Tony Mowbray mulls potential return for West Brom defender

Tony Mowbray will consider whether Semi Ajayi is ready for a return at Millwall as Albion pay for Kyle Bartley's costly suspension.

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Vice-captain Bartley, 33, was a sore miss from Wednesday's 2-0 home defeat for Blackburn while serving the first of a three-match ban for his dismissal after full-time against Sheffield Wednesday.

He will also miss Saturday's clash at Millwall, though fellow centre-back Ajayi returned from more than three months on the sidelines for a place on the bench against Rovers.

Head coach Mowbray suggested Ajayi is fit enough to be considered to start and while his "wonderful attributes" and significant height will come as a boost, Ajayi does not carry the same dominance and personality to ease Bartley's absence.