Don’t look now but Daryl Dike is heating up at the right time for both West Bromwich Albion and the U.S. men’s national team.
Dike played the hero for Carlos Corberan’s squad on Tuesday, delivering the lone goal in a 1-0 English football League Championship home victory over Wigan Athletic. The goal marked Dike’s sixth overall for the Baggies this season and his fifth in 2023.
After delivering two goals in a recent 2-0 win over Middlesbrough, Dike needed only 27 minutes to score the breakthrough goal for West Brom at the Hawthorns. Jayson Molumby’s shot from a tight angle was denied by Ben Amos and the crossbar, but Dike headed home the rebound for first goal of March.
Josh Griffiths made two saves to preserve the clean sheet for West Brom, while Dike finished the match with two shots on goal, three fouls drawn, and one clearance. The 22-year-old’s winner helped West Brom move to ninth place in the Championship standings, sitting four points back of sixth place Norwich City for the final promotion playoff spot.
Dike will have to final opportunities ahead of potential USMNT duty later this month as West Brom hosts Huddersfield Town and visits Cardiff City. The USMNT takes on Grenada and El Salvador in its final Concacaf Nations League group stage matches of the 2022-23 edition.