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Here is a video of the missed penalty by Peter Odemwingie ( West Brom) against Manchester United.
With the match tied at 1-1, Rio Ferdinand fouled Jerome Thomas in the box, leading to a penalty for
the Baggies. However Odemwingie dragged his shot wide, and the penalty miss proved to be crucial as
Javier Hernandez [.
West Brom have one of the better runs for the next few weeks, including a great home double in week
27 against West Ham and Wolves - there should be at least a few points in it for a Baggie player or
two in this gameweek. Over the next 5 weeks, their toughest competition comes from Man City away in
week 26, but is bookended with a match against Stoke and Birmingham as well as a match against
Wigan in week 25.
Wayne Rooney ended his open field goal scoring drought when he headed home from a Patrice Evra
cross. It looked so anti-climactic after all that media space devoted to this phenomenon. But West
Brom answered back in spectacular fashion through James Morrison's lashing drive that dipped in to
beat Tomasz Kuszczak.
Manchester United made the small jaunt south to the Hawthornes to k ick off the new year in the
English top flight. The undefeated visitors topped the league table. West Brom were near its
bottom.
Having not scored from open play since March, Rooney's first touch today brought the opening goal.
After opening 2011 by capturing a late (and perhaps a little lucky) win at West Brom, Manchester
United look to maintain their hold on top spot in the Premier League as they host Stoke City
tomorrow night.
Against the Baggies, United took an early lead through Wayne Rooney, who scored his first goal
from open play since March.
Call it luck, call it bias. Either way, Manchester United have enjoyed a remarkably fortunate start
to 2011. Howard Webb's two debateable, game-changing decisions that went against Liverpool at Old
Trafford were just the latest events to go United's way since the turn of the year.
Firstly came a woeful performance at West Brom on New Year's day, during which Gary Neville
escaped punishment after his trip as the last man was ignored by the referee when most thought it
should have resulted in a red card and a penalty to the Baggies.
When last we met... The Press Association: Baggies sweat on Odemwingie West Brom striker Peter
Odemwingie is continuing to battle an ankle injury ahead of the crunch Barclays Premier League
clash with Blackpool on Saturday. The Baggies will attempt to end a six-match losing streak at The
Hawthorns this weekend but they may have to do so without their leading scorer.
By Guy Gorman
"We deserve success." Do you really? It is a strange saying in football as it implies that the
maintenance of the status quo – chosen clubs at the top, others always scrapping for points at
the bottom – is fair for everyone. After all, Liverpool has won 18 league titles, so for them not
to mount a strong title challenge in recent years is surely an affront to the football gods.
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BLACKBURN, England Blackburn manager Steve Kean celebrated his long-term contract with a third home
victory in a row as Rovers claimed a 2-0 win over West Brom at Ewood Park to climb up to seventh
place in the Barclays Premier League. Kean this week signed a deal to keep him at the club until
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has expressed sympathy for goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, who returns
from an extended spell on the sidelines in today's FA Cup fixture at home to Huddersfield Town.
Almunia, who suffered an elbow injury during his last appearance in a 3-2 defeat to West
Bromwich Albion at the Emirates, subsequently injured his ankle as well.
