Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimović. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending teams West Bromwich Albion FC (6-5-5, 23 points) and Manchester United FC (7-3-6, 27 points) are scheduled to face one another in a 2016-2017 Premier League season match on Dec. 17, Saturday at the Hawthorns.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 12:30 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
West Bromwich Albion has been unbeaten in five of their last six outings to climb to the seventh spot of the English top flight table.
The Baggies are coming off an impressive 3-1 victory over bottom three team Swansea City also at the Hawthorns on Wednesday for their second win in three games, as per Sports Mole.
Salomon Rondon was the man of the match for head coach Tony Pulis' squad as the Venezuelan striker unleashed a hat trick to spearhead the team's two-goal romp.
After a goalless first half of play, Rondon broke the deadlock with a header in the 50th minute. He then added two quick goals in the 61st and 63rd to give his team a 3-0 lead with less than half-an-hour left in the game clock.
The Swans were able to score a consolation goal in the 78th minute with a clearance goal by midfielder Wayne Routledge off a rebound after Baggies goalkeeper Ben Foster blocked a shot by Swansea forward Borja Baston.
Meanwhile, Manchester United won its second straight game by turning back Crystal Palace, 2-1, on the road at the Selhurst Park also on Wednesday, Metro reported.
It was a tight game right from the kickoff as both teams held up their defenses against one another.
United midfielder Paul Pogba was finally able to break the deadlock with a goal in the first injury time, but it was clouded by controversy as a suspected offside shot. The referee allowed the goal and the Red Devils are up by one at the break.
Palace midfielder James McArthur was able to equalize the count in the 66th minute, but Zlatan Ibrahimović grabbed the lead back for United in the 88th to snag the three points away for the visitors.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is another 2-1 win for Manchester United.
West Bromwich Albion starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Foster; Brunt, Olsson, Nyom, McAuley; Phillips, Morrison; Fletcher, Chadli, Yacob; Rondon
Manchester United starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): De Gea; Blind, Rojo, Jones, Bailly; Pogba, Herrera, Carrick; Rooney, Mata, Ibrahimović
