Bitesize Baggies: Changes, Sarmiento, Mowatt and striker decisions

We all expected to see changes today but I don't quite think we expected to see five.

Although he has had a tough start, Wallace was one I was not expecting.

Bartley came in for his presence and did well, and Mowatt and Diangana shone as they came in.

However, for me Corberan slightly over did it to be honest and I think Swift should have remained in the side.

He has been the playmaker, the link man so far and Albion lacked that slightly in this one.

Alex Mowatt was excellent

He has had to bide his time and will have probably been getting a tad annoyed at his lack of action.

But he came in today and did not put a foot wrong.

When it was there to play forward he did and he put Albion in good positions a number of times.

He was quality on the ball and that creativity from deep that they lack.

His free kick would have been a fitting end to a quality performance and for me it is his shirt to lose now.

Maybe Carlos was right on Sarmiento

The fans were buzzing when the winger was handed his start, and although he showed good flashes, he also displayed the reason why Corberan may have been reluctant to throw him in from the start until now.

He has almost been hyped so much by supporters that today felt a bit of a disappointment.

He got into great areas but his decision making sometimes was not on the money, but he is a young player and it is to be expected.

Maybe the expectation on the youngster may drop a bit now, and that'll be a good thing.

The striker dilemma is going to bite

It wasn't a classic performance from Thomas-Asante by any stretch, and he should have buried his second half headed chance.

Again he linked well, held it up, and it was a decent enough display but he tired.

And the worry now is with a lack of other options, he is going to be burned out.

He spoke in the matchd ay programme about how much he enjoyed playing in a two.

Corberan needs to be creative now and a two, with someone such as a Wallace or a Phillips up there alongside him, or even Swift just in behind, maybe just take the burden of the forward.