West Brom were dumped out of the FA Cup at the fifth round stage on Tuesday night, meaning they can now firmly put their sights towards earning promotion back to the Premier League.

That appeared to be Slaven Bilic’s thinking anyway as he made nine changes to the side that lost to Wigan in the league just three days earlier.

The likes of Gareth Barry, Chris Brunt and Charlie Austin were gifted rare opportunities while Kieran Gibbs made his comeback from injury.

Newcastle quickly racked up a 3-0 lead before the Croatian’s second-half substitutions nearly inspired a comeback with Filip Krovinovic proving influential.

And it hasn’t gone unnoticed as fans were left with nothing but praise for the playmaker.

Here’s what has been said…

The Croatian’s impact was lauded by so many fans at the Hawthorns with glowing endorsements such as being “different gravy” and the “best player on the pitch” emphasising just how much he swung the game in their favour.

Per SofaScore, Krovinovic recorded three key passes in just 33 minutes of action and he also managed two successful dribbles, an 87% passing accuracy and even won 62.5% of his duels both on the ground and aerially.

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Others described the 24-year-old as a “revelation” as well as a “game-changer.”

He’s currently on loan from Benfica but the Baggies do not have an option to buy, as revealed by Steve Madeley last month.

Plenty would love to see the club clinch him in the summer despite this…

One supporter claimed his signature was a “MUST” before next season whilst others labelled him as “immense” and “class”.

His standout display has led to further suggestions that he would suit Premier League football, which is ultimately Albion’s end goal from this campaign.

And they have every chance of achieving that as they still occupy top spot in the Championship, holding a six-point advantage over those in the playoff positions.

His potential exploits in the top-flight have been signalled out by some fans…

“His style of play would suit the Prem,” said one, while another brandished him as “amazing.”

Clearly, those at the Hawthorns would love the long-haired midfielder to stick around past his current deal. Only time will tell if they can even do that, and whether or not it’ll be in the Premier League.

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