With only 11 games remaining the season now enters its must crucial period with United grateful that their rivals for the title – Manchester City – also kick off at 2pm on Sunday so there can be no possibility that they will start their match five points behind, as has been the recent occurrence. West Bromwich Albion turned over Chelsea last Saturday which got André Villas-Boas the sack, but despite Sir Alex Ferguson talking up the managerial qualities of his contemporary, Roy Hodgson, United should win this one by the odd goal at least. Jamie Jackson
Venue Old Trafford, Sunday 2pm
Tickets £28-50 (0161 868 8000)
Last season Manchester Utd 2 West Bromwich 2
Referee Lee Probert
This season's matches 15 Y35, R1, 2.40 cards per game
Odds Manchester Utd 3-10 West Bromwich 11-1 Draw 5-1
Manchester United
Subs from Amos, Anderson, Berbatov, Giggs, Smalling, Park, Hernández, Fryers, F da Silva, R da Silva, Cleverley, Pogba
Doubtful Cleverley (ankle), Smalling (head)
Injured Valencia (hamstring, 18 Mar), Lindegaard (ankle, 26 Mar), Owen (thigh, 26 Mar), Fletcher (illness, unknown), Vidic (knee, Aug)
Suspended None
Form guide WWWDWW
Disciplinary record Y34 R1
Leading scorer Rooney 18
West Bromwich
Subs from Fulop, Tchoyi, Long, Brunt, Dorrans, Shorey, Dawson, Tamas, Cox, Scharner, Thorne, Nabi, Brown
Doubtful Brunt (foot), Jones (hamstring), Scharner (rib), Thomas (hamstring)
Injured Reid (ankle, 17 Mar), Gera (knee, Aug)
Suspended None
Form guide WWWLDW
Disciplinary record Y35 R0
Leading scorer Odemwingie 9
Match pointers
• United beat Albion 2-1 on the opening weekend of the season despite having only one shot on target at The Hawthorns (the other goal was an own goal by Steven Reid)
• Albion have not defeated United in the league since March 1984 and their last win at Old Trafford came in December 1978
• Paul Scholes has scored four goals in six league appearances against Albion
• Roy Hodgson has already won as many away games in 12 months as Albion manager (eight) as he did in three years with Liverpool (one) and Fulham (seven) combined
• Wayne Rooney has committed more fouls without being booked (17) thanany other player
