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
45 mins: Leicester City mark the display of two minutes stoppage time with some neat one-touch passing that takes them from right to left across the park. Of course as soon as there's any danger of it transforming into an attacking move, it falls apart at the seams.
Ben Gibson, meanwhile, has been cautioned for a cynical tug on Mahrez's shirt in midfield.
HALF-TIME - MIDDLESBROUGH 0 LEICESTER 0:
Everybody told me that there was no way 2017 could be as bad as its predecessor, but so far I've had to sit through an awful episode of Sherlock and 45 minutes of this.
SECOND HALF KICK-OFF: Leicester City kick-off and here we go again! Let's hope for something - anything - better in this second period.
48 mins: Middlesbrough's Plan A remains get the ball to Traore at every opportunity. Leicester's tactic continues to be block Traore's route down the right. They both carry out their instructions to the letter and it brings the first corner of the second half, one that the visitors comfortably clear.
52 mins: Wes Morgan has kept a watchful eye on Alvaro Negredo throughout, but the Leicester captain momentarily lost sight of the striker when Gaston Ramirez chipped an elegant centre in the direction of the Spaniard. Kasper Schmeichel wasn't so slack, however, and was quickly off his line to claim the dropping cross before Negredo could pounce.
55 mins: A terrific low cross from Andy King on the right cuts Middlesbrough's defence and and goalkeeper in two. Any touch would have forced the ball into the net, but the delivery just evaded Shinji Okazaki at the near post and Calum Chambers was aware of his surroundings enough to allow the centre to run on without intervention.
60 mins: Two thirds of the way through this hard slog now. I can see the finishing line.
62 mins: And now it's Middlesbrough's turn to fire a teasing ball across the six-yard box! From the left, George Friend delivered, but with Wes Morgan and Robert Huth caught in two minds, Alvaro Negredo failed to react and the opportunity passed him by. Literally.
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