West Ham United v Manchester United: Premier League – Live! | Football

14 min: Maguire throws long, hoping to free Van de Beek, smashing from deep within. Ogbonna ends the plan with an imposing header cleared.

12 min: An orderly trade between Haller and Fornals nearly opened Manchester United to the left. The flag is raised, although there was not much on it. West Ham have been a much better team during these first exchanges.

11 min: Free kick for West Ham down the left. Cresswell takes it, drifting long laps in hopes of finding Ogbonna at the second post. Henderson comes out and shakes a bit, but there’s no need to worry as the pitch isn’t good and the ball goes out for a goal kick.

9 min: Soucek drops Bowen to the right. Bowen is free! Enter the area and pass a forensic shot through Henderson and into the lower left. But the flag is raised for offside. VAR checks twice, although it is not necessary. It was miles away.

8 min: Much applause while Fornals continues to apply to the press. A magnificent sound was heard from the stand. We have missed it.

6 min: Henderson comes under initial pressure when the ball is at his feet. He handles the West Ham press comfortably, but rest assured that David Moyes has told his charges to put the full-on Premier League rookie to the test at every opportunity that makes them nervous.

4 min: Cavani wants a free kick after colliding with Balbuena on the left. You won’t get one. Meanwhile, here is Damian A Durrant painting a stunning picture with the words: “Manchester United’s uniform looks like a hangover.”

2 minutes: West Ham is in the first doors of the front foot. Bowen causes a bit of a nuisance down the right, swinging the ball twice. Manchester United cannot clear and Fornals almost got a snapshot at the near post. Henderson blocks and the danger is avoided.

The players get down on their knees … there’s no room for racism … and West Ham gets the ball rolling. Bubbles in the air, as well as the sweet, sweet sound of punters at the booth. Stay safe, everyone.

The teams are out! West Ham United wears their famous claret and blue, while Manchester United wears their dazzling camouflage. The 2,000 West Ham fans at the Billy Bonds booth bring the atmosphere. Above them, a rainbow, in support of Stonewall’s rainbow laces campaign for LGBT + inclusion. Everything: lovely to see.

David Moyes welcomes the lucky 2,000 fans to the London Stadium. “I hope the fans have a positive effect. We played well. We have been playing positively, especially here at the London Stadium, where it has been said that we are not at home yet, that we are not winning enough matches, but I think we are doing much better, so I hope the fans will help us again. today. It’s a start, but this arena can host many, many more, and is capable due to the way it is spread out and the walking distances to the stadium et cetera, but we are following government guidelines and we can only have 2,000. I think Manchester United is a really good team, they have been in shape away from home, so I hope we can give them a really good game and show that we are worthy of being in and around the best teams.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer talks to Sky Sports. “David de Gea’s injury against Southampton has worsened a bit, so we didn’t want to take the risk and we left him at home. Bruno Fernandes has been kicked from one pillar to another recently, so if I don’t have to use it, I would like not to. Marcus Rashford is fit enough to be on the bench and he raised his arm, with a bad shoulder! – to say it is ready if necessary. Every time you choose a team you think in the short term, but with a little eye on the next matches. I couldn’t take a chance even though we know this is an incredibly difficult place and a difficult team to play against.

That Manchester United team offers a tasty trio of Premier League firsts. Dean Henderson and Edinson Cavani make their full league debuts for the club, while Bruno Fernandes is not in a Premier League starting XI for the first time since joining. Digvijay Yadav, meanwhile, agrees with my description of the upcoming Leipzig match: “It is definitely defining the season. If Manchester United win here and in Germany, they would be a short distance from the top of the league and would have escaped a difficult group. Lose and Mauricio Pochettino should keep their phone fully charged ”.

West Ham, three on the rebound, makes a single switch to the side named for the win over Aston Villa, and not by choice. The injured Michail Antonio is replaced by Sebastien Haller.

Manchester United have one eye on the season-defining visit to Leipzig on Tuesday, making four changes to the team sent against PSG. Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford fall to the bench, while David de Gea and Fred are completely out. Dean Henderson, Paul Pogba, Donny van de Beek and Mason Greenwood step up.

West Ham United: Fabianski, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Coufal, Rice, Soucek, Masuaku, Bowen, Fornals, Haller.
Substitutes: Benrahma, Lanzini, Snodgrass, Noble, Diop, Johnson, Randolph.

Manchester United: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles, McTominay, Pogba, Greenwood, van de Beek, Martial, Cavani.
Subs: Mata, Rashford, Grant, Fernandes, Matic, Williams, Tuanzebe.

Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands).

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Tonight should be no different. West Ham is in great shape right now, having won its last three Premier League games and five of its last eight. They’ve even figured out how to win ugly, which they did against Aston Villa on Monday night, a fact David Moyes was more than happy to admit. Good team sign, right? Which is what the Hammers are silently threatening to become. A third straight win over Manchester United at home is underway.

Manchester United will have other ideas. A four-game winning streak came to an end Wednesday night at the hands of Neymar, and there is no shame in that. That winning sequence included a complete dismantling of Everton, an aesthetic abomination against West Brom, and one of those spectacular never-say-die victories, against Southampton, that used to be their calling card when they were at the top. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is doing more good than bad, albeit mainly away from home, where he currently has eight wins in a row, a club record performance.

With both teams in good shape, everyone involved will enjoy their chances. An evening of first-class entertainment awaits us … and the 2,000 lucky fans returning to London Stadium tonight to give hosts and visitors a boost as to why. Its on!

Kick off: 5.30 pm GMT.