West Brom 'mix it up' and Ryan Mason proves point: Four takeaways from opening day Albion win
West Brom got off to the best possible start as they picked up an opening day victory over Blackburn Rovers.
Isaac Price's first half goal separated the two sides - with Albion having to dig deep in the second half to see the game out.
Jonny Drury looks at some key points to come from the game.
Grant over Johnston
Ryan Mason's selection didn't throw up too many surprises - well none at all in fact.
However, he did stick with Karlan Grant over Mikey Johnston, with Grant having played a lot of football in pre-season.
It is widely thought that Johnston and Tom Fellows are Albion's two first choice wingers, but Grant must have done something to impress his manager in pre-season.
He fully justified his selection. Without doing anything spectacular - the wide man put in a solid display.
Worked hard, did his job and did carry a threat at times. It seems Johnston may have a job on his hands to win his place back.
Philosophy but mixing it up
