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West Brom 1-0 Blackpool: Okay Yokuslu scored five minutes from time to seal all three points


West Brom 1-0 Blackpool: Okay Yokuslu scored five minutes from time to give Carlos Corberan’s hosts all three points points following battle at The Hawthorns

  • Okay Yokuslu scored five minutes from time to settle a battle at The Hawthorns 
  • Carlos Corberan’s struggling hosts were buoyed by the late winner at home 
  • Meanwhile, mid-table Blackpool left empty-handed from their midweek trip 
  • West Brom fans are furious with the club’s Chinese-based owner Guochan Lai 

West Bromwich Albion owner Guochuan Lai was pilloried by furious supporters despite the club’s first home win since August.

Though Okay Yokuslu’s goal five minutes from time gave new boss Carlos Corberan his opening victory as Albion boss and took the club off the bottom of the Championship, it will take more than a single victory to solve the deep-rooted issues at this club.

‘‘I respect every type of behaviour from the fans but I’m here to change their feeling,’ said Corberan. ‘I want to make fans proud of the team. Throughout the game they were supporting the team a lot and that isn’t easy for them when things aren’t going well. Our challenge is to make the fans happy.’

Okay Yokuslu scored West Brom’s home winner five minutes from time to seal all three points

MATCH RATINGS

West Brom: Palmer 6.5; Furlong 6.5, Bartley 6, O’Shea 6.5, Townsend 6.5; Gardner-Hickman 6.5 (Rogic 76), Swift 7; Wallace 6.5 (Diangana 58, 6), Grant 5 (Molumby 76), Phillips 6 (Thomas-Asante 83).

Goal: Yokuslu 85

Booked: Bartley, Wallace, Yokuslu, O’Shea

Manager: Carlos Corberan 7.5

Blackpool: Maxwell 6.5; Connolly 6, Ekpiteta 6, Thorniley 7, Husband 6; Carey 5.5, Dougall 5.5, Wright 5 (Lavery 46, 6); Yates 5 (Poveda 87), Madine 5 (Corbeanu 65, 6.5), Hamilton 6

Booked: Thorniley, Yates



Source : dailymail

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