The international break came at exactly the wrong time for Bolton Wanderers. A thumping 5-0 win against Stoke had given the club impetus for the first time in an otherwise miserable season, only for Owen Coyle's team to be either scattered to their national sides or forced to spend two weeks on the training pitch. Albion lost their assistant manager in the break – Michael Appleton taking the top job at Portsmouth – but will be hungry to get back to winning ways after successive defeats at the hands of Liverpool and Arsenal. John Ashdown

Venue The Hawthorns, Saturday 3pm

Tickets Sold out

Last season West Bromwich 1 Bolton 1

Referee Neil Swarbrick

This season's matches 3 Y9, R1, 3.33 cards per game

Odds West Bromwich 20-19 Bolton 3-1 Draw 5-2

West Bromwich

Subs from Fulop, Gera, Morrison, Dawson, Fortuné, Shorey, Thorne, Tamas, Scharner, Cox, Mattock, Sawyers, Brown

Doubtful Odemwingie (ankle), Scharner (knee)

Injured Long (knee, 3 Dec)

Suspended None

Form guide LLWWDD

Disciplinary record Y15 R0

Leading scorer Long 3

Bolton

Subs from Bogdan, Lainton, Knight, Ngog, Alonso, Steinsson, Petrov, Pratley, Blake, Kakuta, Tuncay, Eaves, Connolly, Vela

Doubtful Alonso (ankle)

Injured Gardner (calf, 26 Nov), Boyata (ankle, 17 Dec), Mears (broken leg, Mar), Holden (knee, Apr), Lee (broken leg, May), Davis (knee, unknown), Ricketts (achilles, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide WLLWLL

Disciplinary record Y21 R3

Leading scorer Klasnic 5

Match pointers

• Bolton have conceded 27 goals so far this season, only Barnsley (1997-98) and Derby (2000-01) have let in more in their first 11 games

• Albion have been caught offside more than any other team (48) and Bolton have been flagged the least (10)

• If selected, Gary Cahill will be making his 150th Premier League appearance

• Seven of the 10 Premier League meetings between these sides have been drawn

• Martin Petrov has had 22 shots and scored one goal this season, the worst shots-to-goals ratio in the top flight