In-form West Brom striker Geoff Horsfield is a major doubt for his side's crucial Barclays Premiership trip to Sunderland tomorrow.
Bryan Robson welcomes back Hungarian midfielder Zoltan Gera after a dehydration problem which forced him out of last week's loss to Wigan. Kanu is definitely ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Sunderland's Alan Stubbs has recovered from a bout of concussion but Stephen Wright (knee), George McCartney (hamstring) , Colin Healy (knee) and Kevin Kyle (hip) are out.
West Brom squad: Kirkland, Kuszczak, Watson, Albrechtsen, Clement, Gaardsoe, Moore, Davies, Robinson, Gera, Carter, Chaplow, Wallwork, Inamoto, Greening, Kamara, Ellington, Campbell, Horsfield, Earnshaw.
Sunderland squad: Davis, Nosworthy, Hoyte, Breen, Stubbs, Arca, Whitehead, Miller, Bassila, Welsh, Stead, Elliott, Le Tallec, Gray, Lawrence, Robinson, Caldwell, Murphy, Alnwick.