bristol City, ending their 21-game unbeaten run at Carrow Road.
West Brom are nine places higher than Norwich with seven points separating the two sides. Last season there was a home win apiece in the two fixtures. West Brom defeated Norwich on Boxing Day courtesy of a goal from Brandon Thomas-Asante but then Norwich ran out 2-0 winners at Carrow Road a month later.
The international break is now over and players have had to chance to recharge their batteries. Here’s the latest injury and team news ahead of the clash at the weekend.
West Brom team news
West Brom will still have to continue with their of their centre back options, despite the international break offering a period of rest. A knee issue for Kyle Bartley has him sidelined until at least next week at the earliest or mid-December if the medical team wants to be cautious.
Semi Ajayi will be out the longest as his hamstring injury required surgery, and he was given a timeframe of 16 weeks which rules him out until the New Year. McNair suffered a hamstring injury in the same game as Ajayi and was ruled out for eight weeks which takes him up to Christmas.
