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Plymouth v West Brom preview: Boss weighs up rotation debate with challenges ahead

Tony Mowbray knows there is a time in the near future when rotation of his Albion squad will be a necessity.

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That may not be at Plymouth's Home Park tomorrow, before which there has been a full week of training since the 5-1 victory over Portsmouth and no more fitness setbacks.

Albion have actually been boosted in the period since with Kyle Bartley's return to full training. The experienced stopper will be part of the squad in Devon tomorrow though unlikely to start. Fellow defender Semi Ajayi is not far away from a return after a lengthy time out.

The challenge ahead of Mowbray's men at rock-bottom Plymouth is similar to that of the home Pompey clash last weekend - to deliver on expectation and beat struggling opposition.

Argyle, under new boss Miron Muslic, are notoriously tougher nuts to crack at Home Park. Mowbray knows this well after tasting defeat there with Sunderland. But the Baggies are in need of momentum in the play-off race and are expected to see off the strugglers.