Rickie Lambert, James McClean and James Chester all made their full Albion debuts but couldn't help the Baggies falling to a heavy 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.
Tony Pulis gave debuts to his new recruits but first half goals from Yaya Toure gave City the advantage after the break.
Albion briefly rallied in the second half but conceeded again through Vincent Kompany's header.
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