Aaron Connolly comes into the Albion starting line-up at Newcastle today.

He replaces Adam Lallana, who is on the bench.

Ben White has been passed fit to start after leaving the defeat by Chelsea with an ankle injury.

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Newcastle name the side which kicked off their opening win at West Ham.

Newcastle: Darlow; Manquillo, Lascelles, Fernandez, Lewis; Hendrick, Shelvey, Hayden, Saint-Maximin; Carroll, Wilson. Subs: Gillespie, Clark, Krafth, Ritchie, Fraser, Almiron, Joelinton. 

Albion: Ryan; White, Dunk, Webster; Lamptey, Alzate, Bissouma, March; Trossard, Connolly, Maupay. Subs: Steele, Burn, Veltman, Bernardo, Gross, Lallana, Jahanbakhsh.

Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire).

VAR: Craig Pawson.