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title: "West Brom: ‘Classy’ Okay Yokuslu impresses vs Sheffield United"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-championship-okay-yokuslu-joe-chapman-news-updates/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Championship News"
published: "2022-08-12T11:35:23Z"
modified: "2022-08-12T11:35:52Z"
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# West Brom: ‘Classy’ Okay Yokuslu impresses vs Sheffield United

**[West Brom](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-news/) midfielder Okay Yokuslu received praise from journalist Joe Chapman after the Baggies beat Sheffield United 1-0 in the EFL Cup first round.**

### The Lowdown: West Brom into round two

Steve Bruce’s side hosted the Blades on Thursday evening, in what represented a potentially tricky EFL Cup tie on paper against their [Championship](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/championship-news/) rivals.

West Brom passed with flying colours, however, eventually edging a tight game at the Hawthorns after Karlan Grant buried a second-half winner.

It may not necessarily have been a classic match-up between the pair but someone whose performance caught the eye was Yokuslu, with the Turk enjoying an impressive 91% pass completion rate and only losing possession four times, according to [*Sofascore*](https://www.sofascore.com/west-bromwich-albion-sheffield-united/isp).

### The Latest: Chapman praises Yokuslu

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ChapmanJ92/status/1557836129310842884?s=20&t=XICoF2RGa4WtrJqbktUwXQ) after the game, Chapman described the 28-year-old in two simple words:

> “Okay classy.”

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### The Verdict: Massive signing for Baggies

The return of Yokuslu has been a huge positive for West Brom this summer, considering the impact he made during his first spell at the club, winning an average of [2.6 aerial duels and 2.4 tackles](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/93805/History/Okay-Yokuslu) per game in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/).

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Thursday’s display once again outlined the influence that he has in the middle of the park and he is likely to play a key role in the Baggies’ Championship promotion push.

Yokuslu has been [hailed](https://thisisfutbol.com/2021/03/blogs/championship/west-brom-championship/west-bromwich-albion-journalist-raves-over-okay-yokuslu/) as ‘excellent’ by journalist Adrian Goldberg in the past, and at 28, there is no reason why West Brom can’t enjoy several more good years of service.