West Brom fans hit back at ‘Delusional’ Junior Firpo comments after Leeds draw – ‘So odd’
West Brom supporters have been left scratching their heads after bizarre comments from Leeds United star Junior Firpo.
The Baggies secured a 1-1 draw at Elland Road on Saturday to hang on to their spot in the Championship playoffs by a thread.
Tony Mowbray’s side had slightly less possession and overall shots but could have taken all three points with John Swift missing a golden chance early on.
Despite the fair result, the Dominican international made his bizarre frustrations clear in an interview with Sky Sports after the contest.
Firpo makes controversial comments after West Brom draw
Speaking after the contest, the 28-year-old was unimpressed with Albion’s approach to the clash.
The Whites star accused Mowbray’s side of adopting a negative approach and settling for a point after Darnell Furlong’s 39th-minute equaliser cancelled out his opener from a Joe Wildsmith howler.
He said: “They get the equaliser and then in the second half, there was just one team trying to get the win and that was us.”
“There was just one team trying to get the win” 😮
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) March 1, 2025
Junior Firpo and Joe Rothwell react to drawing against West Brom. pic.twitter.com/HtYWMcktpI
West Brom fans livid with Firpo claims
Baggies supporters took exception to the claims on social media after the game, with many feeling that the comments were peculiar after a solid performance from the visitors.
Bro is delusional https://t.co/f9ymt97gOS
— Ben 𓅪 (@BenjaminWba) March 1, 2025
Cry me a river https://t.co/AFHGB1Yx8Y
— frenchwba 𓅪 (@WBA_FRENCHIE) March 1, 2025
what😭😭😭😭😭😭😭leeds so odd x https://t.co/b1NtR5Mjqf
— amelia 𓅪 (@ameliawbax) March 1, 2025
Pint of bitter please pal
— Ben Norton (@8en1990) March 1, 2025
Head up lads. Can’t accept not being the better team for once
— Francino𓅪 (@Francino14657) March 1, 2025
Tbh West Brom were the one team trying to get the win they’re right
— Joe🇺🇸 𓅪 (@JoeStevens2110) March 1, 2025
It’s a nice compliment but I’d say Leeds were trying to win it as well.
— AllAlbionFans (@AllAlbionFans) March 1, 2025
What melts. We were good enough to get a draw at the hardest place to go in the championship. Keep crying you pair of melons
— Matty 𓅪🇮🇪 (@WBAMATTY_) March 1, 2025
One team who nearly scored in the last 5 wasn’t Leeds
— Paul 𓅪👻𓅪 (@Spenglar) March 1, 2025
We battered Leeds 🤣🤣
— pugwall (@westbrom7777) March 1, 2025
Deluded
— DOOD 𓅪 (@EyaWeGew) March 1, 2025
Mowbray and his side will not care about the salty post-game comments from the Leeds man, they did their job and got a very good result against the champions-elect, it is not their fault that the Peacocks could not break them down.
The scoreline is even more impressive given the Whites’ home record, before the Albion draw, Daniel Farke’s side had dropped points in just three home league matches so far this season.
The point keeps The Hawthorns outfit in the playoff places on goal difference after Blackburn could only manage a draw with Norwich at Ewood Park.
The West Midlands club needs to take the momentum from this result against the league leaders into their next few games and increase their margin to the chasing pack.
Otherwise, their Premier League promotion dreams could be dashed before they even really get started if they fail to secure a playoff berth with 11 matches left to play until the season concludes.