Morrison should bench West Brom star who misplaced each duel

West Bromwich Albion have been unable to make it three successive wins within the Championship as they have been held to a 2-2 draw by Wrexham at The Hawthorns on Good Friday.

The Baggies regarded on target to assert all three factors after a George Dobson personal purpose and a penalty from Josh Maja put the house crew 2-0 up on the break.

James Morrison oversaw wins and clear sheets in opposition to Hull Metropolis and Bristol Metropolis within the membership’s final two matches earlier than the worldwide break, which moved the crew away from the underside three.

Sadly, although, targets from Josh Windass and Dobson within the second half meant that Phil Parkinson’s facet prevented the Baggies from extending their run of wins and clear sheets.

There have been a number of West Brom gamers who did not step on top of things to see out the win within the second 45, together with Hungary worldwide Callum Kinds at left-back.

How Callum Kinds let West Brom down in opposition to Wrexham

The previous Barnsley star began at left-back within the again 4 for the Baggies in opposition to the Welsh outfit, and located coping with Issa Kabore a activity too tough to handle.

Wrexham’s pacey wing-back induced issues for the Hungarian defender all through the 90 minutes, utilizing his velocity and athleticism to continuously run down the flank to supply a menace for the away crew.

Kabore ended the sport with six crosses put into the West Brom field, 4 greater than Danny Imray allowed George Thomason to place in on the opposite flank, and the Manchester Metropolis loanee tried six dribbles.

Kinds couldn’t cope with the wing-back’s highly effective working down the wing. He was dribbled previous extra instances (two) than he accomplished tackles (one), while failing to make any interceptions, clearances, or blocks.

It was a dismal defensive show from the versatile West Brom expertise, who did not comprise Kabore’s attacking menace all through the match, however he was not the worst performer for Morrison on the day.

West Brom star had his worst efficiency for the membership in opposition to Wrexham

While Kinds struggled in opposition to the Purple Dragons, there was a Baggies star who, arguably, put in his worst performances for the membership so far in Friday’s draw.

West Brom swooped to signal central defender George Campbell from CF Montreal for a price of round £1.5m final summer season to bolster their choices on the again, and he has been one in all their higher additions this season.

The USA worldwide has scored 4 targets and offered two assists in 33 appearances within the Championship in his first yr in England, while taking part in as a centre-back or as a right-back.

Regardless of the crew’s poor type throughout the marketing campaign, Campbell has not had too many dreadful performances for the Baggies in his first season in England, profitable 59% of his floor duels and 52% of his aerial duels within the division.

He has not made a single error that has instantly led to a purpose or been despatched off in a match, and he scored an excellent purpose in opposition to Sheffield United within the match that he scored an personal purpose in.

Sadly, although, his efficiency in opposition to Wrexham just isn’t one which he’ll wish to watch again any time quickly, as it might go down as his worst of the season.

The central defender left far an excessive amount of area between himself and Charlie Taylor within the field for the second Wrexham purpose, which allowed Dobson to sneak in and end from shut vary with acres of area within the field.

Campbell additionally ended the sport with 100% duels misplaced, zero tackles made, zero interceptions made, and two fouls dedicated on the coronary heart of the Baggies defence.

It was the primary time this season that the American star misplaced all of his duels after beginning a sport within the Championship, and the primary time that he did not make a single sort out or interception on high of dropping all of his duels at centre-back

He did not cope with the physicality of the Wrexham forwards, who beat him in each single duel, while Kinds, a minimum of, gained six of his 9 floor duels within the match and did win one sort out.

Campbell was, subsequently, much more suspect defensively than the Hungarian full-back, producing a worse efficiency on the again, and it might have been his worst show of the 2025/26 marketing campaign.

Given his positional error for the purpose and his basic struggles bodily and defensively, the £1.5m star will shortly wish to transfer on from Friday’s sport.

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