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It's fair to say that the return of Tony Mowbray has, in just a brief fortnight, reminded us of the best and worst of his first spell in charge, as the thumping of Pompey gave way to a hapless outing at Plymouth in which we laboured too long to pick apart their defence while getting caught out horrendously at the back ourselves despite coming under no sustained pressure. So it's anyone's guess what awaits in tomorrow's early game, which sees Sheffield Wednesday - two points behind us, with the third-best away record in the division since the start of October - arrive at the Hawthorns unbeaten in three. Granted, we tend to be formidable on home soil, where we've lost just one in the last fifteen, but the flurry of ins and outs at the end of the transfer window means it'll be a new-look Albion taking the field. With Alex Palmer gone, it's between Josh Griffiths and Joe Wildsmith to get the gloves, with the latter's unencouraging performance at Bournemouth in the cup perhaps counting against him; hopefully Kyle Bartley will be back in to steady the defence for whoever gets the nod. And if there are still a few nerves in that department, then we can only hope the new attacking options will compensate: you'd have to think at least one of Will Lankshear and Adam Armstrong will make their debut, if not both.

Late addition Tammer Bany, on the other hand, will have to wait until Wednesday night when Blackburn are the visitors. Though one place above us in the table as things stand, their recent form has been no better than ours, sinking to defeat in four of their last five against opponents as lowly as QPR and Oxford. To put it simply, we have to make our home advantage count in at least one of these two crucial matches, and four points between them would be a solid week's work.