West Brom fans blown away by ‘Perfect’ Mowbray announcement v QPR
Tony Mowbray has made one change to his West Brom starting XI for their Championship clash against QPR on Saturday.
The Englishman has stuck with most of the players who held Leeds United to a 1-1 draw last time out with the Baggies looking to further cement their place in the top six.
The Black Country club will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to six to try and build upon the momentum they’ve created in the Championship.
West Brom fans were left ecstatic with the one change Mowbray made, too.
West Brom make one change for QPR game
The only change that Mowbray has made from West Brom’s draw against Leeds is Tom Fellows coming in for John Swift at The Hawthorns.
For their game against QPR, the starting XI has reverted to its usual 4-2-3-1 set-up with the rest of the players keeping their places in the team.
Your Albion XI to take on @QPR. 😎@BarberbossUK | #WBA pic.twitter.com/VtWoD8lfgf
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) March 8, 2025
West Brom starting XI leaves fans buzzing
While the decision to take Swift out for Fellows may seem harsh after the performance he put in against Leeds, it makes a lot of sense.
| Leeds United – 1 | West Brom – 1 |
| Junior Firpo 9′ | Darnell Furlong 39′ |
Fellows is one of the Baggies’ most creative players and against a team of QPR’s quality, their attacking line is going to be key.
One fan took to X (8 March) and said that the line-up was “perfect” while another said they were “very happy” with the starting XI that had been chosen.
Vvery happy with that.
— Power to the people 𓅪 (@mr_dead_2012) March 8, 2025
It has been made very clear that this may be the strongest-possible starting side for Mowbray, who is ready to return to winning ways.
QPR may have only won two of their last five second-tier games, but that doesn’t mean they’ll roll over with the play-off chasing pack in a tight bunch.
Mowbray will have to ensure that his team stay on task and add yet another three points to their Championship tally.
With Bristol City, Blackburn and Middlesbrough able to jump above them if results go the wrong way, West Brom need to keep picking up those wins.