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Premiership · Matchday 17

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

0–2
HT 0–1
Saturday 17th December 2016 · The Hawthorns · Att: 26,308

Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 2–0 at The Hawthorns on Saturday 17th December 2016 in the Premiership. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (5', 56') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 5' Zlatan Ibrahimovic Assist: Jesse Lingard 0–1
  3. 24' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  4. Half Time 0–1
  5. 49' Craig Dawson
  6. 56' Zlatan Ibrahimovic Assist: Wayne Rooney 0–2
  7. 57' Jesse Lingard
  8. 65' José Salomon Rondon
  9. 65' Marcos Rojo
  10. 65' Salomón Rondón
  11. 77' Marcus Rashford for Lingard
  12. 84' Marouane Fellaini for Rooney
  13. 87' Chris Brunt
  14. 90' Chris Smalling for Herrera
  15. Full Time 0–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
1 David de Gea
4 Phil Jones
5 Marcos Rojo
6 Paul Pogba
9 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 5', 56'
10 Wayne Rooney
14 Jesse Lingard
16 Michael Carrick
21 Ander Herrera
25 Antonio Valencia
36 Matteo Darmian
Substitutes
Marcus Rashford
77' for Lingard
Marouane Fellaini
84' for Rooney
Chris Smalling
90' for Herrera

West Bromwich Albion Lineup

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Ben Foster G
2 Allan Nyom LB
3 Jonas Olsson CD-L
5 Claudio Yacob LM
9 Salomón Rondón F
10 Matt Phillips AM-L
11 Chris Brunt AM-R
22 Nacer Chadli AM
23 Gareth McAuley CD-R
24 Darren Fletcher RM
25 Craig Dawson RB
Substitutes
4 Hal Robson-Kanu on
7 James Morrison on
8 Craig Gardner
13 Boaz Myhill
14 James McClean
20 Brendan Galloway
45 Jonathan Leko on

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Tony Pulis
West Bromwich Albion

Match Information

Man Utd
4-3-3
Formation
West Bromwich Albion
4-2-3-1
Man Utd West Bromwich Albion
58%
Possession
42%
10
Shots
10
5
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots Inside Box
5
5
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Big Chances
1
3
Corners
2
13
Fouls
9
2
Offsides
3
1
Saves
3
7.60
Avg Player Rating
6.55

United vs West Bromwich Albion History

Meeting 129 of 134
134
Played
57
Won
33
Drawn
44
Lost
235
Goals For
198
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 1st October 1892. After this match United had played West Bromwich Albion 129 times: 55W 31D 43L.
2 May 2015 L 0–1 PL 7 Nov 2015 W 2–0 PL 6 Mar 2016 L 0–1 PL
17 Dec 2016 W 2–0 This match
1 Apr 2017 D 0–0 PL 17 Dec 2017 W 2–1 PL 15 Apr 2018 L 0–1 PL
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 67351715 1277952.2
Away 67221629 10811932.8
All 134 meetings with West Bromwich Albion →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →