West Brom striker offers boost for Albion’s finale
Striker Josh Maja has been backed to play a role in Albion's crunch Championship finale against Preston following a match-winning under-21s cameo.
The luckless Baggies frontman struck twice and registered an assist in 80 minutes for Richard Beale's under-21s in Monday's 4-2 success over Leeds.
Maja has suffered two ankle injuries from poor challenges in his debut Albion campaign and featured in two brief cameos for Carlos Corberan's first team since returning to contention early in April.
Corberan was there watching on at The Hawthorns on Monday night as Maja caught the eye with his finishing, combination play and energy – with just days to go before Saturday's Championship finale against Preston, in which Albion need at least a point to claim a play-off place.
