West Ham vs Manchester United live: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on and where can I watch it?
A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at the London Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Jose Mourinho's resurgent Manchester United are in a fine vein of form, winning their last five in the Premier League, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan firing on all cylinders.
On Monday, they travel to meet West Ham United, who are enjoying a mini-revival of their own.
Slaven Bilic's side had taken three points from each of their last three before the weekend's setback at Leicester City and will hope to return to winning ways at the London Stadium.
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It’s a big game for…
Anthony Martial: The Frenchman has been left out in the cold at times by boss Jose Mourinho, but scored the equaliser against Middlesbrough on Saturday and generally caused them problems all game.
The next step for Martial is to build on that and cement his spot in the team, so can’t miss any opportunities to do so here.
Best stat…
16: West Ham United went a massive 16 games without a win against the Red Devils, spanning from 1993-2001 when West Ham beat them in both the FA Cup and the Premier League away from home.
Remember when…
West Ham United knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup after Paolo Di Canio calmly rolled the ball past Fabian Barthez in the United goal, who was still appealing for offside.
Player to watch…
Paul Pogba: After initially finding it difficult returning to Old Trafford following his record-breaking move from Juventus, the 23-year-old has finally found his feet.
Pogba has two goals and two assists in his last five outings, including that dramatic winner in United’s late turnaround against Middlesbrough on New Year’s Eve.
Prediction...
Past three meetings…
Manchester United 4 (Ibrahimovic 2, Martial 2) West Ham 1 (Fletcher)
EFL Cup, November 2016
Manchester United 1 (Ibrahimovic) West Ham 1 (Sakho)
Premier League, November 2016
West Ham 3 (Sakho, Antonio, Reid) Manchester United 2 (Martial 2)
Premier League, May 2016
Form guide…
West Ham: LDWWWL
Manchester United: WWWWWW
Vital information…
Kick-off time: 5.15pm, Monday 2 January 2017
TV: Live on Sky Sports 1
Odds…
West Ham to win: 11/2
Manchester United to win: 4/7
Draw: 10/3
Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Monday's action in the Premier League.
Middlesbrough v Leicester – 3pm
Everton v Southampton – 3pm
Manchester City v Burnley – 3pm
Sunderland v Liverpool – 3pm
West Brom v Hull City – 3pm
West Ham v Manchester United – 5.15pm
The year 2016 will long be remembered by supporters of Leicester City and Middlesbrough for a league title and a promotion, one somewhat more unexpected that the other.
Twenty-seventeen begins with the pair meeting at the Riverside Stadium in today's early game, and team news is on the way.
Here's how the two sides line up on Teesside...
...and there are changes aplenty to consider. Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka makes five to the side that suffered late heartbreak at Old Trafford less than 48 hours ago. Out go Victor Valdes, Bernardo Espinosa, George Friend, Grant Leadbitter and Stewart Downing with Brad Guazan, Antonio Barragan, Fabio, Adam Clayton and Gaston Ramirez coming into the team.
Meanwhile, Claudio Ranieri also makes five changes to his Leicester City outfit. Following a 1-0 triumph over West Ham, the champions bring in Christian Fuchs, Andy King, Nampalys Mendy, Shinji Okazaki and Leonardo Ulloa as Ben Chilwell, Danny Drinkwater, Marc Albrighton, Demarai Gray and Islam Slimani drop out.
Middlesbrough: Guzan, Barragan, Chambers, Gibson, Fabio, Clayton, De Roon, Forshaw, Traore, Ramirez, Negredo
Subs: Konstantopoulos, Friend, Bernando, Leadbitter, Stuani, Downing, Rhodes
Leicester: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, King, Amartey, Mendy, Mahrez, Okazaki, Ulloa
Subs: Zieler, Chilwell, Wasilewski, Musa, Albrighton, Hernandez, Gray
Referee: Robert Madley
After back-to-back away defeats in Lancashire, 16th-placed Middlesbrough could do with a return to winning ways in front of their own fans, but recent history is not on their side...
However, Leicester City are stuttering on the road. The Foxes are yet to win a single away match this season and another defeat today would mean the worst start to a campaign by the defending champions, usurping the Chelsea catastrophe of last year.
Three points for Boro would also see them leapfrog their opponents and move up to the mid-table comfort of 14th position.
It's all to play for and it starts in just 20 minutes from now.
The last time Middlesbrough beat Leicester City in the Premier League was back in March 2002 when Steve McClaren was in charge at the Riverside. Those were innocent times for the future England manager, a period long he would own an umbrella, learn to speak Dutch or had begun tapping up his own players.
The game finished 1-0. The scorer? It was a Frank Sinclair own-goal. Obviously.
Here come the two teams! Wes Morgan and Ben Gibson lead their sides out to greet a bustling crowd inside the Riverside Stadium. Sunshine floods one half of the stadium, but this is the north-east - I'd wager it's still blisteringly cold.
KICK-OFF: And we're off! The second half of the Premier League season starts here, Sky Sports' Ian Crocker informs us, as Middlesbrough get the game up and running. The initial talking point is the way in which Leicester are lining up; a rare departure from their trusted 4-4-2 formation sees Mahrez behind Ulloa and Okazaki with three in the midfield. Will it pay dividends? Stay with us to find out.
4 mins: A first flash of excitement. Adama Traore uses his electric pace to burst past Christian Fuchs on the right-flank but just as the winger looks set to deliver a cross into the area, he slips and allows the ball to bobble out of play for a goal-kick. Moments later, Gaston Ramirez looks to make inroads down the other side, but the Uruguayan too miscontrols at the vital moment.
8 mins: Now it's Leicester's turn to press. The Foxes break forward at pace after Middlesbrough's midfield are caught in possession, and although Okazaki makes a meal of his involvement, Christian Fuchs isn't so slack. Taking on the ball first time, the left back strikes for goal from 22 yards out, but his searing shot travels just wide of Brad Guzan's left post.
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