Team News: Tony Pulis makes five West Bromwich Albion changes for first league game

Tony Pulis has made five changes to the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for his first Premier League game in charge of the club against Hull City this afternoon.

Despite the 7-0 thrashing of non-league Gateshead last weekend, Pulis has recalled Ben Foster, Andre Wisdom, Joleon Lescott, Claudio Yacob and Brown Ideye for today's game.

Meanwhile, Hull have made two changes to the side that lost 2-0 to Arsenal on Sunday.

Stephen Quinn returns in place of Gaston Ramirez, while Maynor Figueroa makes his first league start since May as he takes the place of Andrew Robertson.

West Brom: Foster; Wisdom, McAuley, Lescott, Baird; Yacob, Morrison, Brunt; Sessegnon, Berahino, Ideye Subs: Myhill, Pocognoli, Dawson, Gardner, Dorrans, Anichebe, Samaras

Hull: McGregor, Figueroa, Bruce, Chester, Davies, Meyler, Hernandez, Livermore, Jelavic, Elmohamady, Quinn Subs: Harper, Huddlestone, Brady, Maguire, McShane, Dawson, Ince

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