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Daryl Dike faces a race against time to be fit for West Bromwich Albion’s derby clash with Birmingham City. The American, a £7million January signing, has not played for two months but had been nearing a return to first team action.

However, just when the 21-year-old, who scored an absolute screamer against Blues as a Barnsley player last season, looked to be nearing a return to fitness - he suffered a late setback. Dike missed out on the draw with Bristol City last weekend and was pencilled in to play for the Under 23s on Monday night.

But he pulled out of that match too and if he is fit to face Blues it will be on the back of no game-time since January 22. Steve Bruce updated the situation: “Big Dike was uncomfortable in training,” the 61-year-old said.

“The idea was can we get him through and be a bit part and then play him in the under-23s game on Monday at The Hawthorns? Unfortunately he was uncomfortable. It’s not quite the same injury.

“It’s a tendon further down I’m led to believe. It’s the same leg as what he injured so we’re not going to gamble on that. We’re going to have to see how he is. It’s a real shame because he’s worked so hard to get back. But something is niggling at him and we have to take every precaution we can.”

Maxime Colin has been on of Birmingham City’s most reliable players over the last five years. Yet this season even Blues’ Mr Available has been sucked into the whirlwind of injuries that has swept through Lee Bowyer’s squad.

Colin is in his fifth season with Blues and whatever happens he will end with his lowest appearance total since his £2million move from Brentford in 2017. A damaged Achilles in autumn and a thigh strain