Dike on target as West Brom cruise past Aldershot

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Daryl Dike marked his long-awaited comeback from injury with a goal as West Brom swept National League Aldershot Town aside to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup.

The USA international, who missed almost nine months after surgery on his Achilles tendon, netted the Baggies' third at The Hawthorns as they went 3-0 up after 27 minutes.

Nathaniel Chalobah and Jovan Malcolm had scored early on for the Championship side.

Winger Tom Fellows rounded off the win late on, capping an impressive display with his first senior goal, before Ollie Bray grabbed a last-minute consolation for The Shots.

Albion, famously eliminated from the competition by Aldershot's near neighbours Woking in 1991, were also given a scare by non-league Chesterfield in last year's third round - but they never looked in danger of slipping up on this occasion.

Chalobah fired the Baggies into an early lead with his first goal for the club, a sweet strike into the top corner and Malcolm pounced on a defensive lapse to make it 2-0 with a low finish.

Dike displayed some signs of rust on his return to action, heading two opportunities off target - but the 23-year-old gobbled up the next one to come his way, slamming in from close range after the visitors failed to clear a corner.

There might have been a second goal for Dike before he was withdrawn at the interval, unleashing a low drive that Shots goalkeeper Jordi van Stappershoef did well to turn around the post.

Aldershot enjoyed a good spell after the restart and Lorent Tolaj - who had scored twice in their remarkable 7-4 first-round victory at Swindon - unleashed a ferocious effort that forced home keeper Josh Griffiths into action.

At the other end, the non-league side initially avoided further damage, although a Caleb Taylor header flew fractionally wide and 19-year-old midfielder Fenton Heard, who was handed a full debut, drilled just over the bar.

Pipa and substitute Layton Love squandered chances to add their names to the scoresheet before Fellows netted Albion's fourth, cutting inside to fire a left-foot finish in off the far post.

Bray gave the travelling fans something tangible to cheer, though, making it 4-1 with the final kick of the game.

Line-ups

West Brom

Formation 4-3-3

33Griffiths
26Ávila Gordón
36Taylor
5BartleySubstituted forKipréat 63'minutes
15Pieters
47HeardSubstituted forShawat 84'minutes
14ChalobahBooked at 39mins
27MowattSubstituted forWhitwellat 63'minutes
32MalcolmSubstituted forLoveat 73'minutes
12DikeSubstituted forHigginsat 45'minutes
31Fellows

Substitutes

4Kipré
21Thomas-Asante
30Cann
35Yokuslu
37Whitwell
38Higgins
41Love
42Shaw
45Mfuamba

Aldershot

Formation 4-3-3

1van Stappershoef
3Harfield
4HarriesBooked at 33mins
5Rowe
18Scott
7O'KeefeSubstituted forThomasat 73'minutes
6WiddringtonBooked at 35minsSubstituted forWillardat 59'minutes
8Frost
11GloverSubstituted forJonesat 84'minutes
9Tolaj
22BarhamSubstituted forBrayat 85'minutes

Substitutes

14Bray
17Jones
20Haigh
21Burnett
24Mullins
27Willard
31Turner
38Westen
39Thomas

Referee:Anthony Backhouse

Live Text

Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 4, Aldershot Town 1.
Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 4, Aldershot Town 1.
Goal! West Bromwich Albion 4, Aldershot Town 1. Oliver Bray (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Foul by Layton Love (West Bromwich Albion).
Coby Rowe (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kwame Thomas (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Tyler Frost (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Goal! West Bromwich Albion 4, Aldershot Town 0. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Whitwell.
Attempt saved. Oliver Bray (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Layton Love (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Oliver Bray replaces Jack Barham.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Aaron Jones replaces Ryan Glover.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Shaw replaces Fenton Heard.
Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Glover (Aldershot Town).
Attempt missed. Pipa (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Corner, Aldershot Town. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
Attempt saved. Lorent Tolaj (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).
Lorent Tolaj (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.