West Brom v Portsmouth Preview


By Jemma Tappenden
April 4 2008

West Brom fans will be relieved to know that gaffer Tony Mowbray has no new selection problems to take into consideration for tomorrow. However, Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp will have to wait for last minute fitness tests to establish who will make his starting eleven for this FA Cup semi final at Wembley.

The only injury concern for West Bromwich Albion is Filipe Teixeira, who remains sidelined most likely until the end of the season.

Tony Mowbray has a near full strike force to select from, the only exception being the on-loan Luke Moore, who whilst having completed a three match ban for his red card in the Baggies defeat to Leicester City, is ineligible because he has already featured in the competition this year for Aston Villa.

In similar fashion Harry Redknapp will be without on form striker Jermaine Defoe, who featured for Spurs in the cup before his last minute transfer to Pompey.  Former Baggie Kanu is expected to start.

Redknapp is boosted by the return from suspension of both Papa Bouba Diop and Sulley Muntari, but will have to wait for fitness tests on both John Utaka and Hermann Hreidarsson who have been suffering with hamstring and Achilles problems respectively.

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