What happened in the last match?
We played our first official meeting of the 2017/18 season in Macedonia as part of the UEFA Super Cup match against last season's Champions League winners Real Madrid. Goals by Casemiro and Isco put Real Madrid in the lead and although Romel Lukaku managed to score one goal, which was his first in official meetings for the Red Devils, Zidane's team won 2-1 on this sultry day in Skopje.What's with the team news?
United newcomers Viktor Lindelöf, Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic could make their Premier League debut with their new team, while José Mourinho will have to rack his brains over the choice of central defenders after Eric Bailly and Phil Jones served their suspensions after missing the UEFA Super Cup match. Mourinho is expected to announce the latest news at the pre-match press conference.As for West Ham, Aaron Cresswell and Manuel Lanzini have returned from injury, while Sofiane Feghouli, Cheikhu Kouyate, Diafra Sako, Andy Carroll and Michail Antonio are likely to miss this match due to various injuries.
How did the teams spend the preseason?
The Red Devils performed well during the US tour, winning six out of seven matches. Mourinho's team defeated LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, Manchester City and Real Madrid, but then, in the final match of the tour, lost with a minimum score to Barcelona. After that, United returned to Europe, where first they beat Valerenga (3-0) in Oslo, and then Sampdoria (2-1) in Dublin.The Hammerers, on the other hand, had a rather dull summer. First, Slaven Bilic's team went to Austria for a short-term training camp, where they played matches against the local Sturm, which ended in a draw, but won the next meeting in Rat over Fulham (2-1). West Ham then went to Germany to take part in the Betway Cup, where, following the results of a two-legged confrontation, the British lost to Werder Bremen (2-3). In addition to the cup, the Hammers played another match in Germany against Altona 93, which ended in a 3-3 draw. And last Friday, the team ended their pre-season with a 3-0 defeat against Manchester City.
How did we play against West Ham last season?
United faced West Ham three times last season without losing in any of those matches. In November, a draw was recorded at Old Trafford, Zlatan Ibrahimovic equalized after an early goal was chalked up by Diafra Sako, but three days later the meeting between the teams in the League Cup took place again, where the Mourinho team won a landslide victory thanks to doubles of Ibrahimovic and Anthony Martial (4-1). The match of the second round of the Premier League took place at the beginning of the new calendar year, and here again there was a goal from the legendary Swede, as well as Juan Mata - the final score was 2-0.How did the Hammers spend last season?
The 2016/17 season was quite difficult for the London club. They started their new campaign already in July, beating Slovenian Domžale (4-2) in the third qualifying stage of the Europa League, but losing in the playoffs to Romanian Astra (1-2). In the championship, the start was not set - just one victory after six rounds, but then the team began to gain shape and won five victories in the next seven matches. With the onset of spring, the affairs of the Hammers worsened again - the team suffered five defeats in a row, and there were already rumors about Bilic's resignation, but the team managed to defeat Tottenham and win the last round match over Burnley, which allowed the team to finish 11th place in the championship.Familiar faces in the camp of the enemy
Old Trafford will be welcoming their former striker, Mexican Javier Hernandez, who could make his debut with their new team. In five seasons at Old Trafford, Javier made 157 appearances for United in all competitions and scored 59 goals before moving to London from Leverkusen last month, where he has spent the last two seasons. Undoubtedly, Chicharito is still in the hearts of the Red Devils fans and he will receive a very warm welcome at his former stadium.Did you know?
Romelu Lukaku boasts of his goalscoring record against West Ham. The Belgian striker scored his first goal for Everton against West Ham, scoring a total of 9 goals in his last 10 matches and also chalked up three assists. Lukaku will no doubt be looking to score his Premier League debut for United against an opponent of his convenience.And who are the judges?
The match of the first round of the championship will be officiated by everyone's "favorite" Martian Atkinson. The 46-year-old Bradford native worked in four United games last season, in one of which he sent off Marouane Fellaini in one minute, showing first yellow card, and then sending the player to rest, and it was in the match against City. Lines will be Steven Child and Adam Nunn, with Neil Swarbrick as a fourth referee.Meetings in the Premier League
Manchester United
Total wins
West Ham
Total wins
Draws 11
Recent matches between teams
- Monday - 02 January 2017
London Stadium, London
West Ham 0- 2 Manchester United
- Sunday - 27 November 2016
Old Trafford, Manchester
Manchester United 1- 1 West Ham
- Tuesday 10 May 2016
Boleyn Ground, London
West Ham 3- 2 Manchester United
- Saturday - 05 December 2015
Old Trafford, Manchester
Manchester United 0- 0 West Ham
- Sunday - 08 February 2015
Boleyn Ground, London
West Ham (London) - Manchester United
Where to look:"Football 1"
Disqualified:("Manchester United")
Injured:, Carlos Sanchez -
"West Ham" - "Manchester United": betting quotes
Statistics say that Manchester United is one of the most intimidating rivals for West Ham. In the Premier League, the Hammers have lost more often only to Arsenal, and in the previous 19 matches against the Red Devils, they won only one victory. On this moment teams in standings share six points, but everything suggests that on Saturday, "West Ham" has a high chance of success.
Londoners after a bad start got some satisfactory results that will give the team confidence. The victory over Everton (3:1) was followed by a draw in the confrontation with Chelsea (0:0), in which the Hammers could even count on victory (hit Yarmolenko in the goal). And in the middle of the week, “West Ham” mocked in the League Cup an outsider of the fourth division – “Macclesfield Town”, having shipped eight balls into the opponent's goal.
In turn, “Manchester United” has nothing to brag about. After a tight 2-1 victory over Watford, the team barely defended a draw against Wolverhampton (1-1). To get hold of these four points in these games, the “Red Devils” allowed the phenomenal reaction of David De Gea, who made a number of great saves. The Spaniard did not play in the League Cup. As a result, Manchester United conceded two goals from Derby County and then gave way to the Rams in the penalty shoot-out for the next round.
After the cup match at Manchester United, a conflict broke out between Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho, dividing the team into two camps. According to the British press, some of the players (Lukaku, Matic, Young) sided with the coach and even limited their communication with the French midfielder as much as possible. Other players such as Martial and Bailly supported Pogba. Consequently, the atmosphere within the team leaves much to be desired, which also leads to disappointing predictions for Manchester United for the upcoming match. And although the club's management expressed support for Jose Mourinho, the British press has already named the most likely replacements for the Portuguese - these are Zinendine Zidane and Mauricio Pochettino. According to bookmakers, Jose Mourinho is now the main contender for the first coaching resignation of the season in the Premier League.
West Ham v Manchester United lineups
According to rumors, the Manchester United manager did not like Paul Pogba's reaction to the team's relegation from Derby County (the Frenchman, like several other main players, did not take part in that match). However, according to the same Mourinho, the midfielder will return to the Olympic starting lineup commands.
In general, "Manchester United" is approaching the match with almost no losses. The coach of the “Red Devils” can already count on the served suspension and will miss only the injured Marcos Rojo, as well as the suspended Sergio Romero.
West Ham lost Carlos Sanchez in a cup match, but the loss of the Colombian will not affect the team's chances. In the center of the field, the Hammers are run by a young man, whose introduction into the starting lineup allowed West Ham to find their game. The Londoners have no other new losses. Moreover, the recovered one returned to service, for whom the fights against Manchester United have a fundamental status, as well as the team leader -. The Austrian has recovered from injury and, according to Manuel Pellegrini, is 100% ready for the match.
"West Ham" - "Manchester United": the author's forecast
Recent failures have clearly shaken the confidence of Manchester United, and the unhealthy atmosphere in the dressing room of the team is not conducive to a quick exit from the emerging crisis. All this together increases the chances of "West Ham" for success. Therefore, I would venture to suggest that the “Hammers” will not lose, and the match itself will not please the audience with high performance.
Match bet
English Championship 29.09.18 14:30
West Ham (London) - Manchester United
West Ham not to lose + Total Under (3.5)
TEAMS STATUS
| # | TEAM | AND | IN | H | P | M | RM | ABOUT |
| 7 | "Manchester United" | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9-9 | +0 | 10 |
| 17 | West Ham London | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-11 | -6 | 4 |
The previous meeting of the teams in the championship of England
London. Stadium "Olympic". 56 902 viewers
West Ham 0-0 Manchester United
West Ham: Adrian, Sabaleta, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku (Carroll 66), Kuyate, Lanzini, Mariou, Noble, Rice, Arnautovic
Trainer:
"Manchester United": de Gea, Nilsson-Lindelof, Shaw, Smalling, Jones, Herrera, Valencia (Bayi 90+4), Pogba, Lingard (Rashford 74), McTominay, Sanchez (Young 90+2)
Coach: Jose Mourinho
Warned: Noble 88 - Pogba 88
Started at 14:30 Kyiv time. Andriy Yarmolenko started, while ex-players of Dynamo and Shakhtar Lucas Perez and Fred were on the bench.
West Ham began to dominate from the first seconds. It is not surprising that already in the 6th minute Anderson opened the scoring, elegantly striking with his heel. The Brazilian responded to Sabaleta's cross from the right flank. Felipe's debut goal in the Premier League is immediately handsome. It is worth noting that before the scoring pass, Pablo got into an offside position that the referees did not notice. Martial in a similar episode shot his head wide of the goal. Lukaku also hit the post from outside the box from the second floor.
Yarmolenko played the first half not in the best way until the 40th minute. The ball to the Ukrainian winger either did not hit, or he could not properly dispose of it. At the end of the half, Andrei woke up. At first, he almost played a deadly two-move with Aranutovich. But on the 43rd Yarmolenko scored his third goal in the Premier League. Here everything was decided by Lindelöf's ricochet, from which the projectile flew not at all where De Gea expected. The scored goal was rewritten as a result to the Swedish defender.
West Ham – Manchester United: video how Yarmolenko forced Lindelof to score an own goal
Fellaini could close the gap with a header – Fabianski, in a beautiful jump, pulled the round from the very line. West Ham, on the other hand, began to tear the Mancunians apart. However, Anderson ruined the hosts' promising attacks three times in a row with not very successful passes. Rashford penalized West Ham with a massive heel volley. But almost immediately after replacing Yarmolenko, the Hammers resumed their advantage. Arnautovic avoided offside and shot the Manchester United goalkeeper.
On last minutes West Ham did not feel any particular problems. The replacement of Pogba with former Shakhtar midfielder Fred on the 70th did not help either (a new signal for the Frenchman?) - the Brazilian did not note anything interesting. In the meantime, the sponsors of Saturday's game recognized the captain of the hosts Michael Noble as the player of the match. Fair!
West Ham scores 7 points and is in 12th place. Yarmolenko's first home win in the Premier League in the 2018/19 season. Manchester United remains 8th, taking only 10 points out of a possible 21. Is Mourinho's resignation getting closer?
Mourinho has many personalities and few teams
Jose's tactics don't work against strong teams. West Ham first took Manchester United by storm, and then smoothly relinquished control of the ball, finishing off with several shots on the counterattack. Pogba again played on his own, Lukaku tried to come up with something on his own and almost succeeded. But overall it was ugly and sad. Rashford's goal became the symbol of the Mancunians' game - very cool, but it's just a temporary flash of genius.
Everything is somehow without a system. If Mourinho wanted to say something with his intricate tactical scheme without wingers, then even his players did not understand this. Worse, Manchester United had no chance of a final assault. Arnautovic, a couple of minutes after the guests returned to the game, buried them completely.
Deadly effectiveness of West Ham
The Hammers hit the target 3 times, scoring 3 goals. De Gea in his style - misses everything he can. However, the truth is different - the goalkeeper was simply thrown to the mercy. It's not really the Spaniard's fault. Although the worst score from Whoscored (5.5) among all players received. The attacking trio Yarmolenko - Arnautovic - Anderson is working better and better.
Against all sorts of outsiders and middle peasants at the start of the season, they blew an unforgivably many points. With Everton, Chelsea and Manchester United scored 7. The combination of an eye-pleasing attacking game, some kind of 22nd breath of Noble and Sabaleta, moderate pragmatism and solid defense, as well as a reliable goalkeeper gives a weapon for scoring.
Yarmolenko did not play the best, but he can rejoice
Andrey received the worst score in his team from Whoscored (6.13), managing to lose even to Snodgrass, who replaced him. But it was he who made the goal, twisting the head of Shaw and Lindelof and forcing the latter to become the author of a goal in his own net. In other episodes, Yarmolenko acted, to put it mildly, not very brightly. I earned fouls on myself three times, won one duel - these are a few more pluses.
The rest of the time was spent ineffectively. Only 8th in West Ham in terms of ball contact! When it was like that. Often lost on the field, although the partners could not find him in an advantageous position. However, a goal in the locker room affected the guests. Without the initiative of the Ukrainian, there would not have been Lindelof's own goal. It could have been even better, but on this day it's time to shine other "hammers".
