Ruled out for several weeks after suffering a quadriceps injury. He’s the closest out of everyone to returning out of the injured contingent. (Photo: Tim Allsop/Getty Images))
West Brom play their second home game in four days as they host early season Championship strugglers QPR at The Hawthorn’s on Tuesday night.
The Baggies played to a goalless draw against Plymouth Argyle in their first game back after the international break. Carlos Corberan’s men got 14 shots away but only two landed on the Pilgrims goal and that left West Brom in ninth. QPR are up next, and they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town on the weekend. The Hoops fell two goals behind inside 14-minutes and despite Jake Clarke-Salter’s goal three minutes from half-time, they could not find a way back into the game.
Gareth Ainsworth’s side are really struggling as they sit 22nd in the league standings. The men from West London haven’t won since September 2, and pressure is mounting on their manager. The lowly outfit are a team to be wary of however and their two league wins this season have come on their travels against Cardiff City and Middlesbrough respectively.
Carlos Corberan said about Sarimento the Express & Star: “No, he won’t be in the team. The only option is that we recover him for the last two games before the international break – maybe. “For the first three games, no. If he arrives well, he could help the team in the last two.” (Photo: Getty Images)
West Brom are undefeated in their last three home matches, beating bottom-of-the-table Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in between two goalless draws with Millwall and Plymouth Argyle. The 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield on September 2 is the only time they’ve tasted defeat at home in the league this season, and so there’s expectation of maximum points this time around. A win on Tuesday could see them move up to fifth given Southampton and Birmingham City don’t play until Wednesday.
Both managers have some injury concerns to think about and so without a further ado, here’s the latest injury and team news ahead of the EFL Championship clash between West Brom and QPR at The Hawthorn’s:
Influential striker Lyndon Dykes missed last weekends clash. He had a scan, and there’s a hope his injury isn’t too serious and that he could feature on Tuesday night. (Photo: Fran Santiago/Getty Images))
Suffered a calf strain against Birmingham City before the international break and was ruled out for six weeks at least. He asked Carlos Corberan personally to sub him off and the bad news was confirmed shortly after. (Photo: Marc Atkins/Getty Images))
The former Bournemouth centre-back has been nursing a hamstring injury, but was not declared fit to return at the weekend. He picked up the injury just before the international break, and has now missed two games. (Photo: George Wood/Getty Images)
Stretchered off against Stoke City earlier this year with an Achilles problem. A series of serious injuries has plagued his time at The Hawthorn’s. (Photo: Graham Chadwick/Getty Images)
Carlos Corberan on Dike: “It will be late December or early January when the process finishes with Dike. I prepared the squad without thinking of Dike, until January. “This is our current squad, but we plan the squad to have two strikers.” (Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images))
Left-back Fox has been ruled out after undergoing minor surgery but is the furthest player away for a return. He has a knee problem, and will be out for several weeks. (Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images))
He underwent surgery for a quad injury in early August after picking up a similar injury in April. (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images))
Been out for eight months with a serious knee injury. Suffered it on his Wigan Athletic debut, and has not returned for the current campaign. (Photo: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images))
Suffered an ankle injury against Bristol City. The earliest possible return date is after the November international break. (Photo: Harriet Lander/Getty Images))
