English Championship: Ghanaian International Brandon Thomas-Asante scores in West Brom 2-0 win over Blackpool
England-born attacker of Ghanaian descent, Brandon Thomas-Asante was in action for West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday night and put up another fantastic performance against Blackpool.
The hardworking winger started for his team in the away match against Blackpool today in a Round 43 encounter of the ongoing English Championship.
Following a good start to the game, West Brom scored to take the lead in the 18th minute.
A good team play from the visiting team saw Conor Townsend setting up Ghanaian forward Brandon Thomas-Asante finding the back of the net for the opening goal.
Taking advantage of the momentum to pile pressure on Blackpool, West Brom went on to score a second goal in the 60th minute through Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
Ghana’s Brandon Thomas-Asante went on to last the entire duration of the game as his team earned the maximum three points.
With his goal today, the youngster now has seven to his name after making 29 appearances.
Thomas-Asante, the then signing from Salford City back in 2022, said of his team-mate Daryl Dike’s long-awaited return from injury: “It did mean a lot.
The means Thomas-Asante enjoyed sharing the West Brom forward line with his partner Dike.
“As much as I want to stay on the pitch, seeing him come on for me was amazing because he was so supportive for me when I first joined.
“Hopefully we will be able to share the pitch together sometimes. He is an amazing player and credit to his character and personality as well because he is so good around the place.
“It must be tough and injuries are so hard but all the fans love him and, now that he is back out there, I’m really excited for him.”
