West Brom v Man Utd

Sunday, 14 August

West Brom v Man Utd

The Hawthorns
Kick-off:
16.00 BST

Last season: West Brom 1 Manchester United 2, Manchester United 2 West Brom 2.

Manchester United face a tough opening day visit to the Hawthorns, where Roy Hodgon has lost just twice since taking charge of West Brom.

The former Liverpool manager has brought in Ben Foster, Shane Long and Zoltan Gera and Peter Odimwingie ensures the Baggies remain threatening up front.

This was a game for United last season when they were fortunate to escape with a win but Sir Alex Ferguson's side should have little to worry about this time around.

United have strengthened their quad with the additions of David de Gea, Phil Jones and Ashley Young and Ferguson has also welcomed back Tom Cleverly and Danny Wellbeck from impressive loan spells at Wigan and Sunderland respectively.

Patrice Evra (knee), Darren Fletcher (virus) and Antonio Valencia (ankle) are all major doubts, while Javier Hernandez (concussion) is still missing with concussion.

Live online/TV coverage

In the U.K., Sky Sports and ESPN will share live coverage and highlights, while Match of the Day will broadcast a comprehensive highlights program on Saturday and Sunday nights, full details are available on the BBC Web site. In the U.S., Fox Sports and ESPN will show select matches and highlights, check their individual TV schedules for further details.

In Australia, Fox Sports has the exclusive rights to the entire EPL season, while in New Zealand, Sky TV will broadcast a selection of live games.

Indian fans will have to contend with ESPN Star's coverage, full details are available on the company's website.

For all other countries, the official Premier League website has a comprehesive list of broadcasters. Further live online coverage of Saturday afternoon matches from around the world is available here.