Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
27'
R. Lukaku
0 - 2
35'
J. Lingard
G. Barry
77'
1 - 2
Press

Match report in news

  • 95'
    FT: West Brom 1-2 Man Utd. Goals from Lingard and Lukaku give United the victory here, though Gareth Barry's strike made for a nervy final few minutes.
  • 94'
    Rondon is booked for a foul on Jones. That should be that.
  • 93'
    Nemanja Matic goes into the book for time-wasting.
  • 92'
    Lukaku sees an effort bobble wide on the counter. Mata is furious that he didn't square the ball for a tap-in.
  • 90'
    4 minutes added on.
  • 88'
    De Gea is not happy as Hegazi appeared to stick the boot in on him in a scramble from the corner. A heart-stopping moment for United there.
  • 87'
    United are on the ropes a bit here. Rojo makes a mess of a routine clearance and hands West Brom a corner.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester United
  • 86'
    Lingard is replaced by McTominay for United.
  • 85'
    CHANCE! OH WHAT A CHANCE! Brunt crosses from the left and finds Rodriguez but the striker heads a fine chance just wide!
  • 83'
    A good period of West Brom pressure is ended as Rodriguez fouls Jones.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester United
  • 79'
    Rahsford is replaced by Martial.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de West Bromwich Albion en el 77'
  • 77'
    GOAL! WEST BROM! BARRY! United fail to clear the corner and it lands at the feet of Barry, who taps home from close range.
  • 77'
    Rondon twists and turns and sees his effort deflected away for a corner.
  • 75'
    Brunt volleys over from the edge of the box. Can West Brom mount a late charge?
  • 74'
    Rondon receives the ball in space on the left-hand side of the box but his low effort is straight at De Gea.
Substitution

Substitution

at West Bromwich Albion
  • 72'
    Brunt replaces Krychowiak for West Brom.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester United
  • 66'
    Rojo comes on for Valencia for United.
Substitution

Substitution

at West Bromwich Albion
  • 64'
    Rodriguez replaces Burke for West Brom.
  • 64'
    Valencia has gone down and his team-mate are signalling for a change. This would be a blow for United.
  • 62'
    The longer the game stays like this, the more likely a United third becomes.
  • 59'
    A good counter from United sees Lingard presented with a chance to shoot but his effort is too close to Foster on this occasion.
  • 57'
    CLOSE! Valencia does well down the right before crossing left-footed. The ball reaches Rashford at the far post but his effort skids wide.
  • 56'
    Burke crosses from the right but Rondon can't quite get there and the ball is cleared. West Brom are beginning to threaten here.
  • 54'
    Gareth Barry strikes low at goal from the edge of the box but it is an easy save for De Gea.
Card

Yellow card

a Manchester United
  • 53'
    Rashford goes into the book for clashing with Hegazi. The England man was upset at what he thought to have been an elbow from the Egyptian.
  • 49'
    A great chipped ball from Rashford almost puts Lukaku in but the Belgian can't quite get there. The flag was up anyway.
  • 46'
    Gibbs finds himself in some space down the left but his low effort never looks like troubling De Gea.
  • 46'
    United get us back underway. Gareth Barry has come on for Claudio Yacob for West Brom.
  • 45'
    HT: West Brom 0-2 Man Utd. It's been a good first half from United, who lead thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard.
  • 45'
    1 minute added on.
  • 44'
    Livermore sees and effort from 20 yards saved by De Gea.
  • 42'
    McClean balloons a cross behind as West Brom look for a response.
  • 39'
    Not the first half Alan Pardew would have been hoping for...
  • 36'
    GOAL! UNITED! LINGARD! Mata finds Lingard 20 yards out and he takes aim from the edge of the box. The ball balloons off Ahmed Hegazi and past Ben Foster but it should go down as yet another goal for Lingard.
  • 34'
    CHANCE! Nyom beats Rashford and crosses low from the right but Smalling does brilliantly to prevent Rondon from bundling the ball home at the near post.
  • 31'
    Burke looks to burst away down the left but he is denied by a good challenge from Smalling.
  • 29'
    You sense the next goal is key now, if United get it they could run away with this.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester United en el 27'
  • 27'
    GOAL! UNITED LUKAKU! Rashford shifts the ball onto his right foot and crosses from the left and Lukaku rises to flick a header into the far corner. Simple stuff. No celebration either form the big man against his former side.
  • 25'
    Another poor corner from West Brom as this one almost sails over everyone. Evans gets something on it at the far post but he had no hope of controlling his effort.
  • 23'
    West Brom boss Alan Pardew compared Oliver Burke to Wilfried Zaha pre-match but the youngster hasn't seen much of the ball so far out on the right.
  • 20'
    United have had 71% of the possession so far, nothing to show for it though.
  • 16'
    Lukaku brilliantly brings down a long ball but his lay-off is then errant.
  • 14'
    Young's cross from the left causes problems for Foster but but Lukaku is adjudged to have impeded him.
  • 12'
    Set-pieces could be key for West Brom today but a dismal effort from Krychowiak fails to beat the first man.
  • 9'
    Rondon finds McClean with a backheel on the left but his cross is too strong for Burke and the danger dissipates.
  • 9'
    West Brom can barely get a touch on the ball in the opening exchanges here.
  • 6'
    Mata spins nicely in the box but his low cross is scrambled away.
  • 5'
    Rashford is looking bright. He gets the ball in space down the left and jinks inside but his effort is blocked away.
  • 2'
    A bright start from United with Rashford almost bursting into the box but Evans is there to get a toe in.
  • 1'
    West Brom get us underway here!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The teams are out on the pitch and we'll be underway shortly.
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    This is a cracking stat:
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    A big day for Oliver Burke as he makes his first Premier League start:
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    The scene is set at the Hawthorns:
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    Alan Pardew will fancy his chances today:
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    A few familiar faces out there today for both sides, with Jonny Evans, Ben Foster and Romelu Lukaku all lining up against their former sides.
  • PRVW
    Man Utd: De Gea, Valencia (C), Jones, Smalling, Young, Herrera, Matic, Mata, Lingard, Rashford, Lukaku. Subs: Romero, Lindelof, Rojo, Shaw, McTominay, Ibrahimovic, Martial.
  • PRVW
    West Brom: Foster, Nyom, Hegazi, Evans (C), Gibbs, Yacob, Krychowiak, Livermore, Burke, Rondon, McClean. Subs: Myhill, Robson-Kanu, Brunt, Barry, Rodriguez, McAuley, Field.
Info

Pre-match

17 December 2017, 15:15

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Stadium: The Hawthorns

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome! Manchester United go into this one looking to close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to 11 points, whilst West Brom know a win will take them out of the relegation zone.