Manchester United are taking on West Ham United tonight in the Premier League as both teams aim to enhance their case for a Champions League berth. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side fell to third in the table this afternoon following Leicester City’s win over Sheffield United, but can reassert their position in the top two with victory here. However, West Ham are only six points behind their hosts with a game in hand, so an away win tonight would really shake up the race for Europe.
Manchester United come into the game on the back of an impressive performance in the Manchester derby last weekend, where they ran out 2-0 victors. But a disappointing 1-1 draw against AC Milan in the Europa League in midweek stuttered their momentum slightly, when a late away goal took away victory. The Hammers meanwhile beat Leeds 2-0 last time out and have three wins in their past four games with their only slip-up coming against Manchester City.
Follow all the latest updates from the game below, after the conclusion of the North London derby.
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
53 mins: Great work Vladimir Coufal. Mason Greenwood gets free on the right wing and fires the ball into the six yard box. Craig Dawson leaves it but Coufal tips the ball wide of the back post where Marcus Rashford was arriving.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 20:28
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
51 mins: Fred sends the ball out to Shaw who plays a pass into Rashford and continues his run into the box. Rashford returns the ball to him and he cuts it back into the middle of the area but West Ham manage to clear the danger. Shaw has been a bright point for Man Utd this evening.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 20:25
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
48 mins: David Moyes looks as though lasers should be shooting out of his eyes. He doesn’t look pleased at all. Cresswell slips and gives the ball away to Rashford. He sends James out on to the right and James fires a cross into the six yard box but there are none of his teammates trying to get on the end of the pass.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 20:22
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
Second half: Man Utd get the match back underway. No changes from either team but it shouldn’t be too long before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer starts to think about changing things up.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 20:19
West Ham are winless in their last 12 Premier League away games against Manchester United, with three draws and nine losses, since a 1-0 victory on the final day of the 2006/07 campaign.
David Moyes’ seven wins at Old Trafford all come during his tenure as Manchester United boss, he’s never won here as a visiting manager.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 20:14
Michael Jones14 March 2021 20:08
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
45+2 mins: Half time. Goalless at the break. Hard to see where the breakthrough is going to come from, far from a classic this one.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 20:05
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
42 mins: The game feels eerily reminiscent of the FA Cup fifth round match here where Man Utd scored a 97th minute winner. West Ham are defending deep, trying to play on the counter but they’ve not yet had much success. For their part the home side haven’t been able to break the Hammers down on a regular basis.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 20:00
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
39 mins: A quick cutting move from Manchester United almost brings them their reward. Henderson launches the ball into the midfield where a sharp pass sends it up to Fernandes. Greenwood runs into the box and collects Fernandes’ threaded pass before opening up his body and going for the bottom right corner. Lukasz Fabianski sets himself and leaps to the right as the shot comes in and he parries the ball wide of the post.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:54
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
36 mins: Aaron Wan-Bissaka stops the West Ham counter with a strong sliding tackle on Michail Antonio. The Man Utd defender gets a yellow card for his trouble. Aaron Cresswell slots the free kick into the left side of the box and Declan Rice runs onto the ball. He squares the ball from the byline and Wan-Bissaka is there to clear it.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:51
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
33 mins: Bowen wins the ball off Fernandes and storms forward on the counter attack. He sends the ball across the pitch to Rice who can’t control the ball and James nips back to take possession.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:50
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
30 mins: Good hands from Fabianski. Shaw chips the ball into the box for Greenwood who brings the ball under control, weaves it around Rice and fires a pass into the six-yard box. Fabianski dives low to tip the ball away from the approaching Dan James and then smothers it when it comes back to him off Cresswell.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:47
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
27 mins: Harry Maguire takes a knock to the face and needs a bit of treatment on the pitch. It looks like a glancing blow from Michail Antonio as they both try to win an aerial ball. He was down for a while but will continue.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:43
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
24 mins: There’s a yell of frustration from Marcus Rashford after he misses a good chance for the home side. A mini counter-attack from Man Utd sees Mason Greenwood burst free on the right wing. He curls a cross into the back post where Rashford has the chance to head it into the back of the net. He goes for power and whips his head at the ball but only gets a glancing touch and sends the ball wide of the near post.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:42
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
21 mins: Shaw darts into the box again for Man Utd but Tomas Soucek is back to make a sliding tackle and knock the ball out for a corner. Shaw swings the ball into the box, Diop and Maguire both challenge for the aerial ball with Diop winning the battle. It comes back out to Shaw whose cross back into the area is then cleared by Cresswell.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:39
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
18 mins: Cresswell swings a cross into the box from the left for West Ham. Dean Henderson comes out to punch the ball but it takes a deflection and makes things awkward for the goalkeeper. He takes enough off the ball with his punch but goes through Bowen to clear it. The Hammers’ midfielder limps off the pitch but he looks likely to continue.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:35
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
15 mins: Jarrod Bowen threatens to feed Michail Antonio free on the counter attack for West Ham but he’s clipped by Fred in midfield and the attack breaks down.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:31
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
12 mins: Bruno Fernandes tries to feed the ball into Marcus Rashford on the edge of the box but he can’t bring it under control and the ball rolls away where Lukasz Fabianski tidies up.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:28
MAN UTD 0 – 0 WEST HAM
9 mins: A Luke Shaw cross from the left is headed away by Aaron Cresswell. Man Utd maintain their pressure but the Hammers get men behind the ball and force the error from Scott McTominay as he misplaces a pass.
Michael Jones14 March 2021 19:26