By Tim Dudding, at Victoria Park

Dean Wilkins has recalled Dean Cox for this afternoon's match with Hartlepool United.

The diminutive midfielder missed last weekend's defeat against Leeds through suspension, but returns today in place of Bas Savage, who drops to the bench.

Presumably David Martot will switch to the right side of midfield, with Cox resuming his usual left-sided role.

Otherwise Albion are unchanged, although they are without striker Nicky Forster, who is suffering from a stomach bug and didn't make the long journey north.

Danny Wilson makes one enforced change to the side that beat Bristol Rovers two weeks ago; Jamie McCunnie replaces the suspended Ian Moore.

Hartlepool: (4-4-2) Budtz; Coles, Nelson, Clark, Humphreys; Liddles, Boland, McCunnie, Brown; Porter, Barker. Subs: Monkhouse, Sweeney, Foley, Antwi, Mackay.

Albion: (4-4-2) Kuipers; Whing, Elphick, El-Abd, Richards; Martot, Fraser, Hammond, Cox; Revell, Robinson. Subs: Sullivan (GK), Savage, Butters, Elder, Loft.

Referee: J Moss