Watford vs Manchester United - as it happened: Jose Mourinho's men come out on top in six-goal thriller
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United travel to Watford on Tuesday looking to improve upon their 1-0 victory against Brighton over the weekend.
Jose Mourinho’s men edged past the Seagulls in a disappointing display at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon and face another tough test against Marco Silva’s Watford.
Romelu Lukaku will be free to play for United after avoiding punishment for his conduct towards Brighton’s Gaetan Bony. For Watford, Sebastian Prodl is in contention to make a first start since August.
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What time does it start?
The game kicks off at 8pm on Tuesday 28 November at Vicarage Road.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 1. Coverage starts at 7.15pm.
It’s a big game for…
Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian may have eight goals and three assists to his name so far this season but the forward has not yet won over his critics. With Zlatan Ibrahimovic back from injury some quarters of the United faithful have called for Mourinho to drop Lukaku in favour of the Swede. A big performance from the 24-year-old against Watford would surely go some way to reminding the United boss of his worth. The pressure is on.
Remember when…
United suffered their third defeat in a week at the hands of Watford at the start of last season? Late goals from Juan Zuniga and Troy Deeney secured a 3-1 victory for the Hornets.
Player to watch…
Richarlison. Watford continued their fine away form at the weekend with a 3-0 victory over Newcastle. Richarlison was particularly impressive, providing Andre Gray with the assist for the visitors’ third at St James' Park. The Brazilian forward now has five goals and three assists under his belt and has now allegedly caught the interest of Tottenham. Against a defensively vulnerable United side, Richarlison could be the man to do some real damage on Tuesday.
Form guide…
Watford: WWLLLW
Manchester United: WLWLW
Head to head:
Manchester United 2 Watford 0, Premier League, February 2017
Watford 3 Manchester United 1, Premier League, September 2016
Manchester United 1 Watford 0, Premier League, March 2016
Odds…
Watford to win: 19/4
Draw: 3/1
Manchester United to win: 4/6
45+1 mins: GOAL! WEST BROM 1 NEWCASTLE 0:
Hal Robson-Kanu breaks the deadlock on the stroke of half-time at the Hawthorns. Kieran Gibbs did superbly well to beat the speedy DeAndre Yedlin for pace on the left before stepping up a cross for West Brom's Welsh forward to head past Karl Darlow on the Newcastle goalkeeper's first Premier League start of the season.
45+2 mins: Richarlison heads against the top of the crossbar! The Brazilian almost brings Watford half-time hope with seconds of the first half remainiing but his looping header from Femenia's excellent left-wing cross clipped the frame of the goal. In truth, David de Gea probably had it covered.
Do Watford supporters have hope ahead of the second half?
No, but they do have a big flag with the font from a Victorian newspaper and a badly drawn cartoon character from the 1990s.
SECOND HALF KICK-OFF: The action is back underway at Vicarage Road as the hosts kick-off for the second half.
52 mins: Richarlison attempts to single-handedly drag Watford back into the match early in the second half, but the Brazilian's shot was blocked at close quarters by Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof. The United defensive pairing haven't always been Jose Mourinho's first choice but they showed that they're worth their place in the team there.
54 mins: A first substitution of the match sees Ander Herrera take over from Nemanja Matic in midfield. The Serbian takes a well-earned rest ahead of the trip to Arsenal on Saturday evening.
56 mins: GOAL! WEST BROM 2 NEWCASTLE 0:
West Brom are closing in on three points, and is Gary Megson closing in on the West Bromwich Albion manager's job? The home side have doubled their lead at the Hawthorns, and it's a first Baggies goal for 19-year-old Sam Field. The teenage midfielder arrived at the back-post to volley home Matt Phillips' pinpoint cross from the right flank.
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