Manchester United winger Juan Mata (extreme right) scored off a free kick to help the Red Devils win over Watford, 1-0. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling team West Bromwich Albion FC (9-10-9, 36 points) is set to host a slightly surging Manchester United FC (13-7-8, 47 points) at the Hawthorns on Sunday, March 6th in a 2015-2016 Premier League season matchup.
West Brom has been undefeated in five of their last six outings, although three of those games were draws, to lift them to the 13th spot of the league table, 12 points away from the bottom three relegation zone.
The Baggies are coming off an impressive 2-2 draw with current league leaders Leicester City on the road at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday as they forced the top contenders into their own style of play, as per BBC Sport.
Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondón opened the scoring right at the 11th minute for Tony Pulis' squad to stun the hosts. The Foxes did not wait until the second half to respond, though, as defender Danny Drinkwater equalized the count at the 30th while midfielder Andy King gave his team the lead at the stroke of halftime.
Leicester led 2-1 at the break, but West Brom winger Craig Gardner was able to level things up again five minutes into the second half.
Both teams went scoreless from there as defenses clamped up, leaving the league leaders in a share of one point in the overall standings with the visitors.
Meanwhile, Manchester United pulled off a second straight win with a 1-0 victory over Watford at the Old Trafford on Wednesday, as reported by SkySports.
United is featuring a young scoring line up front with Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Memphis Depay, and Juan Mata, which proved to be efficient.
It was the first winning streak of United in a long while as they had been mercurial in their recent games under head coach Louis van Gaal, prompting speculations that former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will take over from the Dutchman in the summer.
Spanish winger Mata scored the winning goal off a free kick for the Red Devils seven minutes before the full time whistle as they avoided another collapse at their home field this season.
The win put United level with neighborhood rivals Manchester City with 47 points in the league table, by van Gaal's squad is still at fifth place due to City's superior goal differential.
The predicted result is a tough 2-1 decision for Manchester United. West Brom will be there to win, but the Red Devils will prevail to extend their winning run to three games and possibly snatch fourth place to revive their Champions League hopes.
West Brom starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Foster; Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Chester; Sessegnon, Fletcher, Yacob, Gardner; Rondón, Berahino
Manchester United starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): De Gea; Varela, Fosu-Mensah, Blind, Rojo; Herrera, Schneiderlin; Martial, Mata, Depay; Rashford
