Man Utd vs West Ham Premier League result and final score after Marcus Rashford heads winner - live
Manchester United 1-0 West Ham: Rashford’s first-half header proves enough to beat the Hammers
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A first-half header from Marcus Rashford, his 100th goal for Manchester United in all competitions, was enough to earn his side a 1-0 victory over West Ham United in the Premier League.
After making a slow start to the match, United burst into life in the 38th minute when Rashford powered a bullet header into the net on the end of Christian Eriksen’s sublime cross to give the home side the lead.
Veteran forward Cristiano Ronaldo, making just his third league start of the season, wasted a golden chance to double United’s lead early in the second half, firing wide from a good position, before West Ham upped the ante.
The visitors piled on the pressure as the match wore on, with David de Gea twice called into action to deny West Ham substitute Michail Antonio, producing superb stops on both occasions. Another sensational save from De Gea to deny Declan Rice right at the death preserved United’s victory which takes them above Chelsea into fifth in the standings, one point behind fourth-placed Newcastle.
Relive all the action with our live blog below:
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
84 mins: Dangerous by McTominay as he lunges towards the ball int he box and comes together with Zouma. The Dutch defender goes down and VAR has a quick check for a penalty but deems it as no spot-kick. Probably just about the right call although McTominay playing with fire there.
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
83 mins: SAVE! That is a BRILLIANT save by De Gea.
Zouma looks like he’s scored with a header from Cresswell’s great cross but De Gea goes to his left and claws the ball out from behind him to push it wide. The closest West Ham have come.
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
82 mins: A dangerous cross from Fornals after Kehrer brilliantly slide tackles Shaw but Dalot does superbly to head clear in front of Antonio.
Antonio then rifles a shot in from outside the area that De Gea tips over. West Ham are giving this a go!
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
78 mins: Kehrer pulls back Rashford to prevent a United counter-attack and gets booked.
Sub for United, as Eriksen is replaced by Fred. Man Utd’s ‘red wall’ of Casemiro, McTominay and Fred all on the pitch.
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
76 mins: Downes taken off by David Moyes, with Pablo Fornals coming on to try and find an equaliser.
Casemiro trips Benrahma wide on the left but escapes a booking. A nervy moment for United from the free-kick as the ball looks like it might be flicked through to Dawson at the back post but Martinez heads clear.
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
73 mins: After Bruno’s nice cross-field ball to Ronaldo, Soucek clumsily brings down Shaw as the left-back tries to skip past him. Soucek booked for his troubles.
Eriksen takes the free-kick out on the left touchline but Maguire can’t win the header and Benrahma is able to clear his lines.
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
70 mins: Kehrer’s low cross from the right is in a good area at the near post, allowing Antonio to attack it but Martinez just gets there first to slide it behind for a corner. Cresswell skews an attempted cross over the bar from the second phase of play following the corner though.
Into the final 20 minutes at Old Trafford.
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
68 mins: This game has definitely livened up. Benrahma tries his luck from 25 yards and De Gea gets his body behind it but almost spills it with Antonio lurking. The Spaniard gratefully drops on the ball though and averts disaster
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
67 mins: Antonio bundles his way through a tackle or two, the ball falls to Dawson on the edge of the box but he shoots well over. Dawson probably not the man West Ham really wanted in that position, to be honest.
Man Utd 1-0 West Ham
67 mins: This time it’s United who successfully defend a corner and although West Ham then win another, a short routine doesn’t work and they’re forced back towards halfway
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