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 0-0 West Ham
33 mins: Martinez too strong for Downes as he muscles him off the ball and then plays a nice through for Ronaldo. The Portuguese then tries to slip Rashford in behind but gets it all wrong and the ball runs through for Fabianski.
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham
30 mins: Kehrer looks for Scamacca with an early cross but he overhits it as it sails harmlessly out for a goal-kick. Martinez then slides in to nick the ball away from Bowen in a dangerous position on the right.
Manchester United haven’t had any real possession to speak of in the past 10 minutes
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham
27 mins: De Gea quickly off his line to beat Benrahma to a ball over the top from Cresswell. But then West Ham’s best chance so far.
Thilo Kehrer charges forward, slaloms past a man as he enters the box and slips in Bowen, whose shot is well saved by the legs of De Gea. The offside flag was up anyway but that was West Ham’s best moment. They’ve grown into this game over the past few minutes.
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham
24 mins: Corner comes to nothing but counter-attacks and set-pieces seem West Ham’s best route to winning this match.
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham
23 mins: This is good defensive structure from West Ham. They’re packing men behind the ball and holding firm.
Benrahma has been their best outlet up the field and he wins a corner as he runs at Martinez.
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham
22 mins: A decent first ‘quarter’ from Man United but no cutting edge just yet. They’re in control of the game though. Equally, West Ham won’t be too unhappy with it being 0-0, especially as they’ve avoided any massive scares.
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham
20 mins: Fabianski comes for the corner but can’t get there, however Zouma is on hand to head clear. Declan Rice and David Moyes then frustrated as Rice’s surge down the left flank is stopped by the assistant referee flagging that the ball went out of play. Replays show it didn’t.
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham
18 mins: Benrahma skips past a couple of tackles with a spin that leaves Casemiro for dead - superbly quick feet from the Algerian before both he and Scamacca see shots blocked.
At the other end, Ronaldo tries to get a shot away but it’s blocked by West Ham. He does then win a corner though
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham
16 mins: Short corner and Shaw’s cross is cleared but from the next phase, Dalot whips in a cross and Rashford heads it goalwards. Fabianski down smartly to save. Probably United’s best chance so far.
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham
15 mins: Casemiro dispossesses Benrahma and Ronaldo takes aim from long range and gets some swerve on the ball but it’s straight at Fabianski. With the rain falling at Old Trafford, that’s not the worst idea.
Dawson then gives the ball away to Rashford who charges in on goal and sees his shot deflected over. Man Utd corner.
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