Defensive problems for Baggies

West Brom have fitness concerns over all six of their centre-halves ahead of Saturday’s Barclays Premier League clash at Hull.

Baggies boss Tony Mowbray is likely to have to play Pele and Ryan Donk against Phil Brown’s side even though they are both suffering from groin problems.

Jonas Olsson, Leon Barnett, Abdoulaye Meite and long-term casualty Neil Clement are all unavailable.

Left-back Paul Robinson can face Hull after a Football Association disciplinary panel yesterday upheld an appeal against his red card in Tuesday’s 5-0 mauling by Manchester United.

West Brom (from): Carson, Kiely, Zuiverloon, Hoefkens, Donk, Pele, Robinson, Cech, Koren, Teixeira, Do-Heon, Valero, Brunt, Simpson, Fortune, Bednar, Dorrans, Hodgkiss, Moore.