'He is a massive player for us but Jay Rodriguez has been very productive': West Brom boss James Shan insists his side can cope without Dwight Gayle in second leg of play-off clash with Villa James Shan believes West Brom will be able to cope with loss of Dwight Gayle Albion must continue promotion challenge without him after he was sent off His suspension sees him miss the second leg of the semi-final against Aston Villa Jay Rodriguez will likely play as a lone striker on Tuesday in a 4-5-1 formation REPORT – Villa 2-1 West Brom: Conor Hourihane strike hands Villains advantageBy Press Association Sport Staff Published: 16:36 BST, 13 May 2019 | Updated: 16:36 BST, 13 May 2019 Viewcomments Boss James Shan believes West Brom's squad is strong enough to cope with the loss of top scorer Dwight Gayle. Albion must continue their Sky Bet Championship promotion challenge without the striker after he was sent off at Villa Park on Saturday. Gayle, on loan from Newcastle, scored his 24th goal of the season but was then shown a second yellow card late on. James Shan believes West Brom's squad is strong enough to cope with loss of Dwight Gayle Gayle was sent off during the Championship play-off first leg against Aston Villa last week His suspension sees him miss the second leg of the semi-final against Aston Villa and will also rule him out of the final at Wembley, should West Brom get there. With Hal Robson-Kanu also suspended following his red card at Derby on the final day of the regular season, Jay Rodriguez will likely play as a lone striker on Tuesday night in a 4-5-1 formation. 'He (Gayle) is a massive player for us but Jay has been very productive and hasn't played an awful lot of minutes this season in central areas,' said Shan after his side's 2-1 defeat at the weekend. 'So it gives Jay the opportunity to get a more central role and he can be a big threat from there. It also presents opportunities for other people. 'We've got a big squad and a squad of high quality and the players play with a mentality that they're waiting for their opportunity. So the opportunity will be presented for one individual.' Jay Rodriguez (R) is likely to take Gayle's place for the second leg of the play-off tie That might mean a recall for attacking midfielder Rekeem Harper, who was left out of the squad altogether for the first leg for tactical reasons. The 19-year-old had started five of West Brom's last six games of the regular season. Shan said: 'We came with a game plan to sit a bit deeper and be a bit more compact and maybe have more of a defensive head on. 'Can Rekeem do that? Of course. Rek is a powerful young boy, very good in the half-turn and he can play forward. He is probably more of an offensive midfield player than one that will sit in and screen and deny.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility