His suspension sees him miss the second leg of the semi-final against Aston Villa and will also rule him out of the final at Wembley, should West Brom get there.

With Hal Robson-Kanu also suspended following his red card at Derby on the final day of the regular season, Jay Rodriguez will likely play as a lone striker on Tuesday night in a 4-5-1 formation.

"He (Gayle) is a massive player for us but Jay has been very productive and hasn't played an awful lot of minutes this season in central areas," said Shan after his side's 2-1 defeat at the weekend.

"So it gives Jay the opportunity to get a more central role and he can be a big threat from there. It also presents opportunities for other people.

"We've got a big squad and a squad of high quality and the players play with a mentality that they're waiting for their opportunity. So the opportunity will be presented for one individual."

That might mean a recall for attacking midfielder Rekeem Harper, who was left out of the squad altogether for the first leg for tactical reasons. The 19-year-old had started five of West Brom's last six games of the regular season.

Shan said: "We came with a game plan to sit a bit deeper and be a bit more compact and maybe have more of a defensive head on.

"Can Rekeem do that? Of course. Rek is a powerful young boy, very good in the half-turn and he can play forward. He is probably more of an offensive midfield player than one that will sit in and screen and deny."

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