CMS back on the front line

2:31pm Saturday 20th October 2012 in Sport By Brian Owen

Craig Mackail-Smith is back in action today Craig Mackail-Smith is back in action today

Top scorer Craig Mackail-Smith is back in action for Albion today.

The six-goal striker returns after a hamstring injury as one of three changes to the team which drew at Derby just before the international break.

The others come in midfield where Dean Hammond and Andrew Crofts return.

Will Buckley, Andrea Orlandi and Gary Dicker miss out on a start.

Former England defender Jonathan Woodgate skippers a Boro side missing top marksman Lucas Jutkiewicz to a knee injury.

They bring in Scott McDonald in support of main striker Marvin Emnes.

Albion: Kuszczak, Bruno, Greer, El-Abd, Bridge; Bridcutt, Hammond, Crofts; David, Barnes, Mackail-Smith. Subs: Ankergren, Dunk, Calderon, Dicker, Buckley, LuaLua, Dobbie.

Middlesbrough: Steele; Parnaby, Woodgate, Bikey, Friend; McEachran, Leadbitter, Bailey, Haroun; McDonald, Emnes. Subs: Leutwiler, Thomson, Ledesma, Hines, Reach, Miller, Smallwood.

Ref: Andy D’Urso (Essex).

Comments(1)

bruce beckett says...
3:59pm Sat 20 Oct 12

4-4-2 not working for Gus so far today. Why wait until you're chasing the game before playing with at least one wide man? Sure hope we can turn this around in the second half as it's increasingly looking like a repeat of last season. Great start wasted.

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