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
I'm off to bleach my eyeballs. In the meantime, here's the team news from today's three o'clockers.
Everton v Southampton
Everton: Robles, Baines, Funes Mori, Williams, Coleman, Gana, Davies, Lennon, Barkley, Calvert-Lewin, Lukaku
Subs: Hewelt, Jagielka, Mirallas, Cleverley, Barry, Valencia, Holgate
Southampton: Forster, Cedric, Yoshida, Fonte, McQueen, Clasie, Romeu, Watd-Prowse, Tadic, Redmond, Rodriguez
Subs: Lewis, Long, Davis, Reed, Boufal, Bertrand, Stephens
Referee: Kevin Friend
Manchester City v Burnley
Manchester City: Bravo, Sagna, Kolarov, Otamendi, Clichy, Navas, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Toure, Sterling, Iheanacho
Subs: Caballero, Zabaleta, Nolito, Aguero, Silva, Stones, Garcia
Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Boyd, Hendrick, Arfield, Gudmundsson, Barnes, Gray
Subs: Robinson, Defour, Darikwa, O’Neill, Bamford, Robinson, Tawkowksi, Vokes
Referee: Lee Mason
Sunderland v Liverpool
Sunderland: Mannone, Love, Van Aanhold, Djilbodji, O’Shea, Larsson, Ndong, Rodwell, Januzaj, Borini, Defoe
Subs: Mika, Khazri, Manquillo, Honeyman, Maja, Embleton, Ledger
Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Milner, Can, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Mane, Firmino, Sturridge
Subs: Karius, Moreno, Lucas, Origi, Stewart, Alexander-Arnold, Ejaria
Referee: Anthony Taylor
West Brom v Hull
West Brom: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Brunt, Yacob, Fletcher, Phillips, Morrison, Chadli, Rondon
Subs: Myhill; Nyom, Olsson, Robson-Kanu, Gardner, McClean, Galloway
Hull: Marshall, Maguire, Davies, Dawson, Elmohamady, Livermore, Huddlestone, Clucas, Snodgrass, Mbokani, Diomande
Subs: Jakupovic, Robertson, Meyler, Maloney, Weir, Henriksen, Mason
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
This is your ten-minute warning. Four more Premier League games are imminent and they include opportunities for both Manchester City and Liverpool to increase the pressure on Chelsea with the Blues not in action until Wednesday.
We'll have news of every goal, LOL and pivotal moment as they happen.
KICK-OFF: Whistles are blown simultaneously, and we are underway at Goodison Park, the Etihad Stadium, the Stadium of Light and the Hawthorns.
4 mins: Everton 0 Southampton 0: On Soccer Saturday, Alan McInally is reporting that Southampton are currently down to ten men with Cedric receiving treatment after colliding with a metal chair. Ma Gawd! Book him in for WrestleMania.
9 mins: Sunderland 0 Liverpool 0: "Sunderland are under the cosh," remarks Charlie Nicholas almost everyone at some point. A neat Liverpool move ends with Daniel Sturridge sliding an effort across goal that Vito Mannone is required to flick around the post. Good shot, good save.
19 mins: GOAL! SUNDERLAND 0 LIVERPOOL 1:
Liverpool lead and it had been coming! An outswinging James Milner corner from the left was met by Dejan Lovren. On the volley but not the fullest of connections, the ball spun into the ground and hung in the air above the six-yard box. Reacting quickest was Daniel Sturridge, who twisted on the spot before expertly looping a header beyond Vito Mannone in the Sunderland goal.
21 mins: GOAL! WEST BROM 0 HULL 1:
Another goal that had been coming, but this one is more of a surprise. Robert Snodgrass has struggling Hull City in the lead, the Scot sliding in a volley after Ahmed Elmohamady had centred from the right. As it stands, the Tigers move above Sunderland and level with Crystal Palace.
25 mins: PENALTY! GOAL! SUNDERLAND 1 LIVERPOOL 1:
Jermain Defoe levels it up at the Stadium of Light from the spot. David Moyes' team have forced a number of chances despite falling behind, and when Ragnar Klavan dived in on Didier N'Dong, Anthony Taylor had no hesitation in pointing for a penalty.
Defoe stepped up and powered a right-footed shot low past former Sunderland stopper Simon Mignolet into the bottom left corner.
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