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Irvine hands full Premier League debuts to Ideye and Davidson

BROWN Ideye and Jason Davidson are handed full Barclays Premier League debuts as Alan Irvine makes two changes to the side that fought out a goalless draw at Southampton last Saturday.

The men to make way are injured duo Victor Anichebe (groin) and Sebastien Pocognoli (thigh), who are left out altogether.

Costa Rica international Cristian Gamboa is involved in a Premier League squad for the first time and is named on the bench, where he is joined by James Morrison for his first league involvement this term.

Garry Monk names an unchanged Swans team to the one that beat Burnley 1-0 last weekend.

SWANSEA: Fabianski, Rangel, Amat, Williams (c), Taylor, Ki, Shelvey, Dyer, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Bony. Subs: Tremmel (gk), Tiendalli, Fernandez, Richards, Carroll, Montero, Gomis.

ALBION: Foster, Wisdom, Dawson, Olsson, Davidson, Gardner, Mulumbu, Berahino, Dorrans, Brunt (c), Ideye. Subs: Myhill (gk), Gamboa, Sessegnon, McAuley, Morrison, Yacob, Baird.

REFEREE: P Tierney (Lancashire).