West Brom vs Manchester United
England Premier League.
Date: Saturday, 17th December 2016,
Kick-off at 17:30 UK.
Venue: The Hawthorns, West Brom.
England Premier League.
Date: Saturday, 17th December 2016,
Kick-off at 17:30 UK.
Venue: The Hawthorns, West Brom.
The Baggies have jumped to seventh position in the Premier League after winning 3-1 against Swansea in midweek.
They are flying high at the moment and have lost just once in their last six league games.
Their impressive run has been built on a strong home record, where they won their last three games and scored 10 goals during that period.
In fact, their only defeat since November came against Chelsea last Sunday at Stamford Bridge, where they played extremely well and were beaten by a moment of sheer individual brilliance from Diego Costa.
Jonny Evans missed West Brom’s win over Swansea in midweek through injury and the former Manchester United defender is a major doubt for this match as well.
Boaz Myhill is injured while Tony Pulis will be also without Saido Berahino, who is still short of match fitness.
West Brom Possible starting line up (4-2-3-1): Foster; Nyom, McAuley, Olsson, Brunt, Fletcher, Yacob, Chadli, Morrison, Phillips, Rondon
MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM NEWS & PREVIEW
The Red Devils secured back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since August when they defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 on Wednesday night, and the weekend betting tips at SBAT point to a third win in a row for United – despite West Brom’s rise up the table.
The victory at Selhurst Park saw United’s big-name signings – Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic – playing a huge role for the side. After much media speculation, Pogba’s consistent excellence on the pitch is finally being rewarded with goals and assists.
On Wednesday, Pogba scored the opening goal of the match with Ibrahimovic assisting before the midfielder turned into a provider for the Swede striker in the final few minutes.
Mourinho has bemoaned time and again that their side hasn’t been adequately rewarded in terms of points, but this time he will have no such complaints.
Having seen United conceding so many late goals, it was a welcome change for the United fans to find that their team scored a winner in the final few minutes – which had always been their trademark during the Sir Alex Ferguson era.
The three-man midfield used by Mourinho is reaping the best out of Pogba, who feels at home in this system. With Michael Carrick sitting deep and sprinkling passes all around and Ander Herrera doing the pressing work, Pogba is given the freedom to push forward and combine with the striker.
Eric Bailly picked up an injury during United’s 2-1 win over Palace on Wednesday and he will miss the trip to West Brom.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan missed the match against Palace after suffering an injury against Spurs last week, and he isn’t expected to feature against the Baggies as well.
Manchester United Possible starting line up (4-3-3): De Gea, Darmian, Rojo, Jones, Valencia, Herrera, Carrick, Pogba, Martial, Mata, Ibrahimovic
West Brom vs Manchester United: Head-to-head stats
West Brom are coming on coming on the back of 2 wins against Manchester United in the space three games, which is a real surprise as they were win-less in the previous 16 matches.
The corresponding fixture at the Hawthorns last season was a 1-0 win for West Brom, which is their first win against United in 8 home matches. However, United haven’t won here in their last two visits as they were held to a 2-2 draw in the previous season.
West Brom vs Manchester United: Prediction
We would like to see this match as a battle between two evenly matched teams. And they are most likely to cancel each other considering the fine form of players in their rank. This will be a low scoring game as both teams are vary of each other’s attacking prowess. As a result a 1-1 draw at full-time is most likely.
West Brom vs Manchester United: Bet Tips
Draw at 3/1 (4.00)
Both Teams to Score at 11/10 (2.10)
Correct Full-Time Score: 1-1 at 7/1 (8.00).
