Match Info
Date: Saturday, 29th December Venue: Old Trafford K/O: 15:00 GMT
Likely Line-Ups
Man United de Gea, Evra, Evans, Ferdinand, Smalling, Young, Carrick, Cleverley, Valencia, van Persie, Hernandez
West Brom Foster, McAuley, Ridgewell, Jones, Tamas, Morrison, Gerra, Brunt, Dorrans, Long, Lukaku
Team News
Manchester United are without Wayne Rooney, who has been ruled out until the New Year with a knee injury. However, forward Danny Welbeck is expected to overcome an illness, whilst winger Ashley Young and defender Phil Jones are expected to shake off minor injuries. Shinji Kagawa could be named on the substitutes bench after spending two months out with a knee injury. West Brom defenders Jonas Olsson (groin) and Goran Popov (hamstring) are doubts, as is midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu (hamstring).
Match Preview
Manchester United's dramatic victory over Newcastle United on Boxing Day sent the Red Devil's seven points top of the Premier League after rivals Man City slumped to a surprise defeat to Sunderland. Quite how costly that defeat will be for Roberto Mancini's men remains to be seen, but it was a great early birthday gift for veteran manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who turns the grand old age of 71 on New years Eve. A win here for his side will cap off a successful festive fixture list and leave his side looking pretty going into 2013. West Brom's first half to the season hasn't been too bad either. If they find a way to win at Old Trafford they could leap up to third in the table depending on results elsewhere, which is fairly remarkable considering they were relegated in 2009.
Head-to-Head
Manchester United have never lost to West Brom in the Premier League (W10, D2).
Where To Watch
UK TV: Highlights BBC One Match of the Day
US TV: FOX Soccer
Australia TV: FOX Sports Play, Fox Sports 1 Australia
Canada TV: TSN 2
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