Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Manchester United 2nd with 74 points, West Bromwich Albion 19th with 26, 48 apart. Manchester United ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, West Bromwich Albion were scoring 0.92 and conceding 2, Manchester United 1.92 and 1.16, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
West Bromwich Albion's winless run stood at 5. Over the last five, West Bromwich Albion had taken 1 of 15 points to Manchester United's 8.
Across 20 recorded meetings, West Bromwich Albion have 4 wins to Manchester United's 12, with 4 draws, at 2.65 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 30% of those meetings. 1.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.65.
The match was played at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich (capacity 26,688). It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.