Manchester United will hope to construct on a formidable win on the weekend once they host West Ham to spherical out Gameweek 14 tonight.
Ruben Amorim’s aspect beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday to maneuver to inside three factors of the highest 4.
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United have solely misplaced one in every of their final six and the win over Palace helped transfer on shortly from embarrassment in opposition to Everton.
However they’ll now be determined to again it up with one other three factors that might show they’ll problem for Europe once more.
West Ham stand of their means, with the Hammers slipping to 18th following Leeds’ gorgeous win over Chelsea on Wednesday.
Should not lose
Within the context of the Premier League season, Man United want a constructive end result from this sport to construct momentum.
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Nonetheless, for supervisor Amorim, it is further necessary.
The Portuguese boss has misplaced 9 of his 19 league matches within the Purple Devils hotseat at Outdated Trafford.
He is gained eight house video games and drawn two in that point.
Ought to they lose this sport, it will likely be the quickest ever {that a} United supervisor has misplaced 10 house top-flight matches.
And it might see Amorim break an undesirable document that has stood for effectively over a century, stretching again to the 1800s.
The present quickest is 23 video games by AH Albut from 1892-1894.
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Manchester United have misplaced 4 of their 5 Premier League video games in opposition to West Ham (W1), greater than that they had of their earlier 28 in opposition to the Hammers (W19 D6 L3).West Ham gained this precise fixture 2-0 final season, ending a 16-game winless run away to Man Utd within the Premier League (D3 L13). They’ve not gained consecutive league visits to Outdated Trafford since March 1934.West Ham did the Premier League double over Manchester United final season, final profitable three in a row in opposition to the Purple Devils between December 2006 and December 2007.
Man United vs West Ham: Crew information
Man United may welcome again Matheus Cunha after he was pressured to take a seat out of the final two video games.
In the meantime, Benjamin Sesko and Harry Maguire stay doubts.
Lisandro Martinez returned from a long-term damage off the bench final day trip, so he may function once more.
As for West Ham, Lucas Paqueta is suspended after receiving an avoidable purple card on the weekend.
Oliver Scarles is sidelined, with Crysencio Summerville out too.
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Manchester United are unbeaten of their final 17 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League house video games (W14 D3), profitable the final eight in a row. Their final defeat was in opposition to Liverpool in Might 2021 (2-4).West Ham have misplaced simply two of their 13 Premier League video games performed on a Thursday (W6 D5), although solely two of these video games have come outdoors of London (wins v Southampton in 2018 and 2024).Man Utd have misplaced 9 of their final 14 Premier League matches within the month of December (W4 D1), together with the final three in a row with out scoring. They’d been unbeaten in 15 video games within the festive month earlier than this (W12 D3).
Man United vs West Ham: What has been stated?
United boss Amorim is eager for his aspect to construct on their win over Crystal Palace final day trip.
He stated on the weekend: “Now we’ve to work on the opposite half, once we are within the benefit, the best way we management the opponent with the ball of their half is the best way we must always management.”
“It is necessary to win each sport,” the Portuguese added.
“Right now was as soon as once more the proof that when you play the identical means, however we improve the best way we combat for each ball within the small particulars, the knowledge on the move, the actions. If we work on that within the completely different tempo, we are able to beat anybody.
“So, let’s attempt to present that within the subsequent sport.”
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Since a 3-0 win over Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest aspect in August, West Ham are winless in 4 Premier League away video games (D2 L2), all below Santo since he arrived. The final Hammers supervisor to fail to win any of his first 5 away Premier League matches was Avram Grant in 2010 (first 9 video games).Jarrod Bowen scored in each of West Ham’s conferences with Man Utd within the Premier League final season – the final participant to attain in three in a row in opposition to them for the Hammers was Jermain Defoe (2001-2002).Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has performed extra Premier League video games in opposition to West Ham United with out scoring than every other membership (11) – he’s failed to attain with any of his 27 pictures in opposition to the Hammers.
Man United vs West Ham: talkSPORT protection
This Premier League conflict will happen on Thursday, December 4.
Kick-off at Outdated Trafford is scheduled for 8pm, with stay and unique protection of the sport out there on talkSPORT.
Natalie Sawyer might be your host, with commentary coming from Joe Shennan and former England Ladies’s striker Lianne Sanderson.
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