Albion have handed Kevin McLeod a surprise first start of the season as they take on Brentford today.

McLeod comes in on the left of midfield with Dean Cox operating behind lone frontman Liam Dickinson in a 4-4-1-1 line-up.

Matt Thornhill is left out as Andrew Crofts and Alan Navarro man the centre of midfield.

Mark Wright, left out at Swansea City in midweek, returns on the right flank.

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Brentford: Price; Foster, Phillips, Bennett, Dickson; Saunders, O'Connor, Hunt, Wood; Cort, Weston. Subs: Bull, Bean, Kabba, Taylor, Osborne, Franks, Williams.

Albion: Kuipers; Whing, Virgo, Elphick, J.Wright; M.Wright, Navarro, Crofts, McLeod; Cox; Dickinson. Subs: El-Abd, Forster, Tunnicliffe, Murray, Dicker, Thornhill, G.Smith.

Referee: Trevor Kettle (Rutland)