Eleventh spot side Stoke City will host fifth placed Manchester United in an early Premier League game this Saturday at St. Mary Stadium.
Kick-Off: 12:45 BST
Date: Saturday, 26th December, 2015
Venue: Britannia Stadium
Referee: Kevin Friend
Possible Lineups:
Team News:
Stoke City
- Stoke City will have to deal with several problems as six players are out with injury. Star players Geoff Cameron and Marc Muniesa are among them.
- Boss Mark Hughes is likely to use 4-2-3-1 after a poor display last weekend against Crystal Palace when he used 4-3-3 formation.
- Former Man United striker Mame Biram Diouf is expected to start against his old side.
- Louis van Gaal is expected to bring several changes to the lineup.
- Ander Herrera and Marouane Fellaini are expected to start in midfield. Morgan Schneiderlin remains on the sideline with a hip injury but could make a surprise return.
- Bastian Schweinsteiger will serve his last suspension.
- Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo, Matteo Darmian and Jesse Lingard are all out through injury.
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Stats:
- Stoke City have won only one of their last five games against Manchester United in all campaigns.
- Manchester United have not won any of their last four games in Premier League.
- Man Untied have kept three clean sheets in their last four away games against Stoke in Premier League.
Prediction:
Stoke City 1 – 1 Manchester United, Wayne Rooney to score for the away side.
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