Nottingham Forest will be missing Andy Reid as they take on Albion this afternoon.

But Stuart Pearce is still able to name a side full of attacking intent.

Reid, who has been operating as a deep-lying playmaker in Forest’s 4-2-3-1 set-up, does not make the 18 today.

Forest had hoped he would recover from a groin injury in time to play.

David Vaughan and Robert Tesche will team up ahead of the back four.

Danny fFox is preferred to Eric Lichaj at left-back as the only change to the Forest line-up which started their last league game, the 0-0 draw at Millwall seven days ago.

Nottingham Forest: Darlow; Hunt, Mancienne, Wilson, Fox; Vaughan, Tesche; Burke, Lansbury, Antonio; Assombalonga. Subs: DeVries, Lichaj, Lascelles, Paterson, Grant, Osborn, Veldwijk.