Scout Report: Tom Fellows
Tom Fellows
If you don’t pay attention to the EFL Championship then this name may not mean all that much to you, but if you do, then you’ll know Tom Fellows is destined for the Premier League one way or another.
The West Bromwich Albion winger was rumoured to have agreed a move to West Ham in January, but it did not materialise, leaving the rumour mill to get back underway with Everton being the new suitors.
Whilst the 21-year-old may be destined for the top, here’s how he started and the potential he’s been showing in the EFL.
Career History
Born in Solihull, Fellows joined West Brom’s academy aged 10. Working his way through the ranks, surviving every round of brutal cuts. His hard work at youth level was rewarded, with the winger making his debut in December 2021, coming on in a 1-0 win over Reading.
After featuring sparsely throughout 2021-22, Fellows was loaned out to Crawley Town in League Two. Whilst statistical numbers were hard to come by, the player impressed, playing 40 times for the Sussex side.
2023-24 was when Fellows really hit the ground running. Given a chance by then-manager Carlos Corberan, the youngster took it, playing 38 times, registering five goals and four assists.
Fellows simply hasn’t stopped since that second debut. A main stay in the West Brom side this campaign, the winger has become an assist machine, registering 11 at the time of writing, alongside two goals.
Style Of Play
Playing predominantly on the right side of the pitch, Fellows is a tricky and pacy winger, who loves to beat a defender and fire off passes and crosses. A strong passer, the player has been trusted to exploit defenders with either his dribbling ability or range of passing.
Labelled a ‘assist machine’ by the Baggies faithful, in the Championship Fellows has 0.46 assists per 90, 1.16 successful crosses per 90 with 1.71 chances created per 90. The attacker also has a pass accuracy of 87.6%, making him one of the best passing attackers in the league.
Passing is Fellows strongest feature, but he does not lack in dribbling ability. The 21-year-old averages 1.37 successful dribbles per 90, creating 4.20 touches in the opposition box per 90, for himself.
Whilst going forward, the player has shown serious potential, defensively he struggles, occasionally not tracking back, and failing in physical challenges.
The biggest question mark for Fellows lie in whether he could handle the physicality of the Premier League, but that could come as he matures. What is for sure, is that he is already top at this level, and is destined for it whether West Brom get their or not.
