Aston Villa assistant manager Gary McAllister will again be in charge of the team as Gerard Houllier recuperates after a heart scare.
Barry Bannan is available after being recalled from his loan spell at Leeds, but Villa could be unchanged for a third straight match.
West Brom
Doubtful: Cech (groin), Reid (calf) Injured: Dorrans (ankle)
Aston Villa
Injured: None
MATCH PREVIEW
Prince William would have been too young to remember the last time his beloved Aston Villa lost this fixture. The royal newlywed would doubtless wish that, as his honeymoon begins, Roy Hodgson's comes to an end.
We still need one or two points but if we do survive then it will be an achievement for this club
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson
Hodgson has only lost one of his eight matches in charge of West Brom - and that defeat came against Chelsea. Before his arrival, the club were above the relegation zone only on goal difference; now they are six points clear and chasing a top-10 finish.
That, too, is the target for Villa, who go into this local skirmish a point and a place above their hosts following a four-match unbeaten run.
Both sides know a win in this game would banish any lingering threat of relegation. Yet victory in this fixture has eluded West Brom for more than quarter of a century since Carl Valentine's winner at The Hawthorns in April 1985. Prince William, who was two years old then, will not be amused by an overdue home win on Saturday.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Aston Villa are unbeaten in their nine Premier League games against West Brom, with their five victories all coming by a 2-1 scoreline.
• Albion have not beaten Villa in 17 league and cup matches (W10, D7) spanning 26 years.
West Brom
• Albion have only been beaten once in nine matches, the last eight of which have come under head coach Roy Hodgson.
• West Brom have gone 32 Premier League games without a clean sheet, an ongoing record for the division.
• They have gained an unsurpassed 23 points from losing positions this season, a record they share with Tottenham.
• Peter Odemwingie is vying to become the first West Brom player to score in four successive Premier League matches.
Aston Villa
• Villa have won two and drawn two of their last four league matches, equalling their longest unbeaten run of the season.
• They have dropped 23 points from winning positions, the equal-most in the Premier League along with Sunderland.
• Gabriel Agbonlahor is hoping to make the 200th start of his club career. He needs one goal to reach 50 in the Premier League.
• Richard Dunne should make his 500th club career appearance, while Luke Young is poised for his 350th league game.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
West Brom
Odemwingie: 13 goals (13 league); Mulumbu: 5 goals (5 league); Vela: 5 goals* (3 league)
*Includes 2 goals (0 league) for Arsenal.
Aston Villa
Bent: 18 goals* (15 league); A Young: 8 goals (6 league)
*Includes 11 goals (8 league) for Sunderland.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Phil Dowd
Assistant referees: Scott Ledger & Adam Watts
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
West Brom (D2-2 v Tottenham, a): Carson; Reid (Jara 45), Meite, Olsson, Shorey, Brunt, Mulumbu, Scharner (Cox 77), Thomas (Morrison 70), Odemwingie, Vela. Subs not used: Myhill, Tchoyi, Ibanez, Fortune.
Aston Villa (D1-1 v Stoke, h): Friedel; Walker, Dunne, Collins, L Young, Downing (Albrighton 67), Petrov, Reo-Coker, A Young, Bent, Heskey (Agbonlahor 79). Subs not used: Marshall, Pires, Makoun, Clark, Cuellar.
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport