Journalist Steve Madeley has praised Adam Reach’s impact at West Brom, following the Baggies’ dramatic late win over QPR on Friday night.
The Lowdown: Baggies back to winning ways
Valerien Ismael’s side hosted a dangerous QPR outfit at the Hawthorns, eventually picking up a hard-earned three points.
A Karlan Grant double, one of which came in the dying minutes, cancelled out Andre Gray’s early strike, as West Brom went top of the Championship.
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One individual who played the entire 90 minutes was Reach, who had arguably his best game for the Baggies since signing from Sheffield Wednesday in the summer, playing two key passes.
Someone who was impressed with what he saw from the 28-year-old was The Athletic‘s Madeley, who took to Twitter on Saturday morning to speak positively about him:
“I think Reach has done well overall. Poor at Preston but he wasn’t alone in that, but decent against Derby and again yesterday. Yes, Townsend probably regains the spot when the centre-backs are fit but Reach has done a handy job.”
The Verdict: More still needed
Reach hasn’t exactly been an earth-shattering signing for West Brom so far, but his performance on Friday was an encouraging one.
He showed for Wednesday that he is capable of scoring stunning goals, and was called a ‘top player’ by Tony Pulis, but he needs to perform consistently to be a regular starter for the Baggies.
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