West Brom boss Carlos Corberan was full of praise for striker Brandon Thomas-Asante after his two goals helped earn the Baggies a 4-1 win over Blackburn.
The hosts were three up inside 33 minutes thanks to a Tom Fellows effort, an own goal by Dominic Hyam and a Thomas-Asante strike.
Jake Garrett pulled a goal back for Blackburn after 60 minutes, but Thomas-Asante soon restored the hosts’ three-goal advantage.
West Brom cement fifth position, five points clear of sixth place, whilst Blackburn drop to 18th in the table and are winless in six league games.
Corberan, whose side strengthened their position in fifth, said of Thomas-Asante’s display: “Excellent, not only for the goals but the way he was linking the play and how he was helping the team build attacks.
“The most important thing with Brandon is his mentality and his physical condition to play and always be ready to help the team.
“The most important moment is every game he plays with us and today he was able to help the team with the goals that he scored.”
The afternoon saw the return of key players John Swift, Adam Reach and Jed Wallace for West Brom and Corberan was delighted to have the trio back after injury lay-offs.
“I liked a lot the contribution of Reach, I think he was perfect for the type of game we wanted to play today,” the head coach said.
“His contribution in defending was very important too.
“To have all your fullest squad is one of the key points in the Championship.”
Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson admitted it was a bad day at the office for his side, who have now conceded the most goals in the Championship
“We need to accept it was not a good day,” he said. “We knew coming here with the quality of West Brom it would be a tough task. I thought we started the game well, but I was disappointed in the manner we gave the goals away.
“We gave three set-piece goals away today. When Garrett scored an excellent goal in the second half we had a chance to get back in the game, but we conceded immediately.
“The only thing I was pleased with today was to give Sam Gallagher minutes who’s been out for four months.”
Tomasson feels his side are too easy to score against at the moment.
“When you look at the whole play, I thought we were just as good as West Brom, but games are won in each box in the way you defend,” he said.
“Are you winning your duels, are you winning your personal duels, the first and second contact, are you smelling danger all those things? Football is won in each box and we need to do better.”
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