West Bromwich Albion vs Manchester United
| 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 Sunday, August 14, 2011 at The Hawthorns. Goals for West Brom: Shane Long (37'). Goals for Man United: Wayne Rooney (13') and Steven Reid (own goal) (81').
Play by play
- 94'
<b>FULL TIME</b> Well, after the opening half an hour it wasn't pretty from United but they have managed to eek out a win and save the blushes of their new keeper - again. Ashley Young gets the credit and United do what Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea couldn't - win on the opening day.
- 93'
He nearly got his head on it too but De Gea claims the looping ball and chooses not to exploit an empty net with a quick ball into the deep.
- 93'
West Brom win a free kick and Foster is going up!
- 92'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Simon Cox is carded for a dive as Phil Jones came out to contest a 50/50.
- 91'
Now Morrison neglects to shoot when he had space to fire on goal.
- 90'
Tamas blazes a 30-yarder into the stands as the fourth official informs us there are four minutes added time to be played....
- 89'
Brunt does manage to get a shot away and De Gea catches his low effort comfortably enough.
- 88'
There seems a real reluctance on the part of the strikers on show today to shoot when an opportunity presents intself. Tchyoi tries to turn inside and out and back again when he should have had a pop first time, especially with De Gea's confidence brittle.
- 87'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Long jogs off to warm applause and Simon Cox is on.
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> A challenge matched by Scharner who is carded for a clip on Rooney.
- 86'
A meaty chalenge from Long on Cleverley.
- 84'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Reid off, Gonazalo Jara on.
- 83'
Nice turn and volley from Tchyoi but his effort flies over the bar.
- 82'
To be fair to Young, he has looked the most likely to make something happen in this second half.
- 81'
That is very harsh on West Brom. United have created very little in this half and now they've taken the lead via a double deflection.
- 80'
A spell of United possession on the edge of the box ends when Young charges into the box, his ball across takes a double deflection and finds its way into the bottom corner.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Young squeezes one in!
- 77'
De Gea gets a bump and concedes a corner before the referee finally takes pity on him and awards United a free kick.
- 76'
Long is down again, after a bump from Cleverley, but the striker was on his way down before contact was even made.
- 75'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Rio limps off, just like Vidic did before him, and Phil Jones comes on in his place. Added to the fact Rafael is out for 10 weeks, this is turning into a defensive crisis for Fergie.
- 73'
Ferdinand looks like he has done a hamstring. Injury woes continue for United.
- 72'
Unlucky for Tchyoi as he runs down the line to meet Shorey's ball but inadvertebntly back-heels the ball out of play.
- 71'
Languid and lazy from Berbatov as he wastes possession.
- 70'
Nani rises for a free header in the area but can't direct it on target.
- 69'
West Brom's fans are increasing turning their ire on the referee. Long and Evans go shoulder-to-shoulder but United get the free kick.
