West Brom finally return to Premier League action later this evening as they embark on a trip south to face Brighton at the Amex Stadium.

Slaven Bilic's men will be looking for their first victory of the season having only picked up two points from their opening five matches whilst the Seagulls will want to bounce back after a run of poor results.

A win here would take Albion above the home side in the table, so what sort of side will the Croatian select?

Here's what we are predicting tonight...

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There could be as many as four changes with the Baggies looking to find that magic touch in front of goal once again.

Domestic deadline day signing Karlan Grant was thrown into the deep end against Burnley and failed to kickstart his Hawthorns career with anything of note. He could be dropped for Callum Robinson, who is currently their top goalscorer with his brace against Chelsea.

The Irishman could be supported by Matheus Pereira, who returns back to the number ten role that he was so prolific in last season. It seems bizarre to play him out wide when he contributed to 18 of 28 goals through the middle during that promotion campaign.

It means there could be a rare start for 29-year-old winger Matty Phillips on the right after he came on as a substitute versus the Clarets with Grady Diangana keeping his place on the left.

Conor Gallagher would then be likely to partner Jake Livermore in the middle as the perfect box-to-box option, managing four tackles, two key passes and one shot, via WhoScored, last Monday.

There had been much speculation about the future of Ahmed Hegazi in the west Midlands and late last night he was confirmed as an Ittihad player, so Bilic is forced into a central defensive change.

It means the door opens up for Kyle Bartley to make a return alongside impressive veteran Branislav Ivanovic.

Whilst Conor Townsend continues to get the nod over Kieran Gibbs at left-back, though Dara O'Shea may return at right-back over Darnell Furlong.

There's no place for Kyle Edwards, Semi Ajayi or Romaine Sawyers in the starting lineup.

AND in other news, West Brom will soon regret collapsed £18m swoop for the next Sancho...