By Tim Dudding, at the Bescot Stadium

Dean Wilkins has recalled Joel Lynch and Dean Cox to the starting line-up tonight at the Bescot Stadium.

Lynch returns at the heart of the Albion defence to partner Tommy Elphick, with Adam El-Abd pushing into midfield at the expense of Tom Fraser.

Meanwhile, Cox will line up on the right of midfield, with David Martot dropping to the bench.

Walsall are unchanged from the side that lost 2-0 here to Northampton at the weekend.

Walsall: (4-4-2) Ince; Weston, Gerrard, Roper, Boertien; Betsy, Wrack, Bradley, Holmes; Moore, Mooney. Subs: Bossu (GK), Deeney, Smith, McDermott, Taundry.

Albion: (4-4-2) Kuipers; Whing, Elphick, Lynch, Richards; Cox, Thomson, El-Abd, Westlake; Forster, Murray. Subs: Mayo, Hart, Robinson, Fraser, Martot.

Referee: A Taylor