'Just so happy' - West Brom's Dike ends goal drought

Daryl Dike has scored 10 goals in 65 appearances for West Brom [Getty Images]

West Bromwich Albion forward Daryl Dike wants to keep his scoring momentum "rolling" after ending his season-long goal drought on Saturday.

The American scored the decisive second goal in the Baggies' 2-0 win at Preston, just seven minutes after coming off the bench.

It was his first goal since netting on the final day of last season in a 5-3 win over Luton on 3 May.

"I'm just so happy," Dike told BBC Radio WM. "I've worked really hard for this and to contribute to the team, and being on the scoresheet is a great thing.

"Naturally as a striker you always want to score and to contribute, so working hard and seeing the products of your work on the pitch is a good feeling."

Dike admitted to "many lows" this season before scoring in his 22nd appearance of the campaign and thanked supporters who "have always believed in me".

"As a striker every single game I sit there and think, 'OK, today's going to be the day I'm going to score,'" he added.

"It's all you can think about, really, every single day, so finally it's like a little breath of fresh air.

"But now I'll be frustrated on Tuesday if I don't score again, so I'm just going to try and keep it rolling."

Rejuvenated under interim boss James Morrison, Albion are unbeaten in eight matches since a 2-1 defeat to relegation rivals on 28 February, picking up 14 points.

The run has left them five points above the drop zone with three games to play, starting with a home match against mid-table Watford on Tuesday (19:45 BST).

"Now we step into every single game thinking we can get a result, winning away to a tough Preston, and now we are at home; we have the support, the motivation, the camaraderie," said Dike.

"So going into Tuesday, why can't we win? We go into every single game now thinking that we can."

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