English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 17, 2016
Manchester United WDWWW 2
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West Bromwich Albion WDWLW 0
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The Hawthorns · 26,308 att.

Match Report

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic bags brace as Manchester United win at West Brom

Manchester United moved level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, for 24 hours at least, after beating West Bromwich Albion 2-0.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
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0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WBA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 3Jonas OlssonCD-L
  3. 23Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 2Allan NyomLB
  5. 25Craig DawsonRB
  6. 22Nacer ChadliAM
  7. 5Claudio YacobLM
  8. 24Darren FletcherRM
  9. 9Salomón RondónF
  10. 10Matt PhillipsAM-L
  11. 11Chris BruntAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Brendan GallowaySUB
  2. 4Hal Robson-KanuSUB
  3. 14James McCleanSUB
  4. 45Jonathan LekoSUB
  5. 8Craig GardnerSUB
  6. 13Boaz MyhillSUB
  7. 7James MorrisonSUB

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Marcos RojoCD-L
  3. 4Phil JonesCD-R
  4. 36Matteo DarmianLB
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  6. 16Michael CarrickCM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicF
  10. 10Wayne RooneyLF
  11. 14Jesse LingardRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Anthony MartialSUB
  2. 12Chris SmallingSUB
  3. 8Juan MataSUB
  4. 20Sergio RomeroSUB
  5. 27Marouane FellainiSUB
  6. 19Marcus RashfordSUB
  7. 17Daley BlindSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester United 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard with a cross.
  2. 24' Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 49' Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 56' Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Manchester United 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
  5. 57' Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 65' Marcos Rojo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 65' Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 74' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. James Morrison replaces Craig Dawson.
  9. 77' Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Jesse Lingard.
  10. 81' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Matt Phillips.
  11. 82' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jonathan Leko replaces Nacer Chadli.
  12. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Wayne Rooney.
  13. 87' Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Manchester United. Chris Smalling replaces Ander Herrera.

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