Mikey Johnston fires brace as West Brom defeat Huddersfield

Republic of Ireland winger Mikey Johnston continued his hot scoring streak by firing in a brace in a 4-1 win for West Brom away at Huddersfield.

Johnston has now scored six goals in nine appearances since joining the Baggies on loan from Celtic at the end of the winter transfer window.

The visitors failed to register a single shot in a dismal first-half display as Delano Burgzorg gave the hosts a deserved lead at the break.

However, a rampant West Brom turned on the style in an impressive second half to stretch their unbeaten run to five games and tighten their grip on a play-off place.

The hosts, who dropped into the relegation zone following Stoke’s victory at Preston on Saturday, dominated the early stages and were eventually rewarded.

On the cusp of the half hour mark, Burgzorg opened the scoring against the Baggies – just as he did in the reverse fixture back in September.

Despite a dreadful first half, the Baggies only found themselves one goal behind and Carlos Corberan’s instructions at the interval proved decisive.

A transformed side returned for the restart and they soon found their leveller to open the floodgates.

Jed Wallace dashed to the byline and teed up Johnston for a simple tap-in. Burgzorg was gifted a golden chance to restore Huddersfield’s lead by Okay Yokuslu, but Palmer raced out crucially to deny a Town second.

And that miss would prove pivotal for the course of the fixture as the visitors completed their quickfire comeback on the hour mark.

A Wallace strike prompted pinball in the hosts’ box with a poaching Kyle Bartley on hand to poke home – marking his first start in seven games with a goal.

Turkish international Yokuslu, who turned 30 on Saturday, then marked his birthday weekend in style as his