Struggling West Bromwich Albion are still looking for their first victory since August and their task will not be easy on Sunday as they host second-placed Manchester United at The Hawthorns. Last season Manchester United won 2-0 at West Brom, but the Baggies did well to hold for a goalless draw in the reverse fixture. Moreover, West Brom defeated Manchester United 1-0 at The Hawthorns two seasons ago and have lost just one of the last three home matches against the Red Devils.
West Brom lost 1-0 at fellow relegation contenders Swansea last weekend, but just a few days later they held Liverpool to a goalless draw at Anfield Road. That was their eighth Premier League draw of the season, the highest number of draws in the league so far. The Baggies have won just two league matches this season, less than any other team in the Premier League, but they lost just two of their eight home matches so far. Gareth Barry should be fit to play on Sunday, while Nacer Chadli and Matt Phillips are fitness doubts. James Morrison and Craig Dawson are injured and will miss out.
Manchester United lost the derby to Manchester City 2-1 last weekend and they recovered with a scrappy 1-0 victory at home over Bournemouth in midweek. They remain second in the Premier League table, but Manchester City are eleven points ahead and Chelsea just three points behind. Paul Pogba is suspended, Michael Carrick and Eric Bailly are still injured, while Marouane Fellaini and Marcos Rojo might recover in time for this match. Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford were rested in midweek and they return to the starting eleven on Sunday.
Probable line-ups:
West Brom: Foster - Nyom, Hegazi, Evans, Gibbs - Livermore, Barry, Field - Robson-Kanu, Rondon, Rodriguez
Man United: De Gea - Darmian, Jones, Smalling, Young - Matic, Herrera - Mata, Lingard, Rashford - Lukaku
My prediction: Manchester United to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
West Brom win - 6.50
Draw - 4.00
Man United win - 1.60
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sharpe
12/19/17, 05:12:48 PM
United won but once more they were not convincing despite the game started great for them and they've had all the control to about 60th minute. After that in typical...
United won but once more they were not convincing despite the game started great for them and they've had all the control to about 60th minute. After that in typical Mourinho's style they stopped playing waiting for the end whistle, literally doing nothing on the field...and that was the WBA chance, they scored and have created enough chances to clinch the draw in another day.
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