Overview

• West Brom host Derby County at The Hawthorns for the first-round tie with kick-off set for 7:45 pm BST and live coverage on Sky Sports+, the Sky Go app and fubo in the US.
• Ryan Mason is poised to make up to eight changes from the opening-day side, with Joe Wildsmith expected in goal and Devante Cole and Josh Maja partnering up front.
• John Eustace will also shuffle his lineup as Derby contend with multiple absentees, including Patrick Agyemang, Kane Wilson and Sondre Langås.
• Darnell Furlong sits out through suspension after a red card in West Brom’s season opener while Corey Blackett-Taylor is ruled out for six weeks by a hamstring injury.
• The tie doubles as a competitive setting for fringe players to stake their claims ahead of the Sky Bet Championship campaign.