|
WEST BROMWICH ALBION v MANCHESTER UNITED
Barclays Premier League
Monday 20th October 2014,
8:00pm
The Hawthorns
MATCH
NOTES
The game will be the 125th league and cup meeting between Albion and United. The
men from Manchester currently lead the way in the victory stakes with 53 wins to
the Baggies' 41.
Albion's last game on October 20 came in 2012 when they suffered a
2-1 Premier League defeat at home to Manchester City. The club's last win on
this date came in 1979 when they beat Southampton 4-0 at The Hawthorns in a
First Division fixture.
United's last game on this date also came in 2012
when they beat Stoke City 4-2 at Old Trafford in a Premier League clash.
United are without a win in
their past five away league games - their worst run since 2001. It is 18 years
since they went six away games without a win in the Premier League.
Albion have only won
two of their previous 18 Premier League matches on a Monday (D7, L9).
Albion's last league win against United at The
Hawthorns came in March 1984.
Albion's
last six games: Liverpool (A) 1-2; Burnley (H) 4-0; Hull City (H, LC) 3-2; Tottenham Hotspur (A) 1-0; Everton (H)
0-2;
Swansea City (A) 0-3.
United's last six games: Everton (H) 2-1; West Ham
United (H) 2-1; Leicester City (A) 3-5; Queens Park Rangers (H) 4-0; Burnley (A)
0-0; MK Dons (A, LC) 0-4.
TEAM
NEWS
Albion
Alan Irvine is hopeful Chris
Brunt is fit to feature despite the Baggies' captain injuring his groin on
international duty.
On-loan defender Andre Wisdom is
available again after sitting out the clash with parent club Liverpool due to loan
player rules.
Victor Anichebe is once again a
doubt due to a hernia problem but fellow striker Brown Ideye could return
following his ankle injury.
Silvestre Varela is missing following groin
surgery.
Manchester United
United and England
captain Wayne Rooney misses the game through suspension following his red card
against West Ham.
Ander Herrera, Chris Smalling,
Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Michael Carrick could all feature after returning
to training but Jonny Evans (foot), Paddy McNair (hamstring), Jesse Lingard
(knee) and Antonio Valencia (hamstring) all remain out.
MATCH
ODDS
Result
Albion Win: 4/1, United Win: 5/2, Draw: 8/11.
First Goalscorer Albion:
Berahino 7/1, Ideye 8/1, Anichebe 9/1, Samaras 9/1, Sessegnon 10/1, Gardner
12/1, Blanco 12/1, Dorrans 12/1, Brunt 14/1, Morrison 16/1, Mulumbu 20/1, Dawson
25/1, McAuley 33/1, Lescott 33/1.
Manchester United: Falcao 7/2, van Persie 4/1,
Wilson 11/2, Mata 7/1, Di Maria 7/1, Januzaj 15/2, Pereira 15/2, Fellaini 10/1,
Valencia 14/1, Shaw 25/1, Jones 25/1, Fletcher 25/1, Carrick 25/1, Blind 33/1,
Smalling 33/1, Rojo 33/1, Rafael 33/1, McNair 33/1, James 33/1.
No goalscorers: 12/1
www.williamhill.com
REFEREE
Mike Dean (Wirral)
Dean refereed four Albion games last season - the
1-0 win at home to West Ham in April, the 1-1 draw at home to Fulham in
February, the 3-3 draw at West Ham in December and the 2-0 defeat at home to
Swansea City in September.
The Wirral official has already taken charge of a
Manchester United game this season - the 2-1 defeat at home to Swansea City on
the opening day of the season.
Dean took charge of three United games during
2013/14 - the 1-1 draw at Southampton in May, the 2-1 FA Cup defeat at home to
Swansea City in January and the 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in December.
The official has issued 37 yellow cards and two red in
the seven games he has officiated so far this season.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets remain on sale to season
ticket holders, members and supporters on the club's ticket database.
Seats are priced £39 adults, £29
seniors (over 60s), £25 young adults (under-21s) and students, and £15
under-17s.
WEATHER FORECAST
Light cloud, 12°C
FIXTURE HISTORY
Albion's first league meetings with Newton Heath - who
would in time become Manchester United - took place in the First Division
during the 1892/93 season. The first game between the sides, at Stoney
Lane, ended in a goalless draw. Just one week later, in the return game at United's North
Road ground, Albion ran out 4-2 winners thanks to two goals from Archie Bostock and one each from Roddy McLeod and Billy Bassett.
The Baggies' biggest win against United came in April
1968 when they recorded a 6-3 victory at The Hawthorns with the late great
Jeff Astle netting three of the Albion goals. Other big wins for Albion
include 5-1 at The Hawthorns in 1925/26, and 5-3 at Old Trafford in
December 1978 - a game that is generally recognised as one of Albion's
greatest ever performances.
United's best win over Albion came at Old Trafford in
April 1970 when they ran out easy 7-0 winners against an Alan Ashman led team.
Other notable wins for United include 5-0 in 2008/09, 5-1 in 1985/86, 5-3 in 1966/67
and another 5-1 in 1951/52.
Albion’s last home league victory over the 'Red Devils' came at The Hawthorns
on March 31, 1984 when Cyrille Regis and Steve MacKenzie scored the goals
which gave the Baggies’ a 2-0 win over Ron Atkinson's United. However,
the Baggies did beat United in a Carling Cup 4th round tie at The
Hawthorns in December 2003, Bernt Haas and Scott Dobie scoring the goals in a 2-0 victory.
Albion and United have met each other 16 times at Premier League level
with the men from Manchester winning 12 of the games, three ending in
draws and a solitary victory for the Baggies.
In May 2013, Albion and United created a record for the highest-ever score
draw in the Premier League. Baggies' striker Romelu Lukaku hit a hat-trick
as the two teams shared ten goals in what was Sir Alex Ferguson's last
game in charge of United.
The Baggies have won just two of the last 23 league
games between the sides. Albion have also won just one of the 16 Premier
League games played between the two clubs.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Sunday 19 May 2013 - Albion 5-5 Manchester United - Premier League - The
Hawthorns
Tuesday 27 January 2009 - Albion 0-5 Manchester United - Premier League - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 7 May 2005 - Manchester United 1-1 Albion - Premier League - Old Trafford
Wednesday 3 December 2003 - Albion 2-0 Manchester United - Carling Cup 4th Round - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 4 September 1982 - Albion 3-1 Manchester United - First Division - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 27 December 1980 - Albion 3-1 Manchester United - First Division - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 30 December 1978 - Manchester United 3-5 Albion - First Division - Old Trafford
Wednesday 1 February 1978 - Albion 3-2 Manchester United - FA Cup 4th Round Replay - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 16 October 1976 - Albion 4-0 Manchester United - First Division - The
Hawthorns
Wednesday 5 March 1958 - Manchester United 1-0 Albion - FA Cup QF Replay - Old Trafford
LAST LEAGUE MEETING AT THE HAWTHORNS
 Albion
0-3 Manchester United
Barclays Premier League
Saturday 8th March 2014, 12:45pm
Albion: Foster; Reid (Sessegnon
60), McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Yacob (Morrison 40), Mulumbu; Amalfitano, Gera,
Brunt (Berahino 65); Anichebe. Subs not used: Myhill (gk), Thievy, Vydra,
Dawson.
Booked: Anichebe 90 (unsporting behaviour)
Manchester United: De
Gea; Rafael (Vidic 87), Jones, Smalling, Evra; Carrick, Fellaini; Mata, Rooney,
Januzaj (Kagawa 76); van Persie (Welbeck 63). Subs not used: Lindegaard (gk),
Giggs, Young, Fletcher.
Goalscorers:
Jones 34, Rooney 65,
Welbeck 83.
Booked:
Januzaj 13 (deliberate handball), van Persie 50 (foul).
Attendance: 26,184
Referee: Jon Moss
(West Yorkshire)
Manchester United kept their
slim hopes of a top-four Premier League finish alive with victory at lowly West
Brom. A Rafael header was tipped onto the crossbar before United took the lead
when Phil Jones powered in a header. The Baggies exerted some pressure in search
of an equaliser and striker Victor Anichebe angled a shot wide. However, United
secured the win when Wayne Rooney headed in from close range and Danny Welbeck
provided a cool finish after a well-worked move. It was a comfortable victory
for the visitors as they restored some pride after the 2-0 Champions League
defeat by Olympiakos in their previous game, and avenged a 2-1 defeat by the
Baggies in the reverse fixture in September. The Red Devils are nine points
behind fourth-placed Manchester
City,
who have two games in hand, and 11 adrift of both Liverpool and Arsenal, who -
like United - have played 28 matches.
West Brom, meanwhile, are still
searching their first win under Pepe Mel, who after seven matches in charge sees
his side only above the relegation zone on goal difference, having won just once
in 18 league games. The Spaniard is coming under increasing pressure, with games
against fellow relegation rivals Swansea, Cardiff and Norwich to come in the
next month. But for United counterpart David Moyes, the victory will help ease
the burden after he admitted this week he had endured a more "difficult"
campaign than he envisaged when he took over from Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferguson's
farewell after more than 26 years in charge came with an action-packed 5-5 draw
at The Hawthorns at the end of last season, but this match took a while to
spring to life.
The first piece of goalmouth
action came when United midfielder Marouane Fellaini's header was nodded towards
his own goal by Baggies skipper Chris Brunt, but Youssouf Mulumbu cleared off
the goalline. United soon went close again as Adnan Januzaj crossed to the far
post, where the unmarked Rafael's header was tipped onto the crossbar by Ben
Foster. The home side failed to heed the warnings and went behind when Robin van
Persie whipped in a pacy free-kick and centre-back Jones powered a header past
Foster. The goal belatedly stirred Albion into producing a greater attacking
threat, and Claudio Yacob sent an effort just over from close range, the ball
flying off his shoulder. Anichebe then held off Jones before turning and angling
a shot wide as the home side went close again. Both sides then felt decisions
went against them. First Foster came out of his area to make a clearance only to
miss the ball, which bounced up and struck his hand. Referee Jon Moss took no
action, and also kept his card in his pocket when the home side felt Van Persie
should have been booked for a second time for a challenge on Steven Reid. And
Albion were punished for those earlier missed chances when Rafael crossed for
Rooney to head in at the far post. Welbeck put the finishing touch to the
victory when, after Fellaini and Rooney combined to tee him up, he controlled
expertly before slotting past the advancing Foster.
BBC
CURRENT CONNECTIONS
Ben Foster spent five years at Old Trafford
but made just an handful of first team appearances. The Leamington-born keeper
had joined United from Stoke City in July 2005.
Albion goalkeeper Luke
Daniels started his career at Old Trafford before moving to The Hawthorns in
2004 following his release by United.
Alan Fettis, who had a short spell on loan
at The Hawthorns in 1995, is United's Academy goalkeeping coach.
PAST
CONNECTIONS
Amongst the players
to have turned out at various levels for both clubs are: Arthur Albiston,
Michael Appleton, Jack
Banks, Peter
Barnes, Henry Boyd, Garth Crooks, Laurie Cunningham, Arthur Fitton, Johnny Giles, Jonathan Greening, Graeme Hogg, Jim Holton, Tomasz Kuszczak, Paul McShane, Mick Martin, Remi Moses, Michael Nardiello, Jimmy Nicholl,
Mike Phelan, Billy Richards, Kieran Richardson, Bryan
Robson, Maurice Setters, Arthur Smith, Jimmy Stanton, Luke Steele, Mickey Thomas and Ronnie Wallwork
Larger than life 'Big' Ron Atkinson managed both clubs; Ex-Albion boss Nobby Stiles
was a United player; Stuart Pearson played for United and later became a
coach at The Hawthorns; Ex-United boss Jimmy Murphy was an Albion player
during the 1930's; Former Albion player Brian Whitehouse later coached at Old
Trafford; Mick Brown was assistant manager at both clubs under Ron
Atkinson; Former Baggies' boss Johnny Giles started his playing career at
United; England legend Bryan Robson started his career at The Hawthorns
in the early 1970's before a record £1.5million move took him to Old Trafford in
1981. Robson returned to Albion in 2004 taking over the managerial hotseat from
Gary Megson; Michael Appleton played for both clubs and coached at
various levels at The Hawthorns; Mike Phelan, who was a coach and then
assistant manager at Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson, spent two years as an
Albion player between 1994 and 1996, after earlier having played for United.
ALL-TIME LEAGUE & CUP RECORD VS MANCHESTER UNITED
|
VENUE |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
Home |
62 |
28 |
14 |
20 |
114 |
101 |
|
Away |
62 |
13 |
16 |
33 |
77 |
124 |
|
Total |
124 |
41 |
30 |
53 |
191 |
225 |
LAST
TEN MATCHES AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED
|
DATE |
COMPETITION |
H/A |
F-A |
GOALSCORERS |
GATE |
|
Sat 08 Mar 2014 |
Premier League |
H |
0-3 |
Jones, Rooney, Welbeck |
26,184 |
|
Sat 28 Sep 2013 |
Premier League |
A |
2-1 |
Amalfitano, Berahino - Rooney |
75,042 |
|
Sun 19 May 2013 |
Premier League |
H |
5-5 |
Morrison, Lukaku 3, Mulumbu -
Kagawa, Olsson (og), |
26,438 |
|
|
|
|
|
Büttner, van Persie, Hernández |
|
|
Sat 29 Dec 2012 |
Premier League |
A |
0-2 |
McAuley (og), van Persie |
75,595 |
|
Sun 11 Mar 2012 |
Premier League |
A |
0-2 |
Rooney 2 (1 pen) |
75,598 |
|
Sun 14 Aug 2011 |
Premier League |
H |
1-2 |
Long - Rooney, Reid (og) |
25,360 |
|
Sat 01 Jan 2011 |
Premier League |
H |
1-2 |
Morrison - Rooney, Hernandez |
25,499 |
|
Sat 16 Oct 2010 |
Premier League |
A |
2-2 |
Evra (og), Tchoyi -
Hernandez, Nani |
75,272 |
|
Tue 27 Jan 2009 |
Premier League |
H |
0-5 |
Berbatov, Tevez, Vidic,
Ronaldo 2 |
26,105 |
|
Sat 18 Oct 2008 |
Premier League |
A |
0-4 |
Rooney, Ronaldo, Berbatov,
Nani |
75,451 |
|
