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
We head straight to the London Stadium for the final Premier League match of this evening. It's West Ham United versus Manchester United and this is how the two sides line up...
West Ham: Randolph, Obiang, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Kouyate, Nordtveit, Antonio, Feghouli, Payet, Lanzini
Subs: Adrian, Carroll, Noble, Ayew, Fletcher, Fernandes, Quina
Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Darmian, Herrera, Carrick, Pogba, Lingard, Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan
Subs: Romero, Mata, Martial, Smalling, Young, Rashford, Fellaini
Referee: Mike Dean
And here come the two teams...and there goes the bubble machine, funded by the tax payer.
KICK-OFF: West Ham get us going as Forever Blowing Bubbles rings around their famous old ground sorry excuse for a football stadium. After Liverpool dropped unexpected points earlier, Manchester United ears will have pricked up at this opportunity to close the gap on their rivals as they look to continue the manner in which they have put their season back on track.
4 mins: A slow start on the pitch prompts Jose Mourinho to make his way to the touchline where he kneels down and surveys the action from ground level. Satisfied with what he's observed, he turns back and begins the 15-minute walk back to his seat in the dugout.
7 mins: Dimitri Payet has shown real intent in these opening minutes. After flashing one long range effort well wide, the Frenchman is in attacking mood once again. Receiving Sofiane Feghouli's pass, Payet skips inside but his strike is blocked at close quarters and spins in the hands of David de Gea.
10 mins: West Ham go at United again. This time Payet opts to pass, fooling two United defenders with an brilliantly disguised pass. It leaves Manuel Lanzini in inviting space outside the penalty area for the Argentine to shoot, his curling effort pushed away by a full length De Gea. It's been a decent start by the hosts.
14 mins: RED CARD! WEST HAM 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 0:
A Mike Dean moment! The box office man in black has sent off Sofiane Feghouli for a challenge on Phil Jones, and the overwhelming consensus is that it's a harsh one. The Algerian, hoping to make the most of a rare West Ham start, overran the ball while on the attack, and, in his attempt to retrieve possession, dived in with the Manchester United defender. Jones came off worse, writhing in agony, but there seemed little difference in the two tackles. However, after taking a moment to consider his options, Dean produced the red card to a stunned Feghouli and an incandescent London Stadium.
17 mins: The home supporters are seething with anger following that red card, and if they weren't then they sure as hell are now. As Cheikhou Kouyate looked to escape down the right touchline, he was caught by a crude sliding tackle from Jesse Lingard. The Hammers are demanding a similar punishment to the one handed out to their forward minutes earlier, but Dean incenses them further by not even producing a yellow.
Let's hope this doesn't mean Sofiane Feghouli doesn't spend the rest of his days living in a caravan.
24 mins: That red card has completely taken the sting out what promised to be a thrilling contest in the opening minutes. United are completely bossing possession as you'd expect with a man advantage and West Ham have retreated to a simple containing game. At this rate, this could end up following in the footsteps of that Middlesbrough v Leicester snoozefest from this afternoon.
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