One less transfer window headache for West Brom to ponder over

With a raft of fringe and key players departing, there were gaps to plug and things that really needed sorting.

And some of those headaches still remain, as Corberan has insisted he wants three or four more new additions before the window slams shut next Friday evening.

However, after just two games, the one area which had the potential to cause the Baggies boss the most concern doesn't now seem to be an issue at all.

Last season, only two sides in Leicester and Leeds conceded less goals than Albion - which underlined the defensive solidity that Corberan had shaped.

And it also highlighted the talent Albion had in that back four.

Of the back four that played for the majority of last season, only two remain.

Darnell Furlong and Kyle Bartley remain two key players for Albion, with the latter penning a contract extension in the summer.

But Conor Townsend and more importantly Cedric Kipre departed in the summer. The central defender put in man of the match and end of season award winning performances week in week out.

His departure, along with that of Okay Yokuslu, concerned many, including I am sure those behind the scenes at The Hawthorns.

Two games in, and those worries have no doubt subsided.

The performances of Semi Ajayi and Bartley in the centre of the back four, along with those of Torbjorn Heggem at left back will have left the Albion boss sitting a little easier.

Ajayi may not have the calmness and the technical ability on the ball of Kipre, but he still has the attributes to still be a top Championship central defender.

After all, he does have a promotion with Albion under his belt.

Another point for Albion is that the two at the heart of the back four were already here, and aren't players who have had to be brought in.

Ajayi, although suspect on the ball once or twice against Leeds, has a point to prove with a year left on his deal, as does Bartley who has a clause in his contract regarding the amount of games he plays, which will then trigger an extension.

A couple of ropey displays early in the season, maybe akin to the opening day at Blackburn last year, could have prompted Albion to go into the market for more defensive reinforcements. And that would have left them with more work to do before the window closes.

But that hasn't been the case, and it is one less thing for Albion and Corberan to worry about, while there are other more pressing matters to be sorted out in the next eleven days.