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title: "West Brom: Journalist hails ‘dominant’ Okay Yokuslu performance"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Championship News"
published: "2023-02-16T10:35:49Z"
modified: "2023-02-16T10:35:49Z"
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# West Brom: Journalist hails ‘dominant’ Okay Yokuslu performance

**Journalist Joe Chapman lauded [West Brom](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-news/) midfielder Okay Yokuslu’s ‘dominant’ performance in his side’s 1-1 draw at home to Blackburn Rovers.**

### The Lowdown: Baggies held at home

The Baggies faced another crucial [Championship](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/championship-news/) clash on Wednesday evening, hosting a Blackburn side who also have promotion aspirations this season.

It looked as though Jayson Molumby’s second-half strike had done enough to seal a precious three points for West Brom, only for Ben Brereton Diaz to equalise in the dying minutes.

The result leaves Carlos Corberan’s side sitting [10th](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/table) in the league table with 15 league matches still to play this season, but still within touching distance of the top six.

### The Latest: Yokuslu draws praise

One player who stood out on the night was Yokuslu, with Chapman taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ChapmanJ92/status/1625973224314994696?s=20) to single him out for praise:

> “I thought Yokuslu looked a little tired about 15 minutes ago, but he appears to have had a second wind. Another dominant performance tonight.”

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### The Verdict: Key man in promotion push

Yokuslu has shone across two separate spells for West Brom and the plaudits he earned on Wednesday evening were fully merited, following another strong display.

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The [39-time](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/okay-yokuslu/alletore/spieler/137616) capped Turkey international won a total of 12 out of 19 duels, according to [*Sofascore*](https://www.sofascore.com/west-bromwich-albion-blackburn-rovers/isW), as well as making three tackles and interceptions, helping the Baggies win the midfield battles.

Yokuslu is going to be a massive figure for West Brom in these remaining 15 matches – he has featured in [27 league games](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/93805/Show/Okay-Yokuslu) and averaged 1.9 tackles per game – with his experience and mentality key to their hopes of promotion.