The dramatic turnaround in West Brom's striking options will only get better
When Albion battered Portsmouth without a recognised striker - the majority of those at The Hawthorns knew that is was a very temporary fix.
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With injuries and Devante Cole clearly not being fancied, Tony Mowbray went with two wingers up top and was effectively putting a sticking plaster on a sprained leg.
It was never going to be a long term fix, in the absence of Josh Maja and Daryl Dike.
Albion needed to act in the transfer market. They did, and acted some some quality.
First Will Lankshear came in from Spurs, a highly rated forward with limited first team experience but an exciting addition nonetheless.
They then went one better with the loan signing of Adam Armstrong, who completed a dramatic late deadline day move from Southampton.
It was a move that surprised many, not just at Albion, but across the division.
