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West Brom boss Irvine: New signings to face Hull tomorrow

West Bromwich Albion's new boys are set to feature in a friendly tomorrow against Hull City.

England defender Joleon Lescott is one of those marked down for potential involvement against the Tigers tomorrow - along with the likes of Cristian Gamboa, Silvestre Varela and Sebastian Blanco.

Georgios Samaras and James Morrison could also possibly get game time, depending on their involvement for respective nations Greece and Scotland.

Irvine told the WBA website: "We've got an Under-21 friendly here on Tuesday and I would love to be able to play players in that game who need to play. Ideally I would want to be including all of them.

"Samaras and Morrison, it depends on what they get in the international games, the biggest blow for us is if they go away and don't play, because then we have not had them and they have not had the work that the other boys are getting back here.

"It is scheduled as an Under-21 friendly but I think with Hull's five signings on deadline day and us trying to get players bedded in, I would think it will end up being a game for a whole load of players that Steve (Bruce, Hull manager) doesn't know very well and I don't know very well.

"It's fairly star-studded but they need it, several have not done a pre-season. There's a lot of players who need training and games and also get to need to get to know one other."

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