It will be the Irons second game in four days and the Baggies will arrive on the back of a confidence boosing 2-3 win at Wolves.
But he will be reluctant to go against the normal philosophy of changing a winning team and will probably wait until the next game – an FA Cup clash against Doncaster Rovers at the weekend to rest players
The Baggies will be without Grady Diangana who will be disappointed to miss out on a trip to his former club after sustaining a groin injury.
The Baggies have other significant absences with keeper Sam Johnstone, testing positive for Covid, along with winger Matt Phillips.
However, Robert Snodgrass is set to play only his second game for Albion since leaving after taking part in his new team’s win at Molineux.