Premier League - Match Preview: Hull City v West Bromwich Albion

Hull City's Matty Fryatt (left) celebrates with George Boyd (centre) and Robert Koren (right) after scoring his sides third goal of the game against Sunderland

Hull City's KC Stadium has been the stage for plenty of drama this month and a resurgent West Bromwich Albion are the visitors on Saturday.

Pepe Mel's charges recorded a morale-boosting 2-1 come-from-behind triumph over Swansea City last weekend. Mel had failed to win his first seven matches since taking over from Steve Clarke in January, but overturned a 1-0 half-time deficit to come away from south Wales with a 2-1 victory. The three points slightly eased the club's relegation worries and a victory on Saturday would lift them above Hull in the Barclays Premier League table.

Bruce's men have lost back-to-back home league matches either side of their FA Cup quarter-final win against Sunderland. As will have been the case for Swansea last weekend, Hull will view this as a very winnable fixture, but will be all too aware that defeat would leave them among a group of sides battling to stay afloat in the English top flight.

West Brom's Matej Vydra scored a late equaliser as these sides shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw earlier this season, but Shane Long will be in the opposition line-up this time around, having signed for Hull in January. Defender Curtis Davies also lines up against his former employers.

Hull’s George Boyd wll start his three-match ban for spitting at Joe Hart during the 2-0 defeat by Manchester City last weekend.

West Brom are dealing with a long injury list and will be missing Chris Brunt (knee), Claudio Yacob (hamstring), Diego Lugano (knee), Billy Jones (hamstring) and Morgan Amalfitano (hamstring) for the trip to the KC Stadium. With captain Brunt injured and deputy Jonas Olsson suspended, Mel announced in the week that Gareth McAuley will lead West Brom.

Hull City from: Harper, McGregor, Bruce, Chester, Davies, Dudgeon, Faye, Figueroa, Rosenior, Elmohamady, Huddlestone, Koren, Livermore, Meyler, Quinn, Aluko, Fryatt, Jelavic, Long, Sagbo.

West Brom from: Daniels, Foster, Myhill, Dawson, McAuley, Popov, Reid, Ridgewell, Dorrans, Gera, Morrison, Mulumbu, Sessegnon, Anichebe, Berahino, Bifouma, Rosenberg, Sinclair, Vydra.

Match Appointments

Referee: Chris Foy. Assistants: M McDonough, A Garratt. Fourth Official: M Clattenburg.