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
70 mins: GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 2 BURNLEY 1:
Game over at the Etihad? Perhaps not. The deficit has been halved after an almighty scramble inside the Manchester City penalty area has been turned in by Ben Mee.
72 mins: GOAL! SUNDERLAND 1 LIVERPOOL 2:
Liverpool restore their lead courtesy of Sadio Mane! The Reds are giving it some West Brom in the north-east, bagging their second of the afternoon from another corner. James Milner's delivery was flicked on by a Sunderland head at the near post, and Mane - standing in an offside position - was all to happy to slam home unmarked.
73 mins: GOAL! WEST BROM 3 HULL 1:
After playing so well in the opening 45 minutes, Hull City are heading for another defeat. Salomon Rondon flicked on Hal Robson-Kanu's cross from the right and the ball fell nicely for James Morrison to volley home at the far post.
81 mins: PENALTY! GOAL! EVERTON 2 SOUTHAMPTON 0:
Everton points in the bag! Leighton Baines makes sure of an Everton victory by slamming home from 12 yards after Enner Valencia had been felled by Maya Yoshida in the penalty box.
84 mins: PENALTY! GOAL! SUNDERLAND 2 LIVERPOOL 2:
Another pressure penalty from Jermain Defoe and Sunderland are level once again! The veteran goal machine went for the same corner, and gave Simon Mignolet no chance to set up a grandstand finish at the Stadium of Light.
The spotkick was awarded after Sadio Mane was adjudged to have handled in the wall after Sebastian Larsson had lined up a free-kick from 20 yards out.
89 mins: GOAL! EVERTON 3 SOUTHAMPTON 0:
A brilliant finish from Romelu Lukaku puts the icing on the Toffees cakes! The two previous goalscorers combined as Leighton Baines won back possession and fed Enner Valencia. The striker played in youngster Tom Davies and he found Lukaku to slam past Fraser Forster.
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