Albion make five changes (From The Argus)

Albion make five changes

1:43pm Saturday 9th March 2013 in Sport By Brian Owen

Albion have made five changes for one of their most challenging fixtures of the season.

And that means a chance for Vicente to shine from kick-off at in-form Bolton Wanderers.

Andrew Crofts, Wayne Bridge and Ashley Barnes all return from injury or illness.

Craig Mackail-Smith, ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles, is replaced in the starting XI by Leo Ulloa in the most predictable of the five changes to the side which started at Bristol City on Tuesday.

Inigo Calderón, who stood in for the sidelined Bridge in the last two games, drops to the bench along with Dean Hammond, Will Buckley and Andrea Orlandi.

Albion are unbeaten in six games, having taken 14 points, while Bolton have won five and drawn two of their last seven.

The hosts, looking to close the gap on Albion to two points today, restore top scorer Chris Eagles to the starting line-up after he grabbed a last-gasp winner against Blackburn in midweek coming off the bench.

Former Seagulls striker Craig Davies is among the home subs.

Bolton: Lonergan; Ricketts, Dawson, Knight, Alonso; Chung-Yong, Spearing, Pratley, Eagles; Ngog, K.Davies. Subs: Lainton, Wheater, Kamara, Holden, C. Davies, Sordell, Odelusi .

Albion: Kuszczak; Bruno, El-Abd, Upson, Bridge; Bridcutt, Crofts, David; Vicente; Barnes, Ulloa. Subs: Ankergren, Calderón, Greer, Hammond, Dicker, Buckley, Orlandi.

Ref: Nigel Miller (Co Durham)