Manchester United host West Brom in the Premier League after their skipper Wayne Rooney ended their 325-minute goal drought in the 1-0 victory over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League. amid criticisms over their style of play. They have a wretched record at home this season, managing only one win in the Premier League at the Hawthorns, losing four and drawing one.
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Pulis was fined £8,000 by the Football Association on Thursday after admitting an improper conduct charge following last week’s 3-2 home defeat to Leicester.
“It’s completely the opposite away from home”.
In last season’s win, it was Fletcher who had something to prove to United manager Louis van Gaal, who made the Scotland worldwide vice-captain and yet gave him very little game time in the six months he and Fletcher were both at the club.
On the fines, an FA spokesman said: ‘The FA is a not-for-profit organisation that puts its funds back into football at every level of the game, including grassroots football.
West Brom are in town on Saturday and given United have recently found it a struggle breaking down Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and CSKA then it’s reasonable to assume they could be in for a long and frustrating afternoon. Midfielder Chris Brunt is the only player on the injury report being listed as a doubt with a knock.
1 – West Brom have lost just once in their last five meetings against United in the league.
They were strangled in 0-0 draws against Watford and West Brom and could face a similar predicament if Allardyce gets the desired response from his scalded Black Cats.
08 Mar 2014 West Brom 0 – 3 Man. Utd.
Manchester United have created the fewest chances of any team in the Premier League this season (81) with West Brom the second worst in that regard (82). Expect Pulis’s side to sit in compact rows and allow United to probe and probe, waiting patiently for the smallest of chinks to emerge.
West Brom look to capture a third straight victory at Old Trafford, which has once again become a fortress for the Red Devils under Louis van Gaal. Manchester City won three in a row from 2011/12 to 2013/14.
He was upset with Taylor’s decision not to award Albion two penalties and confronted the official after the game.
Rooney should continue playing upfront after scoring in the last match, while young forward Jesse Lingered should get another chance after he provided the assist for United’s goal against the Russian side.
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The obvious pick for this match is Manchester United winning with the Old Trafford crowd at their back, but with how tough this EPL season has been, and how oddly these two teams match up, there’s really no predicting the outcome of this game.
