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title: "West Brom: Clarke, Mowatt and Carroll star vs Bournemouth"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-clarke-mowatt-and-carroll-star-vs-bournemouth/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "West Bromwich Albion News"
published: "2022-04-07T11:10:45Z"
modified: "2022-04-07T11:10:45Z"
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# West Brom: Clarke, Mowatt and Carroll star vs Bournemouth

**Matt Clarke, Alex Mowatt and Andy Carroll were the standout performers as West Brom pulled off an impressive 2-0 victory at home to AFC Bournemouth.**

The Baggies kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a crucial three points at a stage of the season where only [wins will suffice](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/table) if Steve Bruce’s side are going to make a late dash for the Championship top six.

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Two early goals were enough for the home side at The Hawthorns as Mowatt opened the scoring after eight minutes before Carroll cooly doubled the lead just four minutes later – the veteran striker’s [second goal](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/andy-carroll/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/48066/verein/984) since joining the club in January.

According to [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/west-bromwich-albion-bournemouth/iskb), there were three players who stood out as West Brom’s most influential on the night – could this spine drive Bruce’s side towards a sneaky play-off berth?

### Clarke 7.8/10

The 25-year-old full-back was at the heart of this performance and produced a defensive masterclass to keep the automatic promotion-chasing Cherries at bay.

Clarke provided seven clearances, two blocked shots, four interceptions and three tackles – winning [6/9 (67%) of his duels overall](https://www.sofascore.com/west-bromwich-albion-bournemouth/iskb) up against Ryan Christie and Jefferson Lerma.

### Mowatt 7.7/10

This was yet another strong performance from the midfielder who has so often been West Brom’s [leading light](https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/west-bromwich-albion/8) this season.

Early goal aside, the 27-year-old was a key figure in the midfield and ended the match having made [two key passes](https://www.sofascore.com/west-bromwich-albion-bournemouth/iskb), winning 2/4 (50%) duels and with a pass completion tally of 20/24 (83%).

### Carroll 7.8/10

So often the figure of angst, Carroll repaid the faith shown in him by Bruce in the absence of Karlan Grant with a display packed full of all the qualities needed to act as a focal point in attack.

The 33-year-old former Newcastle United star made two clearances and two interceptions in defence to add to a successful tally of [12/21 duels (57%)](https://www.sofascore.com/west-bromwich-albion-bournemouth/iskb) – winning eight in the air.

***In other news, Premier League club sent scout to watch West Brom ace. Read more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-news/west-brom-tottenham-send-officials-to-watch-sam-johnstone/).***