Albion's Spanish star Vicente is making progress in his recovery from injury.
But he is unlikely to be in the starting line-up at Southampton on Saturday.
The former Valencia winger has missed the last five matches with a thigh problem since making his full home debut in the 0-0 draw against Hull City last month.
Manager Gus Poyet said: “Vicente is much better. Will he be fit to start? Probably not.”
Marcos Paynter has recovered from the knee knock which ruled him out of the 2-0 victory against Barnsley at The Amex nine days ago but Albion are erring on the side of caution with injury-plagued Will Hoskins now they have Billy Paynter on loan from Leeds competing for a place up front.
Hoskins has been restricted by hip and thigh trouble to one start following his summer move from Bristol Rovers.
Meanwhile, Adam El-Abd is back in training and could have a run-out in the reserves at Crawley next week.
The versatile defender has been sidelined since April by a stress fracture of the foot.
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