Journalist Joe Chapman lauded West Brom midfielder Okay Yokuslu’s ‘dominant’ efficiency in his facet’s 1-1 draw at house to Blackburn Rovers.
The Lowdown: Baggies held at house
The Baggies confronted one other essential Championship conflict on Wednesday night, internet hosting a Blackburn facet who even have promotion aspirations this season.
It seemed as if Jayson Molumby’s second-half strike had accomplished sufficient to seal a valuable three factors for West Brom, just for Ben Brereton Diaz to equalise within the dying minutes.
The outcome leaves Carlos Corberan’s facet sitting 10th within the league desk with 15 league matches nonetheless to play this season, however nonetheless inside touching distance of the highest six.
The Newest: Yokuslu attracts reward
One participant who stood out on the evening was Yokuslu, with Chapman taking to Twitter to single him out for reward:
“I assumed Yokuslu seemed a little bit drained about quarter-hour in the past, however he seems to have had a second wind. One other dominant efficiency tonight.”
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The Verdict: Key man in promotion push
Yokuslu has shone throughout two separate spells for West Brom and the plaudits he earned on Wednesday night have been totally merited, following one other robust show.
The 39-time capped Turkey worldwide received a complete of 12 out of 19 duels, in line with Sofascore, in addition to making three tackles and interceptions, serving to the Baggies win the midfield battles.
Yokuslu goes to be an enormous determine for West Brom in these remaining 15 matches – he has featured in 27 league games and averaged 1.9 tackles per sport – together with his expertise and mentality key to their hopes of promotion.
