Albion ease past Bromley in comfortable pre-season warm-up

West Bromwich Albion used their friendly outing against Bromley to build momentum ahead of the new season, dominating proceedings at the Hawthorns in front of a decent crowd. The home side settled quickly and looked to impose themselves from the opening stages, with Bromley content to absorb pressure and look for opportunities on the counter-attack.

The Baggies broke the deadlock in the 16th minute when J. Morgan found the back of the net to give the hosts an early advantage. Bromley responded well and drew level just four minutes later from the penalty spot, V. Adeboyejo firing past the goalkeeper to level at 1-1. The visitors' leveller gave them genuine hope of a strong showing, but West Brom reasserted their control before half-time, with A. S. Heggebø restoring the lead right on the stroke of half-time to make it 2-1.

The second half saw West Bromwich Albion turn up the intensity and capitalise on Bromley's defensive vulnerabilities. The home side's superior quality began to tell as they worked the ball around with greater purpose, and added two more goals to put the match beyond doubt. Bromley, to their credit, never stopped trying to compete but ultimately lacked the quality to trouble West Brom's backline consistently as the game wore on.

The 4-1 victory gave the Albion squad valuable minutes and match sharpness with the competitive season approaching. Carlos Corberan will have been pleased with the attacking output, though he may have identified defensive areas to tighten up before their opening fixture. Bromley depart the Hawthorns with some encouragement from their first-half display despite the heavy defeat.