West Brom have a future star on their hands after four-goal haul in 45 minutes against Birmingham City U18s

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West Bromwich Albion appear to have a future star on their hands after his single-handedly dismantled Birmingham City U18s.

The Baggies were phenomenal as they beat their West Midlands rivals 8-2 at the Knighthead Training and Academy Grounds.

Ryan Mason will be delighted to see the next generation making an impact, but there was one youngster who starred more than everyone else.

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Rio Parmar scores four goals in first half for West Brom U18s

Rio Parmar is the next big hope at the Hawthorns and has been working his way back up to fitness.

45 minutes was all Parmar needed as he destroyed Birmingham on his own, scoring four goals for the Baggies.

He was withdrawn at the break to manage his workload, but had done enough to leave his mark on the game.

Considering it was his first game back, it is a frightening prospect at how good the attacker could go on to be.

Ryan Mason can hand a professional debut to Rio Parmar

Performances like that are only going to make Mason take notice, and even earnhim a run out in the first team.

As an 18-year-old, the attacker is expected to be involved with West Brom’s U21s for the majority of the season, however, there is every chance he could play in the first team.

Handing Parmar minutes from off the bench may not be the worst idea, and hopefully a new academy player to step up and fill the void left by Tom Fellows’ departure to Southampton.