Liam Bridcutt is back in the thick of it for Albion tonight – but Leo Ulloa is only on the bench.

Bridcutt comes into the side to face improving Bristol City at Ashton Gate after serving a two-match ban.

The other change to the side which beat Huddersfield on Saturday sees Leo Ulloa, who scored a hat-trick, replaced by Craig Mackail-Smith.

Wayne Bridge and Vicente are again absent from the 18, as is Ashley Barnes.

Bristol City are bottom of the table but are chasing a fifth successive home win and could move out of the drop zone tonight.

They make one change to the side which drew 0-0 at Blackpool on Saturday.

Midfielder Cole Skuse comes in for striker and top scorer Steven Davies as City look to stop Albion from playing.

Jon Stead will be the hosts’ lone striker.

Bristol City: Heaton; Moloney, Nyatanga, Fontaine, Cunningham; Anderson, Kelly, Skuse, Elliott, Pearson; Stead. Subs: Gerken, Bates, Kilkenny, Howard, Adomah, Baldock, Davies.

Albion: Kuszczak; Bruno, El-Abd, Upson, Calderon; Bridcutt, Hammond, David; Buckley, Orlandi, Mackail-Smith. Subs: Ankergren, Greer, Dicker, Forster-Caskey, LuaLua, Barker, Ulloa.

Ref: Darren Drysdale (Lincolnshire)