Tuesday night was ultimately a disappointment for West Brom as they crashed out of the FA Cup by the hands of Newcastle United, but one man stole the show for the Baggies in a much-needed performance.
“It was a chance for me to go out and show what I can do. I’ve been out of the squad lately because the team is so good, so it was a chance for me to do that and I think I did all right.”@KyleEdwardo reflects on his performance against @NUFC… 💬#WBAhttps://t.co/GdTDBDH4bq
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) March 4, 2020
Kyle Edwards was one of the Albion’s best players on the night as the West Brom academy graduate was a constant threat to the Magpies defence with the 21-year-old showing off his flair and agility that has made the West Brom ace. a fan favourite at the Hawthorns and one where a number of supporters are expecting big things in the future.
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Edwards spoke post-match to West Brom’s official website about his performance, and plenty of fans on social media were quick to shower the winger with praise for his impressive performance against a Premier League side despite the 3-2 result.
Here’s what lots of West Brom fans had to say on Twitter about Edwards’ performance…
This man needs more game time in the league. The last 20 30 mins of game time he would be a weapon to bring on with his pace and skill 💥🔥
— DOOD (@DoodWBA) March 4, 2020
Always a threat, and if a Newcastle player had laid on the goal like Kyle did, everyone would be drooling about the skill! ⚽⚽
— Jeff Humphries (@JeffHumphries10) March 4, 2020
You were our best player on the night Kyle, decisive and fast 👏🏼👏🏼
SkipWithDrip 👌🏼— JonW1995 (@JonW1995) March 4, 2020
Kyle Edwards performance last night was top drawer. Certainly given Slav something to think about.
— JWH_WBA (@ALBION_1878) March 4, 2020
Kyle and Rekeem showed last night what being a young Baggies player is all about. So great to see these lads enjoying their football, against a good team in a great competition. I do think Kyle will be important as we close out the season, I would start him at home in the league!
— Jonathan Andrew Ward (@jaward916) March 4, 2020
All you can do is your best and you did ,well done
— Mike Edwards (@medwar93) March 4, 2020
As stats from WhoScored show, Edwards has largely been used as an impact sub by Slaven Bilic this season.