West Brom are likely to hand a rare taste of first-team action to teenagers James Hurst and George Thorne as they finish their campaign at Newcastle with the pressure off.

West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo made three defensive changes from the side beaten in their last Barclays Premier League match at Fulham for the home clash with Blackpool.

Fulham 3 West Brom 0

Roy Keane maintains Ipswich must treat their Carling Cup semi-final date with Arsenal as a “bonus” and get back up the npower Championship table.

UNDER-FIRE boss Roy Keane guided npower Championship side Ipswich into the semi-finals of the Carling Cup — where they will meet favourites Arsenal — following a 1-0 win over top-flight West Brom last night.