EPL 2017/18: 5 interesting facts from Gameweek 18

#2 Gareth Barry; The Eternal

Gareth Barry - an unlikely first goal scorer for West Brom under Alan Pardew

West Bromwich Albion have been let down by their inability to find the back of the net so far this season and one could argue that the telling factor in the same was Tony Pulis and his defensive approach to every single game. However, if the last 15 minutes against Manchester United in the weekend is anything to go by, then maybe there is still hope for Alan Pardew to turn things around.

The Baggies gave United a real run for their money towards the end when they nicked a goal back through substitute Gareth Barry, after trailing for the majority of the game due to first-half strikes from Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard.

The goal meant that Barry scored for the first time as a substitute in 6812 days in the Premier League, a date stretching back to 18 years when he scored for Aston Villa against Nottingham Forest.