West Ham United vs Manchester United Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: London Stadium Date: 7th May 2023 Kick-off time – 19:00 GMT
Manchester United will look to get back to winning ways this Sunday when they travel to London to face struggling West Ham United. The hosts are still in the relegation battle with just four games to play courtesy of a run of three consecutive league defeats. Their most recent was a 3-0 loss to Manchester City at the Etihad and saw them put up a strong fight going into the break goalless. West Ham were ultimately beaten by the Cityzens and so come into this tie sitting just four points ahead of the relegation zone. The Hammers will now look to avoid defeat to another Manchester club, with David Moyes desperate to end a three-game winless run of league games at the London Stadium (D1, L2). But facing the Red Devils isn’t usually something to look forward to for the manager who’s won just five of his 36 personal H2Hs (D7, L24), with a run of seven defeats from eight in charge of West Ham. Meanwhile, Manchester United’s quest for a top-four finish took a big hit in midweek as they were beaten 1-0 by Brighton. After holding the Seagulls for much of the game, the Red Devils succumbed to a disappointing narrow defeat as Alexis Mac Allister scored in the 99th minute from the penalty spot after Luke Shaw had handled in the box. That loss ended a run of five league games without defeat and put them just four points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool in the race for the top four. However, their destiny remains in their hands as they have a game in hand over their Merseyside rivals. Yet, their away form threatens to undo their good work this season as United have earned just 24 of their 63 PL points away from Old Trafford. The Red Devils have collected just one win from their last five away assignments in the league (D1, L3). A leaky defence which has conceded 80% of their PL goals on the road is to blame while an attack that has scored the fewest goals of any side starting the round in the top seven (49) also hasn’t helped. However, facing West Ham should inspire confidence, given United’s dominant overall head-to-head record in the PL era (W33, D13, L7). Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
April 27, 2024
West Ham United
12:30
Liverpool
Fulham
15:00
Crystal Palace
Manchester United
15:00
Burnley
Newcastle United
15:00
Sheffield United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Luton Town
Everton
17:30
Brentford
Aston Villa
20:00
Chelsea
April 28, 2024
AFC Bournemouth
14:00
Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur
14:00
Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
16:30
Manchester City
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
34
24
5
5
82
26
+56
77
2
Manchester City
33
23
7
3
80
32
+48
76
3
Liverpool
34
22
8
4
75
34
+41
74
4
Aston Villa
34
20
6
8
71
50
+21
66
5
Tottenham Hotspur
32
18
6
8
65
49
+16
60
6
Manchester United
33
16
5
12
51
50
+1
53
7
Newcastle United
33
15
5
13
69
54
+15
50
8
West Ham United
34
13
9
12
54
63
-9
48
9
Chelsea
32
13
8
11
61
57
+4
47
10
AFC Bournemouth
34
12
9
13
49
60
-11
45
11
Brighton & Hov…
33
11
11
11
52
54
-2
44
12
Wolverhampton Wanderers
34
12
7
15
46
54
-8
43
13
Fulham
34
12
6
16
50
54
-4
42
14
Crystal Palace
34
10
9
15
44
56
-12
39
15
Brentford
34
9
8
17
52
59
-7
35
16
Everton
34
11
8
15
36
48
-12
33
17
Nottingham Forest
34
7
9
18
42
60
-18
26
18
Luton Town
34
6
7
21
47
75
-28
25
19
Burnley
34
5
8
21
37
69
-32
23
20
Sheffield United
34
3
7
24
33
92
-59
16
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