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Daryl Dike and Zack Steffen squared off on Saturday at the Hawthorns with the U.S. men's national team striker getting the better of his international.

Dike needed only eight minutes to propel the Baggies in front, finishing off Jed Wallace’s pass down the middle of Steffen’s net. Dike scored two first-half goals in West Bromwich Albion’s 2-0 home victory over Middlesbrough, giving the 22-year-old his first brace of the season. men’s national team striker getting the better of his international counterpart.

Carlos Corberan was as delighted by Daryl Dikes defensive efforts as he was by the West Brom strikers brace after he sunk Middlesbrough with a quickfire ...

It was just one of those days that we have to learn from and be better next time." But we then give away two soft goals in quick succession and that's the difference. The opening goal was expertly created.

The latest West Brom news from BirminghamLive following Saturday's 2-0 win over Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough in the Championship.

We knew it was going to be hard and we have to be realistic about that fact." Howard Martin: know its the players that perform, and today they all put a great shift in, but huge credit has to go to CC for the coaching that has gone on since Monday to get a defensive performance to stiffle one of current form teams! It was just one of those days that we have to learn from and be better next time." Really really hope it works out for him, we have a good formula with BTA coming on once he and the defenders tire. Lee Armstrong: How good is it to see two goalkeepers come through the ranks and perform like they have.. "From the beginning, the team was showing a lot of personality and desire and self demanding to achieve the result we wanted. "It was just one of those games in the end. "The key in football, in life, is to learn from mistakes. When he we had the ball, we found a good balance to be solid and to be aggressive. That puts you on the back foot because there is a long way to get back into the game. As much as Boro threatened to build up a head of steam in the first half, it was actually Albion who were much quicker out of the traps at the beginning of the second. Only in the last ten minutes of the first half we didn't manage well the defensive behaviours in the left side of our structure, but we competed very well in the second half.

Daryl Dike struck an early double at The Hawthorns to force West Bromwich Albion back into the Championship play-off mix – and dent Middlesbrough's bid to ...

Griffiths, at full stretch, was able to to tip it over the bar. The game ought to have been over as a contest a little over five minutes after the second half started. Indeed, it was they who looked more likely to add a third goal.