BEN Watson is handed his full Albion debut as Roberto Di Matteo makes five changes to the side that suffered a 3-2 extra-time FA Cup replay defeat by Reading on Wednesday.
The on-loan Wigan midfielder is also joined in a five-man midfield by Jerome Thomas on his return from a five-match ban and the recalled Chris Brunt.
The rested Jonas Olsson is also back in a reshuffled defence, and Marek Cech is restored at left -back.
The men to make way are Gianni Zuiverloon and Joe Mattock, who are left out altogether.
Youssouf Mulumbu and Simon Cox are relegated to substitutes and Roman Bednar misses out with a groin injury.
Cup-tied Frank Nouble is back on the bench.
Nigel Clough makes three changes to the Rams side that lost 1-0 to Swansea last Saturday.
Ex-Baggie Rob Hulse is dropped to the bench, Chris Commons misses out altogether and Jay McEveley is suspended.
Gilles Sunu, Dean Moxey and Chris Porter come into the County XI.
ALBION (4-5-1): Carson; Tamas, Meite, Olsson, Cech; Brunt, Watson, Koren, Dorrans, Thomas; Moore. Subs not used: Kiely (gk), Cox, Wood, Morrison, Mulumbu, Slory, Nouble.
DERBY (4-5-1): Bywater; Hunt, Moxey, Barker, Buxton; Tonge, Savage, Porter, Green, Pearson; Sunu. Subs: Deeney (gk), Leacock, Hulse, Pringle, Martin, Davies, Anderson.
REFEREE: P Crossley (Kent).
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