Grady Diangana and Brandon Thomas-Asante scored to give the Baggies their second away win of the season.
Diangana has now scored in two straight games, which is just one of the reasons why West Brom must maintain hold of their star player when the January transfer market opens.
During the summer, Leeds United were said to be interested in the former West Ham player.
If Leeds come calling again in January, it is critical that West Brom keep Diangana.
Simply put, if West Brom lose their key player, they risk losing their promotion ambitions.
As Coventry goalkeeper Ben Wilson spilled the ball into the six yard box, the ace was the first to pounce.
This is only one of Diangana’s match-winning characteristics.
His movement off the ball is quite astute, and he could have scored twice on Monday night if Thomas-Asante had chosen to square the ball to him late in the game.
Diangana’s pace and trickery on the ball means he has the ability to spearhead West Brom’s counter-attacks and he did that to great effect against Coventry.
The Baggies had just 35% possession last night but Diangana’s dribbling ability meant they were a constant threat on the break.
Diangana also has the ability to turn Championship defenders inside out, and his tormenting dribble against QPR last week saw him brought down by Jimmy Dunne who consequently received a red card as Albion were awarded a penalty.
Thomas-Asante dispatched the penalty to give West Brom the lead.
The former West Ham man also tucked home the Baggies’ second goal that night as he found bags of space in the box.
Now that the winger has scored in the league on two occasions, only John Swift and Brandon Thomas-Asante have netted more times for West Brom this Championship season.
Diangana has the second best shots per 90 ratio at his club, meanwhile he has created the highest number of big chances this season alongside former Millwall man Jed Wallace.
Despite only appearing in nine games this season and earning only six starts, the winger leads West Bromwich Albion’s predicted goal rankings.
He has two goals and one assist in these outings.
Diangana’s goal output appears to be increasing as he plays more games.
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