The Championship weekend and the Eric Ramsay era begin at The Hawthorns as West Bromwich Albion host Middlesbrough on Friday night (20:00 GMT).
The Baggies lost four of Ryan Mason's final five games in charge to slip to 18th, seven points above the drop-zone, but the other was a 2-1 win over QPR in their most recent home game on 29 December.
Boro ended a run of one point from four games with a 4-0 thrashing of Southampton last time out in the league on 4 January and still lie second, six points behind leaders Coventry and two ahead of third-placed Ipswich, who have played a game fewer.