Jamie Jackson was at Old Trafford tonight. Here’s his match report. Thanks for reading this MBM.
Nuno Espírito Santo talks to Sky Sports. “We should be proud of the work of the boys … contained Man United … we went for the game … the boys worked really hard … we have to be glad … I was happy [when West Ham equalised] … I was very, very happy … we were on top of the game in that moment … we had good momentum … I’m very pleased with the work of Jarrod [Bowen] … we are very happy to have him as a captain … he leads by example … an amazing game … I think all of the defensive work was very, very, very positive … it’s important because it’s a tough place to come … but it doesn’t change anything … we are building, with urgency of results, always looking for a better performance.”
Post-match postbag. “That right-back for West Ham has been outstanding. It’s like watching Cafu in his prime. Do you think Man Utd should try and sign him in January?” – Steven Grundy
Ruben Amorim speaks to Sky Sports. “It was not constant … we had good moments … after the goal we lost a little bit of control … we should have closed the game when we closed the first one … we knew it … we lost two points … losing second balls … you cannot control that kind of game … we should be better with the ball … the crosses were not good … the characteristics of the players sometimes inside the box are not enough to score goals from that position … every game is important and we need to win the next one.”
Diogo Dalot gives his verdict to Sky. “Obviously we are disappointed … we have to control much more of the game … especially at Old Trafford … we cannot get as anxious as we got after the goal … more sloppy with possession … we had the game there … it’s a solution we need to find … it shouldn’t be like this … you are fighting 60 minutes to score a goal, you should keep doing the same things … control … longer possession … we knew they would be looking for counters and set plays … it’s more our fault than credit to West Ham … it’s a good feeling [to score] … especially at the Stretford End … but I would change it for the three points without thinking … we cannot drop too many points … we want to be in the top four or five … we have to be there … that’s why the disappointment is even bigger.”
On Sky Sports, the ever-entertaining Roy Keane warms to a theme. “You can’t relax when you’re 1-0 up … I see people going on and off … the substitutions, the players were walking off … every player now at Old Trafford gets a standing ovation … everybody! … what are the standards of the club? … is it coming from the top, the players? … even the fans! … the fans are cheering everything these days! … where’s your standards? … your demands? … your expectations? … get the job done … maybe relax at 3-0 … I’m not saying to boo them, but don’t be cheering everything … every time a player traps a ball now he’s a hero.”
Jarrod Bowen talks to Sky … “We always knew it was going to be difficult … they were coming off the back of a really good result at Palace and we were on the other hand on the end of a disappointing result … we wanted to show a reaction … I think we showed that … I was proud of the team … the way they fought and run and got a deserved point … you can’t be too disheartened when you go 1-0 down … we have to believe and we have that belief … I think you could see that … I made the run, got the flick, thought I’d scored … was gutted when it didn’t go in … but then to see Soungou put the ball into the back of the net, so delighted … really happy for him.”
… and gives the Player of the Match award to Soungoutou Magassa, who adds: “The feeling is amazing … we played a good game … we fight for all … I’m happy to score my first goal in the Premier League … a very good point for the team … I want to play … give my best for the fans, coach, club and team-mates.”
West Ham’s hard-earned point takes them one closer to Leeds United and a position of safety. Manchester United go above Liverpool, which will offer some consolation, but the chance to rise to fifth passes them by.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 | Man City | 14 | 16 | 28 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 14 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Brighton | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Man Utd | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Everton | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 14 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Brentford | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Fulham | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Leeds | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | West Ham | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | Burnley | 14 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 14 | -22 | 2 |
Just about every Manchester United face has frustration and disappointment etched on it. Did they do enough to win the match? If they did, the margin wasn’t huge; the real frustration for them may be the period before the break when they were well on top and didn’t take advantage. Diogo Dalot slotted a lovely goal, and West Ham didn’t offer much by way of return until a slew of substitutions disrupted the flow of the game. Then Jarrod Bowen, West Ham’s one constant attacking threat, had an effort cleared off the line, and Soungoutou Magassa, who put in a shift all over the park, followed it up for his first goal for West Ham. The Hammers look a contented bunch as everyone shakes hands, even if they stay in the bottom three. That’s a good point for a struggling side; a slightly more frustrating one for a Manchester United team who aren’t enjoying their midweek fixtures this season at all. Grimsby, Everton and now this.
FULL TIME: Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United
A few boos as the final whistle goes. A minority, but it’s audible enough. The West Ham fans are delighted, though.
90 min +5: Martinez launches long from the left. Mavropanos wins a header, but it’s not a particularly good one, and drops to Bruno Fernandes on the left-hand corner of the six-yard box. But it’s not an easy chance: he spins and slices wide left and high.
90 min +4: Magassa goes down with cramp. You know the score at this stage of the match, usually, but by the grimace on his face, that appears genuine. Nevertheless, the referee makes sure to gesticulate towards his watch. He’ll be adding on a little more time.
90 min +3: Bowen bustles and juggles his way into the Manchester United box down the right but can’t get a shot away. The hosts take their sweet time about it, but eventually win the ball back and clear their lines.
90 min +2: Casemiro sends a shot-cum-cross in from a tight angle on the right. Areola palms it out to Bruno Fernandes, who swipes wildly over the bar. Can you have a big half-chance? That was one, if so.
90 min +1: Casemiro crosses from the right but his low ball can’t get past Todibo, who blooters clear.
90 min: … however Dorgu shanks a dismal cross from the left out for a goal kick. Ruben Amorim paces up and down the touchline in a funk. There will be five additional minutes.
89 min: Manchester United had lost their heads a little after conceding the equaliser, but the fog seems to be finally clearing. They’re pushing West Ham back.
88 min: Both teams make a change. Shaw is replaced by Martinez, while Kilman comes on for Wilson.
87 min: A replay of Wan-Bissaka clanking into the back of Dorgu. He’s extremely fortunate not to earn a second yellow.
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86 min: West Ham fancy this now, and Bowen advances down the right, sending a low ball into the six-yard box. Diallo clears. Had Wilson made a run, he’d have surely converted a sitter!
85 min: Shaw is booked for a late tackle on Bowen.
84 min: Some first touch by Irving to send in that corner. And that’s a first goal in West Ham colours for Magassa, who is delighted.
GOAL! Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United (Magassa 83)
Irving whips the corner on from the right. Bowen flicks it on at the near post. It’s heading into the bottom left, but Mazraoui, falling back on the line, clears off it. But he can only send the ball out to Magassa, who returns it into the bottom left and hares off in celebration!
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83 min: Bowen wins a corner down the right. Before it can be taken, Potts and Soucek are replaced by Kante and Irving. And then …
82 min: West Ham send a long ball down the middle. Diouf lays off to Bowen, and spins, looking for a return that would send him clear from the halfway line. Bowen plays the pass well, but Mazraoui reads the danger and blocks the route wonderfully. That’s a potential goal-saver.
80 min: Dorgu dribbles dangerously in from the left but is stopped in his tracks by another perfectly timed telescopic tackle from Wan-Bissaka.
78 min: Mount is welcomed into the action by Wan-Bissaka, who lands on his right foot with a late lunge from behind. Booking.
77 min: Manchester United make a double change, replacing Cunha and Zirkzee with Mount and Ugarte.
76 min: Mateus Fernandes swings high and long from the right. Lammens hasn’t had much to do, but he claims a difficult ball with ease under pressure from Wilson and his own man Mazraoui. Lammens looks the real deal.
74 min: Areola punches Bruno Fernandes’ corner clear, then Casemiro sends the ball towards the top-right corner … of the Stretford End.
73 min: Mbeumo dribbles into the box from the right. Todibo sticks out a leg. Mbeumo aims for it, but the defender withdraws it just in time. Mbeumo goes over, claiming a penalty anyway, but the referee’s not kidded. Cunha tries to slam home the loose ball but Mavropanos deflects over the bar.
72 min: Casemiro accidentally stands on Potts’ right foot. Potts goes over in some discomfort but gets back up soon enough.
71 min: … and nothing happens at the corner as a result of Bowen’s poor delivery. Still, that’s better from West Ham, though the bar is set low.
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70 min: Mateus Fernandes sends Diouf barrelling down the left. Diouf crosses long but Wilson can’t win a header in the box. Zirkzee clears. West Ham come again through Bowen down the right. He cuts back for Potts, who chests down on the right-hand corner of the six-yard box only to see his shot deflected wide by Casemiro.
68 min: The goalscorer Dalot is replaced by Dorgu.
66 min: … and so Old Trafford serenades Ruben Amorim at volume.
64 min: That one Magassa burst apart, West Ham haven’t responded to falling behind. Manchester United look pretty comfortable at the moment.
62 min: Dalot flinging in from the right this time. West Ham clear easily, then Magassa tries to release Bowen with a long hoof up the middle. But he slices it to the right and Bowen’s never getting to it. Bowen flips his head back in frustration.
61 min: Bruno Fernandes tries to force the ball through a busy box and towards the bottom-left corner, but that’s easy for Areola.
60 min: Dalot’s now back at the day job, flinging a long throw in from the left. Yoro tries to flick on but can’t get any purchase on his header.
GOAL! Manchester United 1-0 West Ham United (Dalot 58)
… and here’s the opening goal. Diallo works infield from the right. He lays off to Casemiro, who takes a wild swipe at goal. The shot-cum-cross is heading left, but sits up for Dalot on the penalty spot. Dalot swivels and dispatches adroitly into the bottom left. Lovely finish! Wan-Bissaka very deep and playing him onside.
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57 min: … and now West Ham counter through Magassa, who exchanges passes with Wilson down the inside-right channel before bothering the side netting. The away fans thought that was in; the home fans respond as you’d expect. This game is slowly beginning to open up.
56 min: Mavropanos heads half-clear. The ball breaks to the left. Shaw wins a corner off Wan-Bissaka. Bruno Fernandes plays it short to Diallo, who hooks it in. The ball breaks to Mbeumo, who drives towards the bottom left. Potts blocks. Shaw blooters over, then the flag goes up for offside.
55 min: Now it’s Manchester United’s turn to purchase a cheap free kick, Casemiro drawing Magassa into some nonsense 30 yards out to the right. Bruno Fernandes to swing it into the box.
54 min: Bowen buys a cheap free kick out on the left, stepping in ahead of Shaw. Potts sends the set piece into the mixer, but Manchester United deal with it easily enough. Lammens hasn’t had a single save to make tonight.
52 min: Cunha hooks Magassa’s leg from underneath him, from behind. Magassa screams loudly, but is thankfully OK. Cunha perhaps slightly fortunate not to go into the book.
51 min: West Ham respond with a little sterile possession of their own.
49 min: It’s been nearly 100 percent Manchester United since the restart, but nothing’s happening in the final third … ah hold on! Suddenly Bruno Fernandes cuts in from the right and lays off to Zirkzee, who flicks a cute pass around the corner that nearly releases Mbeumo into the box. Potts extends a leg to deflect the ball off the Manchester United man and out of play, and the danger is over.
47 min: Manchester United waste no time in getting the ball out to the first-half dangerman Diallo … but his cross from the right, intended for Mbeumo, is off target. “I hadn’t quite written West Ham off this season, but they seemed most likely to go down of the teams above Wolves,” begins Kári Tulinius. “But Nuno seems to have sorted out West Ham at the back. They don’t look as panicky as they’ve been this season. On the other hand, they’re entirely reliant on Bowen for creativity. I don’t know if they’re good enough defensively to one-nil their way out of relegation.”
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Manchester United – who kept West Ham waiting before finally emerging from the tunnel – get the match going again. As they prefer, they’re kicking towards the Stretford End in this second half. Yoro replaces Heaven, and receives a warm round of supportive applause upon crossing the touchline.
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Half-time postbag. “This has been a pretty decent game, which I feel could be ruined by a goal either way - if Man Utd score West Ham will probably fold, and if West Ham score they’ll try and sit on it (not in the way Fonzie meant it)” – Dan Christmas
“My da and I traveled from Dublin to this fixture back in 1978, for my very first English football weekend. They’d very little of that green stuff they play on now back in those days (even in April!) and all the players were from Britain and Ireland, including the great Billy Bonds. Some things don’t change though: United had another new manager that year, and were miles off the pace in the league” – Justin Kavanagh
“Diallo will be a huge loss to United when he goes to Afcon. There is nobody else in the squad who can play as an attacking wing back for them and I feel this was a huge mistake in the summer to focus entirely on strikers without signing another winger who could play wing back in Amorim’s system” – John Brennan
“I feel sad, seeing Wan-Bissaka not playing for Man Utd anymore. Will this fade in time?” – Paul Moody
HALF TIME: Manchester United 0-0 West Ham United
Nothing happens at the corner, and that’s the end of a first half you can file under Intriguing rather than Exciting. It’s not been without merit, Manchester United growing in confidence as the half went on, getting closer and closer to an opening goal, while West Ham have looked dangerous a couple of times on the break, albeit mainly during the early exchanges. But here we are, and both teams will be looking for an improvement in the second half.
45 min: Soucek bursts into the Manchester United box down the inside-right channel. Mazraoui hangs out a leg. Soucek things about going over it, but plays it straight. Heaven knocks the loose ball out for a corner.
44 min: Heaven gives Wilson a gentle nudge in the back. A garden variety free kick … then he thinks about taking a frustrated swipe at the loose ball. Careful.
42 min: Another long throw by Dalot, this time from the right. Mavropanos is forced to head it behind for a corner. Diallo sends it in. Areola punches clear under pressure from Zirkzee. It’s all Manchester United.
40 min: A free kick for Manchester United 40 yards out. Bruno Fernandes swings a diagonal towards Cunha, on the right-hand edge of the six-yard box. Diallo attempts to Mark Hughes one into the goal from the penalty spot, but his overhead nearly takes Bowen’s head off instead and that’s a free kick.
38 min: Bruno Fernandes loops a cross in from the right. Wan-Bissaka stoops to head bravely away under pressure from Dalot. Manchester United are pressing hard for the opening goal; it feels like it’s coming.
37 min: Diallo has got the beating of Diouf down the right, and now draws a cynical clip on the heel that earns the West Ham left-back a booking. Given the trouble Diallo has already caused, it’s going to be a long evening now for Diouf. Or a truncated one, depending on which way you look at it.
36 min: Casemiro drives into the West Ham box from the left but is stopped by the leg of Wan-Bissaka, which telescopes into view from nowhere. Perfectly timed. Then up the other end, Bowen jinks in from the right, evading a couple of half-arsed challenges from Heaven and Casemiro, before taking a shot that’s deflected off Shaw into the arms of Lammens.
34 min: Dalot throws long from the left. West Ham don’t properly deal with it, and soon the ball is pinballing around the box. Bruno Fernandes finally tries to whistle a drive through the crowded area, but the latest set of rebounds favour West Ham and they clear their lines.
32 min: This game is beginning to open up. Diallo crosses from the right, but neither Mbeumo nor Dalot is in position to connect and force home. Had they gambled on a run, it would have been a sitter. Up the other end, Bowen miscontrols a bouncing ball on the edge of the Manchester United D; had he managed to do that, he’d have been clear on goal. But he doesn’t, and the flag goes up for offside anyway.
30 min: Wilson, just to the right of the Manchester United D, tries to find Soucek on the penalty spot with a cute flick. The ball clanks into poor Shaw’s trouser arrangement. Wilson, adding insult to injury, claims a penalty for a handball, but that’s not happening. A brave – and necessary, but mainly brave – block by Shaw.
28 min: Diallo skips in from the right. He gets past Diouf and chips infield for Zirkzee, who doesn’t connect properly but somehow gets the ball to loop over Areola and towards the top left. It’s heading in, but Wan-Bissaka heads off the line. Cunha tries to return the rebound with an overhead, but that’s blocked. Finally Bruno Fernandes shoots wide left, shaving the post. That’s so much better from Manchester United. Fine wingplay by Diallo.
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27 min: The momentum is slowly shifting back in Manchester United’s direction, though West Ham are doing enough to keep the hosts at arm’s length. It’s all happening in the middle of the park.
25 min: Nothing comes from the second corner of the sequence. Potts draws a foul and West Ham push upfield.
24 min: … but so much for xG, because Manchester United then launch their first serious attack for a while, Bruno Fernandes chasing a long bouncer down the right and hooking infield, forcing Todibo to clank out for a corner. The set piece is played back up the right wing, where Mbeumo aims a glorious curler towards the top left from the right-hand edge of the box. Areola is forced to arch his back and fingertip over the bar. Wonderful effort, wonderful save.
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23 min: Manchester United’s xG is currently a Tottenham Hotspurian 0.06.
21 min: … but otherwise the Old Trafford faithful have fallen a little quiet right now. This game is currently being played mainly in Manchester United’s half.
20 min: Soucek’s cross from the right is deflected out for a corner, West Ham’s third of the evening already. Bowen swings it in. Bruno Fernandes heads it upfield, but not very far. Diouf meets the ball just inside the area, and has time to get a shot away, but scuff-slices it horribly, the ball squirting miles wide left. The home supporters have their fun with him.
18 min: Wan-Bissaka gets the better of his old team-mate Dalot down the right, and pings a cross in for Bowen, who has time to turn on the right-hand edge of the Manchester United box, but not enough to get a shot away. West Ham's confidence is growing.
16 min: Wilson is sprung into space down the left, and wins another West Ham corner. Earlier in the move, Bruno Fernandes had been caught by Potts, but didn’t get the free kick. He’s not happy, so wags his finger furiously at the referee while saying his piece. Nothing comes of the corner, which is probably just as well all round.
14 min: West Ham have worked their way into this game after a slow start. Wilson has the opportunity to release Soucek down the middle of the park, albeit a difficult one that involves him spinning and pinging a pass from the halfway line. He overcooks it, the ball bouncing through to Lammens.
12 min: Heaven, perhaps a little bit shaken after that early booking, plays a poor backpass down the United right, forcing Lammens to race out of his box and slice into the crowd. Not the ideal start for the young man, a surprise selection by Ruben Amorim this evening.
10 min: Bruno Fernandes shapes to shoot from just inside the West Ham area. He doesn’t really connect properly. The ball, and then Fernandes’ foot, connects with the sliding Soucek, coming across to block. Another penalty claim. Another one correctly waved away.
9 min: Bowen is found in some space down the right so Heaven races over to scythe him down from behind. Mistimed and clumsy, and worst of all, needless. Bowen was facing the touchline and going nowhere. The 19-year-old goes into the book.
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7 min: The first major set piece of the evening is a non-event.
6 min: … so having said that, Soucek plays Wan-Bissaka into acres of space down the right. He cuts back for Mateus Fernandes, who carefully aims a sidefooter towards the bottom right. Casemiro slides in to deflect over the bar for the first major set piece of the evening.
5 min: Apart from one split second when Wilson threatened to turn Heaven on the halfway line – Mbeumo was on hand to support and snuff out any counter-attacking danger pretty quickly – it’s been all Manchester United in these opening moments.
3 min: Diallo jinks into the West Ham box again from the right. He goes over, feeling the faint impression of Mateus Fernandes’ palm on the back of his shirt. He claims a penalty, but come off it. The referee waves play on.
2 min: Diallo dribbles his way down the right and reaches the box, then crosses low. The ball pings off Zirkzee and back out to the right for a throw. Soon after, Dalot probes down the left. Manchester United starting quickly, looking lively on both flanks.
West Ham, resplendent in a blend of grey, beige and cream with a dash of yellow, get the ball rolling. They’re kicking towards the Stretford End in this first half.
The teams are out! Manchester United in their red, white and black, West Ham United in second-choice ecru. According to House & Garden magazine, ecru is “a notoriously finicky colour to define” but they give it a go anyway: it’s “a blend of grey, beige, cream, and a dash of yellow, less creamy than cream, and not eggshell.” So there you have it. We’ll be off in a minute.
West Ham are still in mourning after last weekend’s passing of their beloved Billy Bonds, once voted by fans as their greatest-ever player. That’s no small statement at a club where Bobby Moore, Trevor Brooking and Geoff Hurst once strutted their stuff. Two FA Cup lifts, a club-record 799 appearances, plus runners-up medals in the European Cup Winners’ Cup and League Cup … it’s the stuff of legend all right. Rest well, Billy.
Nuno Espírito Santo speaks to Sky Sports. “We have to improve … always looking for a better performance … we are trying to improve game by game … we expect a competitive game … we will try to silence [the Manchester United fans] with our game … we have to think about the game, not the outcome … action by action.”
As for Lucas Paquetá’s replacement Tomáš Souček: “He is a fantastic player … works very hard … he has the ability to score.”
… meanwhile on the subject of Leny Yoro, who was clearly unhappy after being hooked against Palace on Sunday, Amorim says: “I know on the TV he appeared really disappointed with his performance … I need to be normal all the time … I spoke [to him] about the message … all the trouble that is to see a Manchester United player so disappointed on the bench … it was just a tactical issue … a tactical option, just that.”
Ruben Amorim talks to Sky Sports. “We showed last game that we can play the same way but with a different intensity … last game at home we played a low pace … today we should be better … we need to be careful with set pieces … and transitions … we want to be the dominant team … need to be focused in every detail.”
He also reports that the injury to Matthijs de Ligt is a “small thing” and he expects him back for Manchester United’s next game at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night. Ayden Heaven will play in De Ligt’s usual central position tonight: “I think he has big character and is ready to play in that position, he will suit it really well.”
The three points on offer tonight are precious for both teams. Should Manchester United claim them, they’ll go level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea. (If they want actual fourth place, they’ll need to win by nine goals this evening.) As for West Ham, they were bumped into the relegation places last night due to Leeds United’s victory over Chelsea. They need to win by a two-goal margin tonight if they’re to leapfrog Leeds back out of the dropzone.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 | Man City | 14 | 16 | 28 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 14 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Brighton | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Man Utd | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | Everton | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 14 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Brentford | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Fulham | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Leeds | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | West Ham | 13 | -12 | 11 |
| 19 | Burnley | 14 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 14 | -22 | 2 |
Manchester United make three changes to the starting XI named for the 2-1 win at Crystal Palace. Matheus Cunha returns from injury, stepping up along with Noussair Mazraoui and Ayden Heaven. Leny Yoro and Mason Mount drop to the bench, while Matthijs de Ligt misses out altogether.
West Ham United make just one change from the team sent out for the 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool, and it’s enforced. Lucas Paquetá having talked himself into a suspension, Tomáš Souček comes in to take his place in midfield.
The teams
Manchester United: Lammens, Dalot, Heaven, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Mazraoui, Mbeumo, Cunha, Zirkzee.
Subs: Bayindir, Martinez, Mount, Malacia, Dorgu, Yoro, Ugarte, Mainoo, Lacey.
West Ham United: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Todibo, Diouf, Magassa, Potts, Bowen, Soucek, Fernandes, Wilson.
Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Rodriguez, Irving, Earthy, Marshall, Mayers, Kante.
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
VAR: Peter Bankes
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Preamble
West Ham United have beaten Manchester United in four of their last five Premier League meetings. Now then, three of those victories were at the London Stadium. But the most recent one was at Old Trafford in May, when the Hammers completed the double over the Red Devils for the first time since 2007, and there is no way the hosts will be going into this fixture counting their chickens. However while West Ham arrive in the north after a supine surrender to Liverpool at the weekend, Manchester United are coming off the back of a turnaround boost at Crystal Palace. So while the recent record between the two teams favours Nuno Espírito Santo’s men, the immediate form is with Ruben Amorim’s side. Balanced rather deliciously, then. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!
