Interim boss Morrison pleased Dike call paid off

West Bromwich Albion interim manager James Morrison was pleased he went with his gut after agonising over whether to start Daryl Dike against Luton Town.

In his first Championship start in 25 months, after an injury-ravaged two years, American striker Dike scored his first league goal since March 2023 in West Brom's 5-3 final day victory.

Morrison did not take any unnecessary risks with Dike, bringing him off after 62 minutes, and he told BBC WM: "It took me a good three days to think about it but I'm glad I went with my gut and I'm happy for Daryl.

"We were 5-1 up [when Dike was substituted] and I just felt, he has done his bit, scored a goal, let's keep him safe and that feeling of scoring and playing well and [go] into next year.

"We'll always keep working with Daryl daily, and working on his game. I still believe there is a lot more to come from Daryl and he knows it as well and we'll work on the training pitch.

"I want him to use his physicality more. Want him to be horrible to play against so let's keep working."