West Bromwich Albion boss Carlos Corberan and owner Shilen Patel have both sent messages to fans after the Baggies’ dramatic draw with Watford on Easter Monday.
Albion found themselves 2-0 down after 66 minutes at The Hawthorns, with second-half goals from Edo Kayembe and Mileta Rajovic putting the Hornets on course for a second win in three games under interim boss Tom Cleverley, but showed real fight to drag themselves back into the contest.
Brandon Thomas-Asante cut Watford’s lead in half with 20 minutes to go and then Darnell Furlong popped up with a 91st-minute equaliser to ensure the points were shared.
Furlong’s stoppage-time strike extended the Baggies’ recent unbeaten streak to eight games and leaves them in a commanding position in the race for the play-offs – sitting fifth, eight points clear of seventh with six games to go – but four draws in that run may well be some cause for concern for supporters.
| Championship Table (As it stands March 30th) | ||||
| Team | P | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 40 | 33 | 87 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 40 | 44 | 86 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 39 | 42 | 85 |
| 4 | Southampton | 38 | 25 | 74 |
| 5 | West Brom | 40 | 23 | 68 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 40 | 14 | 64 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 39 | 17 | 60 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 39 | -3 | 59 |
Carlos Corberan and Shilen Patel’s post-match reaction
Both Corberan and Patel, West Brom’s new American owner, took to X to send a message to supporters after Monday’s dramatic result at The Hawthorns.
The Spanish coach hailed his side’s mentality in coming back from two goals down and thanked fans for playing their part against the Hornets.
While Patel admitted it was a “pretty frustrating afternoon” for Albion but recognised the fight that Albion showed and suggested that it would be vital to success in the second tier.
A unified West Brom can only be good news for their promotion hopes
The pair are right to highlight the determination and mentality shown by Albion, which are characteristics that bode well for the play-offs.
Watford have a stronger squad than their league position suggests and are on the up under Cleverley so a 2-2 draw with them is far from a disastrous result.
The Baggies have not been at the level of the Championship’s top four this term and never realistically looked part of the automatic promotion race but have been the best of the rest.
Much of the season was spent with off-field issues concerning their former owner rumbling on but after Patel’s takeover, they are a club that is unified and united.
That can only bode well for them and suggests that even if they’re not successful in their promotion this term, they should be able to go again in 2024/25.
April is set to be a busy month in the Championship and, starting Saturday against Stoke City, West Brom still have five games to play.
They will want to get back to winning ways to secure a top six finish as soon as possible and build momentum ahead of the play-offs next month.
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