Ansu Fati will help launch Albion ’s debut European campaign.

The attacking player on loan from Barclona is named in the XI to face AEK Athens.

Igor Julio comes into the defence for his debut.

Lewis Dunk is absent and Evan Ferguson was pictured leaving the stadium in the run-up to the game.

As expected, Solly March, Billy Gilmour and Pervis Estupinan return to the XI.

Damian Szymanksi is brought into the middle of the AEK defence with both first-choice centre-backs missing.

Levi Garcia has been passed fit to join the attack after a recent injury.

Albion: Steele; Milner, Van Hecke, Igor, Estupinan; Gross, Gilmour; March, Ansu, Mitoma; Joao Pedro. Subs: Verbruggen, McGill, Lamptey, Veltman, Webster, Dahoud, Lallana, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Welbeck, Adingra, Buonanotte.

AEK: Stankovic; Sidibe, Mitoglu, Szymanski, Safi; Jonsson, Pineda, Amrabat, Gacinovic; Garcia, Araujo.