Scott Sinclair wowed by one West Brom player after win v Watford
West Brom kept their playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Watford on Saturday.
Goals from Karlan Grant and Mikey Johnston were enough to secure victory at The Hawthorns (12 April) despite a Moussa Sissoko strike for the visitors.
The Baggies are now just two points behind Coventry, who occupy the final place for the end-of-season showdown.
Frank Lampard‘s side has a game in hand but the sides face each other on 18 April, so any advantage that they gain from that could be wiped out.
Josh Griffiths shines again for West Brom
Griffiths continued to impress against the Hornets after being thrust into the limelight, further justifying Tony Mowbray’s decision to drop Joe Wildsmith.
After the contest, the Baggies goalkeeper took to Instagram to share a message, saying: “Massive win. Nice to be back out there at home.”
Former Albion loanee Scott Sinclair reacted to the post, commenting with fire emojis.
Mowbray may have his number one
Alex Palmer’s late departure to Ipswich in the winter transfer window left the Baggies in the lurch in terms of their goalkeeping situation.
They were forced to recall Griffiths from a promising loan spell at Bristol Rovers but he has earned a starting spot, ultimately justifying the decision to bring him back to The Hawthorns.
| Stats (Championship) | Griffiths |
| Matches | 2 |
| Goals conceded | 3 |
| Save percentage | 70% |
| Errors leading to goal | 0 |
The 23-year-old has had to bide his time for an opportunity and is taking it with both hands at the moment after Wildsmith was dropped for his mistake against Sunderland (5 April).
The academy graduate may keep the number one spot if he continues to perform for the Baggies, they need him to with their playoff status up in the air.
Albion will be confident that they can achieve their ambitions given that they face their rivals for the final spot and then three relegation-threatened teams in their last three matches, with home games against Derby (21 April) and Luton (3 May) and a trip to Cardiff (26 April).
Mowbray’s decision to throw his young keeper into the deep end may turn out to be a genius move if the Black Country club secure a playoff berth that had seemed to have fallen out of their grasp.