
Man Utd vs Bournemouth
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Old Trafford
Kick-off time: 4:30pm GMT
Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of today’s Premier League clash between Man Utd and Bournemouth.
Manchester United have rediscovered their form under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, winning both games under the Norwegian so far, and will be hoping to pile more misery on Bournemouth, who were thrashed 5-0 by Tottenham on Boxing Day.
With Arsenal and Tottenham both losing on Saturday, United can close the gap to three points to fifth place with a win, thus boosting their chances of finishing in the top four.
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TV channel and live stream online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £7.99. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can follow all the action with analysis from Standard Sport correspondent James Robson LIVE at Old Trafford.
Team news and starting line-ups
Man Utd XI: de Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Ander Herrera, Matic, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford, Martial
Subs: Jones, Mata, Lukaku, Andreas Pereira, Romero, Fellaini, Darmian
Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Steve Cook, Ake, Daniels, Ibe, Brooks, Surman, Rico, Stanislas, Wilson, King
Subs: Boruc, Lerma, Mousset, Defoe, Fraser, Simpson, Mings
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
Head to Head
The teams have played each other nine times in the Premier League: United have won five of those, with Bournemouth winning once and one draw being shared.
United have won the last three League meetings, and beat the Cherries 2-1 at Vitality Stadium in November.