Northampton v West Brom preview: Emmanuel Sonupe pushing for start

Emmanuel Sonupe is pushing to make his first start for Northampton in Tuesday's EFL Cup clash with West Brom.

The 20-year-old came off the bench in Saturday's 0-0 Sky Bet League One draw with AFC Wimbledon.

Jak McCourt, Raheem Hanley, Brendan Moloney, Lawson D'Ath and Rod McDonald are short of match fitness but are likely to be included in the squad.

Boss Rob Page has confirmed D'Ath and Joel Byrom will be given starts soon with the Cobblers having failed to score in their last two games.

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West Brom boss Tony Pulis insists Albion will rediscover their cutting edge as they look to avoid an upset.

The Baggies lost 2-1 at home to Everton on Saturday and go to Sixfields aiming to end the hosts' unbeaten run, which stretches back to January.

Pulis, who could hand a debut to left-back Brendan Galloway after he signed on loan from Everton, said: "We're playing well and we're creating chances but it's not just the chances that we're missing, we're getting into the final third and picking the wrong pass - it's just that bit of extra quality that we need at the moment.

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"We're just lacking a bit of a cutting edge at the moment and that final ball, but I can't really criticise my players because what they lack, and they do lack things sometimes, they make up for with their commitment and effort.

"We've got to dust ourselves down and go again because we've got a big game at Northampton on Tuesday night. I won't be making a lot of changes because we haven't got a lot of changes to make."

Pulis is hunting four new players with Aston Villa's Jordan Ayew and Sporting Lisbon forward Islam Slimani on his wishlist, although the Baggies have been unable to agree a price with the Portuguese club.

"We've got 10 days to bring in some players so we'll see what happens. We've got 10 days to do some work and hopefully we'll be able to do it," he added.

Chris Brunt is out with a knee injury but 16-year-old Kane Wilson is expected to be in the squad while James Morrison could make his first start since January after recovering from a hamstring injury.

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Northampton have never beaten West Brom in a competitive match (D2 L4).

The last time Northampton faced Premier League opposition in the second round of the League Cup, they lost 4-1 to Newcastle United at St James' Park.

West Brom lost three League Cup finals between 1966 and 1970, against West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City.

West Brom have won their last three second round League Cup matches away from home, scoring 10 goals