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Feb 14, 2021 at 2pm UK

West Brom

vs.

Man Utd


West Bromwich Albion vs. Manchester United - prediction, team news, lineups

Second-from-bottom takes on second-from-top in the Premier League this weekend when West Bromwich Albion welcome Manchester United to The Hawthorns.
The Baggies now find themselves 11 points adrift of safety with their survival hopes fading quickly, while Man United have fallen five points behind leaders Manchester City at the other end of the table.

Match preview

Sitting second in the Premier League table after 23 games will have already surpassed most people's expectations for Man United this season, but if they have ambitions of aiming even higher and catching Manchester City then games like Sunday's will be crucial.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have lost just one of their last 17 league outings and are in particularly good form away from home, with no team picking up more points on their travels than the Red Devils, who also boast the only unbeaten away record in the top flight this term.
Indeed, Man United's unbeaten away run now stretches back a club-record 18 games spanning more than a year, although that streak may be tested more stringently in upcoming trips to face Chelsea and Manchester City.
Before then, the Red Devils face struggling pair West Brom and Newcastle United in the league, coupled with Europa League games against Real Sociedad, so the next fortnight or so could be crucial to their hopes of picking up silverware this season.

Solskjaer's side kept another route to trophies open in midweek with a 1-0 win over West Ham United to progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals, although they needed extra time to see off their Premier League rivals through Scott McTominay's goal.
The dull and dreary nature of that game was in stark contrast to the fireworks of their last two Premier League outings, which have seen them score 12 goals - a 9-0 hammering of Southampton and then a dramatic 3-3 draw with Everton which saw Man United concede a last-gasp equaliser.

That result would have almost felt like a defeat, but it still bolstered their league-leading goal tally, which they will be expected to boost even further against the division's worst defence this weekend.
The Baggies' appointment of Sam Allardyce has not yielded benefits so far, with last weekend's 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur meaning that they have now picked up just one point from their last five games and won only one of their last 13 top-flight outings to leave themselves 11 points away from safety.



West Bromwich Albion Premier League form: WLLDLL
Manchester United Premier League form: DWLDWD
Manchester United form (all competitions): WLDWDW


Team News

Manchester United are expected to welcome a host of big names back into their starting XI for this match, including Bruno Fernandes.
The Portuguese playmaker has scored 13 goals and created nine more in the Premier League this season, leaving him just one assist away from becoming only the fourth Man United player to reach double figures for both in a single campaign.
Edinson Cavani should lead the line again as he looks to net for a third successive league game, while Tuesday's match-winner McTominay may have also earned himself another start after netting his seventh goal of the campaign.
David de Gea and Luke Shaw will also expect to be recalled to the starting lineup, while Marcus Rashford, who has six goals and five assists away from home this season, should keep his place.
Eric Bailly could be back in contention after narrowly missing out on the midweek FA Cup match, and Solskjaer must decide whether to stick with Victor Lindelof alongside Harry Maguire at the heart of the defence.
Paul Pogba remains out for the visitors, though, while Phil Jones is a long-term absentee.
Grady Diangana is West Brom's only injury concern and he is now back in training, although this match will come too soon for the winger.
January arrival Okay Yokuslu could be brought in for his first start after making his debut off the bench last weekend, and he will likely be joined by fellow new recruit Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Matheus Pereira has been the main man for West Brom in terms of goals recently, netting half of the 10 the Baggies have scored under Allardyce across all competitions.
West Bromwich Albion possible starting lineup:
Johnstone; Furlong, Ajayi, Bartley, Gibbs; Snodgrass, Yokuslu, Maitland-Niles, Gallagher; Pereira; Diagne
Manchester United possible starting lineup:
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford; Cavani

We say: West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Manchester United

 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Scott McTominay Sam Allardyce Bruno Fernandes Edinson Cavani David de Gea Luke Shaw Marcus Rashford Eric Bailly Victor Lindelof Harry Maguire Paul Pogba Phil Jones Grady Diangana Okay Yokuslu Ainsley Maitland-Niles Matheus Pereira Football