West Bromwich Albion recorded a third successive win on Saturday afternoon to ensure they remained top of the Championship table by two points.

Slaven Bilic’s side defeated Sheffield Wednesday thanks to a late penalty from substitute Charlie Austin.

The Owls looked to have done enough to take a share of the spoils when Steven Fletcher scored a spot-kick of his own just before the hour mark, and that was after Hal Robson-Kanu had opened the scoring inside the first ten minutes of the match.

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But Austin remained composed to slot home just his second goal of the season to hand the Baggies all three points.

Albion now have a five-point cushion inside the automatic promotion places as many supporters took to Twitter to share their thoughts with a vast majority singling out loanee Matheus Pereira for praise.

One member of the Hawthorns crowd claimed the 23-year-old was one of the best two players she had ever seen in 45 years; Laurie Cunningham being the one to come close, while another believes the Brazilian could become a legend like Cyrille Regis and Tony Brown.

Others labelled him ‘exceptional’ and ‘class’ with a further fan stating that Pereira is the best midfielder the club have had in years.

Here’s the best of the reaction: