West Bromwich Albion will be looking to keep their place atop the Championship table this weekend as they finally return to league action after the international break.

They welcome playoff-hunting Sheffield Wednesday to the Hawthorns this afternoon.

Baggies boss Slaven Bilic has guided his side to 33 points from their 16 matches this term, and with just one defeat on their record, the club look likely to be in the hunt come the end of the season.

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Meanwhile, The Owls are currently sat three points from a playoff berth, but they may soon face sanctions from the EFL after they were charged for financial misconduct – this game is the first time they will have played competitively since then.

Here’s how we expect West Brom to line up…

We know that Bilic will be forced into making at least two changes as captain Jake Livermore and his midfield partner Romaine Sawyers face one-match suspensions after picking up five yellow cards.

This game should come too early for Gareth Barry, who has only played one reserve game since he re-signed for the Baggies earlier this month, while it is clear to see that the manager doesn’t quite fancy young prospect Rekeem Harper having not featured since his six-minute cameo on the opening day.

Instead, the most likely pairing will be Filip Krovinovic and Chris Brunt.

Aside from those changes, Bilic is unlikely to alter much else, which means Hal Robson-Kanu wins the battle of the 30-year-olds, so Charlie Austin is once again resigned to the bench.

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As too is Ahmed Hegazi who simply cannot break into the team ahead of either Semi Ajayi or Kyle Bartley while Conor Townsend continues to deputise at left-back as Nathan Ferguson serves the final game of his three-match ban.

Matheus Pereira, Grady Diangana, and Matty Phillips will undoubtedly continue to be Albion’s primary source of attacking threat as the trio have combined for 82% of their 29 league goals this campaign.