Carlos Corberan has plenty of promotion as he may miss his first start in charge so far in the Championship, having guided Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion to the play-offs, while the Terriers have reached Wembley only for Nottingham Forest. to be destroyed. the winning team for the promotion.
The popular Spaniard will be hoping that he can successfully guide the Baggies to promotion this time around, although he will have to try and replace the star without Brandon Thomas-Asante at the top.
Thomas-Asante appeared to be on his way to Hull City, but has instead signed for Coventry City following a late hijack, costing an estimated £2m-£3m.
This will be a blow, but not one that will completely derail the Baggies going forward, knowing that they have plenty of attacking power away from the former Salford City, and the likes of Jed Wallace.
The Jed Wallace era at West Brom
Wallace has been a regular first-team regular since joining the club in 2022, missing just four Championship games in the process.
The former Millwall man moving to the Hawthorns will be seen as an expert from the West Midlands club, therefore, with an experienced striker and joining the club as a free agent, before becoming a reliable creative force and goalscorer.
Last campaign, the Baggies' “unbelievable” captain – as once described by Sheffield United defender Jack O'Connell – would pick up six goals and five assists as Corberan's side look to return to the Premier League, with the West Brom boss playing every attacking role depending on the upcoming conference.
Wallace will feature in six different forward positions at the end of the league schedule, and the former Millwall striker was even drafted in to play in Thomas-Asante's lone striker position at times, with his six goals of the season. what happens when he plays like this top striker.
So, if the Championship promotion hopefuls end up losing Thomas-Asante in the near future, they can count on their 30-year-old to lead the line and do the job.
What's more, Wallace is more valuable to Corberan and Co considering his transfer fee has risen compared to the rising star's departure, with the veteran EFL number one of the most valuable assets in the Baggies camp at the moment, according to Football Transfers.
Wallace's transfer value in 2024
According to the site, the versatile 5 foot 10 forward is worth in the region of £3.9m, with his price going up and up since he joined the club just two years ago.
That makes him the most valuable asset for Corberan at this point in time, with Thomas-Asante leaving for £3m and it appears that West Brom are developing the career of another player, but this time getting money wisely, the 25-year-old has already qualified. £300k when signed for League Two.
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Wallace's value/average league numbers (23/24) vs Thomas-Asante's (23/24) |
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Value/Statistics – for 90 minutes* |
Wallace |
Thomas-Asante |
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Price |
£3.9m |
£3m |
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Games played |
42 |
39 |
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Goals were scored |
6 |
11 |
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Expected goals (xG) |
4.18 xG |
12.69 xG |
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It helps |
5 |
2 |
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Big opportunities are missed |
2 |
18 |
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Great opportunities have been created |
8 |
5 |
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Sofascore statistics |
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Given their mixed numbers for the 2023/24 campaign, West Brom will once again believe they can attract a more clinical success to the club in Thomas-Asante, especially with this extra £3m injection into the bank, with the former Salford man. inefficient when it comes to his xG and misses a bunch of great opportunities in the hefty 18.
Expected Goals (xG) is a metric designed to measure the chance of a shot leading to a goal.
Whoever will be West Brom's next man in attack will know he will have plenty of opportunities on his plate with Wallace by his side, as the Baggies aim to win promotion this coming season, and not just be determined to be men again. .
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