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Bobby Cram and Denis Law go head to head as Albion face Man Utd on the opening day of the season; 20th August 1966

Our penultimate game before Christmas sees us welcome Manchester United to the Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon, four days after a hard-fought bonus point at Anfield from a much improved performance. That draw keeps us treading water, which is what we need to do until we can string a few wins together.

Sunday's game certainly won't be any easier, not least because Lukaku has a knack of scoring every single time he returns to B71, but with the same kind of effort and application from the players, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that we might take another early Christmas present.