West Bromwich Albion vs Manchester United
Match pulse
WBAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MAN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Man United 2-1
Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Saturday, January 1, 2011 at The Hawthorns. Goals for West Brom: James Morrison (14'). Goals for Man United: Wayne Rooney (3') and Javier Hernández (75').
Play by play
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0101/javierhernandezceleb20110101_275x155.jpg"><br>Javier Hernandez celebrates after putting Manchester United 2-1 ahead
<b>FT</b> Not a great performance from United but once again they got the points they needed. There will be concern about Rooney's injury though.
<b>FT</b> That is the final action of the game. West Brom lose their fourth game in a row and United not only remain unbeaten but stretch their lead at the top of the table.
- 95'
Fletcher heads clear but the ball drops to Morrison just outside the box. There is no repeat of the earlier heroics as his shots blazes wide.
- 94'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> A last throw of the dice for West Brom. Midfielder Mulumbu goes off and on comes Fortune, who is a striker
- 93'
From the resulting freekick United break with Hernandez. The striker almost breaks clear of the Baggies' defence but Scharner makes a last-ditch tackle.
- 92'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Vidic is booked for a rash tackle on Tchoyi.
- 91'
Rooney is still hobbling around though.
- 90'
The board goes up to show five minutes off added time and Rooney leaps off the bench to come back on.
- 89'
Rooney has limped off the pitch so United are down to ten-men for the final few minutes of this match.
- 88'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0101/javierhernandezgoal20110101_275x155.jpg"><br>Javier Hernandez heads home to restore Manchester United's lead
- 88'
Rooney looks in trouble and has pulled up holding his leg. The United physio signals for a sub, but they have all been used.
- 87'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Brunt is booked for scything down Rooney as the United striker was on the break.
- 86'
Thomas wins a corenr for West Brom with a nice trick to deflect the ball off Fabio. Fletcher heads the corner clear.
- 85'
Ferguson's team might be winning 2-1 with time ticking away but the United manager is still stalking the touchline with a face like thunder.
- 84'
Ferdinand stretches to make a tackle on Thomas, the ball deflects off the winger and into the box but Fabio is there to provide cover for United.
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Fabio makes a tough tackle on Thomas. It was from behind and the full-back gets booked.
- 82'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Hernandez is booked for a late tackle.
- 81'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0101/peterodemwingiepenaltymiss20110101_275x155.jpg"><br>Peter Odemwingie reflects on a missed opportunity after firing his penalty wide.
- 80'
Thomas cuts in from the left and fires off a long-range shot that goes just wide of Kuszczak's post.
- 78'
The Baggies have rediscovered their composure and are probing the United defence for a weakness.
- 77'
The fans are urging West Brom on.
- 76'
United are on top and Fletcher attacks down the flank. His cross is a little behind Rooney, who twists his body but can only head over the bar.
- 75'
Very poor defending from West Brom. The corner came in from the left and Hernadez was left unmarked near the penalty spot, giving him an easy header to score.
- 74'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Hernandez heads in from a corner.
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