West Brom vs Manchester United live: Latest as Juan Mata is sent-off and Salomon Rondon scores winner for Baggies

Follow the latest from across the Premier League as Palace entertain Liverpool and United travel to West Brom

Juan Mata walks past Louis van Gaal after being sent-off (Reuters)

Welcome to the Independent’s live coverage of the Premier League as Liverpool travel to the capital to face Crystal Palace before West Bromwich Albion welcome Manchester United to the Hawthorns.

Today's matches...

Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 2

West Bromwich Albion 1 Manchester United 0

• Christian Benteke scored injury-time penalty to secure late victory for 10-man Liverpool
• Roberto Firmino cancelled out Joe Ledley's opener
• James Milner sent-off for Liverpool after picking up two yellow cards
• Salomojn Rondon scores second-half winner for West Brom
• Juan Mata sent-off after 25 minutes for two bookings inside 158 seconds

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[6 March 2016 15:22 · Samuel Stevens]

PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL!

[6 March 2016 15:23 · Samuel Stevens]

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 2 - Christian Benteke (pen)

94 mins: You're probably not going to hear the end of this one, folks. Christian Benteke goes to ground under a weak challenge by Damian Delaney and the Reds are handed a penalty with the final kick of the game... The former Aston Villa man tricks Alex McCarthy into diving too soon and slots it in to his right corner. What a result for Liverpool! The barren run continues, meanwhile, for Alan Pardew and Crystal Palace.

[6 March 2016 15:23 · Samuel Stevens]

FT: Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 2

Where did that come from? That's the question Crystal Palace fans and Alan Pardew, their manager, will be asking this evening. A match in their grasp, with Liverpool down to ten men, was turned on its head in the space of 20 minutes. Roberto Firmino and Christian Benteke the heroes for Jurgen Klopp's men.

[6 March 2016 15:38 · Samuel Stevens]

Manchester United will hope to make it five wins in a row when they take on West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns, with manager Louis van Gaal making four changes to his starting line-up.

Hot prospect Marcus Rashford continues in attack with Anthony Martial, but Memphis Depay is ruled out so Jesse Lingard comes back into the side where he is expected to play on the left wing.

Michael Carrick replaces Morgan Schneiderlin, who drops to the substitutes’ bench, while there are recalls in defence for fit again duo Chris Smalling and Matteo Darmian, meaning both Timothy Fosu0Mensah and Guillermo Varela drop out of the starting line-up.

West Brom meanwhile will hope to build on the midweek draw with Premier League leaders Leicester, and manager Tony Pulis retains the same starting XI which means another start for striker Saido Berahino.

On the substitutes’ bench, Sebastien Pocognoli returns from injury and takes the place of Cristian Gamboa.

Today's line-ups at the Hawthorns...

West Brom: Foster; Olsson, Chester, Yacob, Gardner, Berahino, McAuley, Fletcher, Dawson, Sessegnon, Rondon.

Subs: Myhill; Anichebe, McClean, Pocognoli, Lambert, Pritchard, Sandro.

Manchester United: De Gea, Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Rojo, Carrick, Herrera, Lingard, Mata, Martial, Rashford.

Subs: Romero, Fosu-Mensah, Varela, Schneiderlin, Weir, Fellaini, Memphis.

[6 March 2016 15:48 · Samuel Stevens]

 

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[6 March 2016 15:49 · Samuel Stevens]

[6 March 2016 16:13 · Samuel Stevens]

13 mins - West Brom 0 Manchester United 0: Tony Pulis is stalking the side-lines like a furious PE teacher, barking orders and haranguing the fourth official. Whatever he's been doing, the Welshman has been getting it right. The Baggies have taken seven points from their last nine.

[6 March 2016 16:24 · Samuel Stevens]

21 mins - West Brom 0 Manchester United 0: Gareth McAuley gets the better of Marcos Rojo at the far post but the Northern Ireland international can only glance his header wide. Incidentally, had it flown past David De Gea, it would also have been disallowed for offside. 

[6 March 2016 16:26 · Samuel Stevens]

RED CARD! Juan Mata, Manchester United

25 mins: This is a turn-up for the books. Juan Mata, Manchester United's Mr Nice Guy in chief, has been dismissed for a second bookable offence.. before the half-our mark. Louis van Gaal doesn't react on the sidelines as the Spaniard trudges off the pitch, punished for a wild wing on Darren Fletcher.

[6 March 2016 16:34 · Samuel Stevens]

England manager Roy Hodgson is enjoying watching his former club so far.