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Man. Utd V West Bromwich Albion - As it happened.

Oliver Hall 3 years ago 5.6k |

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Manchester United v WBA. Premier League 2020/21. Matchday 9, 21/11/2020-official line.up

Join me at Old Trafford for this Premier League game between Manchester Untied and West Bromwich Albion.

List of goalscorers

Bruno Fernandes

56'

1 - 0

Match report in news

End of match

95'

FT: Manchester United 1-0 West Bromwich Albion.
94'

Robson-Kanu's flick is straight to Maguire and that might just be it for the Baggies.
93'

Cleared away by West Brom - is there one more chance for them in this one?
92'

Wan-Bissaka finds Martial with the cross on the counter. His first touch is superb but some stunning Furlong defending deflects the shot wide.

Yellow card

a Manchester United

E. Cavani

Striker

91'

Cavani is booked for a late lunge.

90'

Matic is down injured but I'm not sure if it is genuine or not - he will certainly be ok to carry on.

89'

Martial counters and wins the free-kick just past half-way off an outraged Bartley.
88'

McTominay wins a free-kick. Another chance for United to slow down play. Bilic is furious on the sidelines and there is no doubt that the Red Devils have got all of the decisions this evening.
87'

Cavani is isolated this time around and West Brom clear it.
86'

United try to catch West Brom on the counter but Fernandes was isolated and his pass was cut out well.
85'

Telles delivers this time but Maguire can't get onto the header and the ball is heaved away long and clear by the West Brom defence.
84'

Martial earns a corner as his cross is deflected into the side netting.

84'

McTominay is on this time, in place of Fred.

83'

West Brom come again, but the ball dribbles painfully out of play beyond Furlong.
81'

Cavani's cross is claimed easily by Johnstone this time.
81'

Cut out by Furlong on the far side. West Brom are desperate to win the ball back and get something from this one.

Substitution

at Manchester United

Off...

M. Rashford

Striker

On...

D. Van De Beek

Midfielder

80'

Korvinovic replaces Ivanovic and Rashford comes off for Van de Beek.

79'

Cavani with a good bit of hold-up play to slow down the game with the free-kick.
78'

Maguire heads away and West Brom have the throw in a good area.
78'

West Brom free-kick just inside the United half.
77'

Remember that comical Telles volley from earlier? Well he's just done it again...
76'

Rashford gets in behind and beats Bartley and Townsend on the byline to earn a coner.

75'

Conor Gallagher is booked.

75'

Brilliant Rashford switch for Martial and eventually the ball falls to Fernandes on the edge via a Fred flick on but the Portuguese midfielder sees his shot smothered and heaved away.
74'

Throw in on halfway - West Brom are coming at United and you have to credit them for their attacking approach here today.
73'

Johnstone puts a great ball long but De Gea is out of his box in a flash to deal with it.
72'

Fernandes plays Cavani in but this time the shot is blocked by Bartley!
71'

The ball is all the way over to Fernandes on the far side but his shot is blocked and away for a United throw.
71'

The ball is all the way over to Fernandes on the far side but his shot is blocked and away for a United throw.
71'

The corner falls to Maguire unmarked at the far post and his volley forces yet another superb Johnstone stop in the bottom left.
70'

Matic clips it over to martial who plays it square to Cavani - the defenders recover superbly for the block. Martial should've done better and taken the early shot.
69'

Superb Telles first touch to lift it over the top of the wing-back but Furlong recovers well and just about gets it away.
68'

Taken short and then eventually falls for Telles to volley miles over the bar from outside the box. Hilariously bad from him.
67'

Another stunning Sam Johnstone save!!! Rahsford was four yards out and took his time to scoop the shot over the defender but the keeper made the reaction save in unbelievable fashion!
66'

Fernandes tried to slip it into Cavani, but it is just past the Uruguayan and West Brom get it away.
65'

Cavani gets around Johnstone on the counter but is caught offside!
65'

Superb shot from 25 yards from Robinson off the bench as West Brom counter but it is onto the bar!
64'

Great exchange between Rashford and Wan-Bissaka on the near side but the ball in is dealt with by Furlong.
64'

Furlong blocks the Fernandes cross.
63'

Sloppy Martial pass and West Brom win the throw deep inside their own half.

Substitution

at West Bromwich Albion

Off...

Karlan Grant

Striker

On...

Callum Robinson

Striker

Substitution

at Manchester United

Off...

J. Mata

Midfielder

On...

E. Cavani

Striker

62'

Diangana and Grant are off for Hal Robson-Kanu and Callum Robinson . Cavani replaces Mata for United.

61'

Promising counter from West Brom but a stray pass from Pereira is cut out in the air by Lindelof.
60'

Bartley cuts out a really good ball in from Fernandes.
60'

Maguire sweeps up yet another West Brom long-ball.
59'

Rashford is well tackled by Sawyers in the corner and wins the attacking throw.
58'

Gallagher plays it into Pereira who's shot from the edge of the box is well wide.

Goaaaaal from a penalty!

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Goal by...

Bruno Fernandes

Midfielder
Statistics of Bruno Fernandes in Premier League

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56'

GOAL UNITED!!! Fernandes converts at the second attempt and breaks the deadlock at Old Trafford! VAR heartbreak for West Brom at Old Trafford!

56'

Retake at Old Trafford!!!! Johnstone was off his line! More VAR heartbreak for West Brom here tonight and Bruno will get a second go. You have to feel for Johnstone in the West Brom goal who made a stunning save and was having the game of his life.

54'

SAVED BY JOHNSTONE!!! A hop, skip and a jump from Fernandes is saved superbly by Johnstone down to his bottom left!

53'

PENALTY UNITED!!! Furlong is adjudged to have handballed the Juan Mata cross!

52'

West Brom win it back and put a superb ball into Townsend at the far post. He is unmarked and forces a great De Gea save!!!
52'

Wan-Bissaka cuts out the long ball and here come United again...
51'

United counter well but Furlong did really well to step up and make the challenge.
50'

Cleared away at the second attempt.
49'

Rashford forces another great save from Johnstone from outside the box.
49'

United recover and look to slow down the play with some steady possession inside their own half.
48'

NOT GIVEN!!! David Cootes has inexplicably overruled it?! It must be because he thinks Fernandes got the ball first, but that should have been a penalty nine times out of ten.
47'

The ref has gone to the monitor...
47'

Or do they? VAR CHECK ONGOING!!!!

46'

PENALTY WEST BROM!!! Conor Gallagher is brought down by Fernandes on the penalty spot and West Brom have that chance!

46'

Back underway at Old Trafford - who can break the deadlock here?
45'

HT: Manchester United 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
45'

Fernandes tried to catch out Johnstone with the quick delivery - Never going in and a silly attempt from the midfielder.
45'

United free-kick in a good position out wide.
44'

The cross is headed away again - it was Fred putting it in this time. First time I've seen him, you could've missed the fact that he was on the pitch!
43'

Wan-Bissaka gets in behind and puts the ball in towards Mata. The Spaniard tries to be clever and let it run through his legs but there was no-one else there and West Brom recover.
42'

So close from Bartley with a no-look flicked header. Just over the bar from the captain!
41'

Diangana does really well to earn the corner with a deflected shot just inside the United box.
41'

Telles tries the ball in but Ajayi beats Martial to the header.
40'

The no-look flick from Mata is comically poor and towards no-one other than the West Brom defence.
39'

Fernandes tried another one of those teasing through balls - this time Townsend gets onto it ahead of Mata.
37'

Townsend wins a throw superbly off Wan-Bissaka on the far side and the United move breaks down.
36'

Flicked through the legs of Matic at the near post but West Brom clear after blocking the Maguire shot.
36'

Matrial's effort is behind for a corner.
35'

Ajayi is penalised on the touchline but that was never a free-kick,
34'

Brilliant ball from Fernandes to Mata at the far post. The Spaniard clips it back across but Townsend makes an intervention before Johnstone claims it at the second attempt.
33'

Furlong cuts out another through ball. The game has calmed down dramatically here now.
31'

West Brom get forward and hassle the United defence but Lindelof wins it back in the end and gets it away across the back-line.
30'

Really poor attempt at a cross from Bruno Fernandes. Goal-kick.
29'

Mata stretches for the ball in behind from the free-kick but it is just an inch or two too far beyond him.
29'

Perreira looked like he got the ball but the free-kick goes the other way...
28'

Maguire hears it away for an attacking West Brom throw.
27'

United so dominant at the moment - West Brom have 11 men behind the ball and can't get anywhere near it.
26'

Martial goes down in the box under a West Brom challenge but nothing is given yet!
25'

United have slowed things down in possession as they look to assert a bit of dominance.
24'

Well swept up again - Bartley this time.
23'

Ajayi cuts out a Bruno Fernandes ball through for Martial.
22'

Gallagher breaks up the United move superbly and wins the free-kick off a fuming Wan-Bissaka.
21'

Ivanovic got onto the second cross but it goes well over.
20'

Grant does brilliantly and his shot takes a deflection off Lindelof and goes behind.
19'

Brilliant West Brom move as Townsend gets the cross in but it is behind for a goal-kick.
18'

Superb run from Townsend down the left-hand side as he beats three men - West Brom still coming forward...
18'

Ivanovic heads away with ease.
17'

United free-kick just past half-way.
16'

Another amazing Johnstone save!!! Rashford played it across to Fernandes who in turn set up Martial eight yards out. He swept into the bottom corner but the West Brom keeper makes an outstanding reaction stop.
15'

Lindelof loses it on the edge of the West Brom box and the United move breaks down.
14'

Telles fouls Furlong inside the West Brom half.
13'

Martial in behind again but Johnstone is out quickly this time.
13'

A great ball through for martial but his cross can't find Rashford in the middle. Teasing stuff from the Frenchman!
12'

West Brom break well but a good Lindelof challenge on Diangana slows things down and the Red Devils recover.
11'

Fernandes is brought down by a lunging Pereira inside the centre-circle.
10'

the ball from Gallagher was looking for a runner at the far post but he sliced it harmlessly behind.
9'

Wan-Bissaka beats his man and wins a throw on the far side in line with the West Brom box.
8'

Rashford's ball was just too long for Fernandes to get onto it at the far post.
7'

Good defending from Ajayi as West Brom clear up the ball in for Martial.
6'

Good hold-up from Grant and he wins a foul inside the West Brom half.
6'

Telles wins a throw on the West Brom corner flag.
5'

Pereira gives away the free-kick.
5'

Grant is caught out in behind - good ball though.
4'

Wan-Bissaka plays it straight to a West Brom defender and the short move breaks down.
3'

West Brom win the throw on the near side.
2'

A great save from Johnstone denies United the early goal from the free-kick!
2'

Martial wins the free-kick in the corner.

1'

We are go at Old Trafford!!!

Start of match

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The players are out at Old Trafford - not long to go now!
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Jake Livermore and Kieran Gibbs both tested positive for coronavirus and are replaced by Ivanovic and Pereira.
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So, the big news from the Manchester United camp is Paul Pogba missing out on a place in the squad altogether. Alex Telles also makes his Premier League debut at left-back.
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West Bromwich Albion: Johnstone; Furlong, Ivanovic, Bartley, Ajayi, Townsend; Pereira, Sawyers, Gallagher, Diangana; Grant. Substitutes: Button, O’Shea, Phillips, Harper, Krovinovic, Robson-Kanu, Robinson.
November 21, 2020
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Manchester United: de Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles; Fred, Matic; Mata, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial. Substitutes: Henderson, Tuanzebe, Williams, James, McTominay, van de Beek, Cavani.
November 21, 2020