'What a transformation' - Some West Brom fans drool over 28-yr-old who is 'thriving under Slav'

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05 Nov 2019, 2:01 am

Kyle Bartley was in terrific form for West Brom on Monday night as Slaven Bilic's side returned to the top of the Championship standings with a 2-0 win away against Stoke City.

A section of supporters on Twitter were blown away by the centre-back's performance as Albion kept their third clean sheet of the season on their way to victory in the Potteries.

Bartley, 28, was at the heart of a solid defensive display with stats by WhoScored showing that the ex-Swansea man won an incredible 11 aerial duels - no player on the pitch managed more - and also made two tackles and three clearances.

Ahmed Hegazi can only sit on the bench and watch Bartley at the moment even though the Egypt international was widely expected to replace the 2018 signing in the starting line-up as soon as he returned from injury.

However Bartley's form has been impressive and these West Brom fans on Twitter were full of praise for the defender after the match.

Here is a selection of their tweets:

Morning Baggies fans...Still buzzing about last night, how class was Bartley?...Sawyers was superb too, and this man changed the game when he can on...#wba #wevegotkanu pic.twitter.com/O1hqAplP0F
— Stuart Field𓅪 (@Baggiesgoboing) November 5, 2019

A decent manager can get the best out of underperforming players, Bartley and Livermore have been superb , both were being run out of the club 6 months ago, vital cogs in this well oiled machine. #WBA
— Steve mackenzie (@baggie_boy) November 5, 2019

Can we just take a minute to praise Kyle Bartley. Absolutely dominant this season, he and Ajayi have formed a great partnership and Hegazi has some going to get back into this side. #wba
— Jake 𓅪🟣 (@jakedf96) November 5, 2019

Long journey back thanks to heavy traffic. What a performance. Ajayi and Bartley dominant against Vokes. Sawyers fantastic, every time we look as though we might lose possession, he's there to keep it ticking over #wba
— Joel Penn (@Joelwba) November 5, 2019

It's amazing how Kyle Bartley went from average who some fans called a waste of money to possibly being one of the best defenders in the championship he is absolutely thriving under Slav made some important tackles & interceptions tonight him & Ajayi are🔥#WBA #baggies #COYB #UTA
— James (@JamesWBA4) November 5, 2019

Kyle Bartley, what a transformation this player as made, and I was a massive critic of his, turning out to be one of my favourite players now, top class defending tonight 👌🔵⚪️ #wba
— DaZ_GuEsT🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️ (@DarrenGuest7) November 4, 2019

Albion's next Championship fixture is against in-form Hull City at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday.

In other West Brom news, Bilic has admitted that this summer signing was a bargain for the Baggies.

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