Manchester United VS West Ham United Match Prediction
2020-07-22
17:00:00
Manchester United
VS
West Ham United
Our Prediction Tip
Manchester United will win this match.
2020-07-2217:00:00 Manchester United will win this match.
West Ham United beat Manchester United for the second time in three matches earlier this season, claiming a 2-0 home win to follow last season’s 3-1 home win. Their last match at Old Trafford did end in a 2-1 United victory, however. In this season’s match at the London Stadium, Andriy Yarmolenko and Aaron Cresswell scored the Hammers goal. Here are the results of their last five matches:
Sep 22, 2019: West Ham United 2-0 Manchester United
Apr 13, 2019: Manchester United 2-1 West Ham United
Sep 29, 2018: West Ham United 3-1 Manchester United
May 10, 2018: West Ham United 0-0 Manchester United
Aug 13, 2017: Manchester United 4-0 West Ham United
West Ham United, led by Michail Antonio’s goals, have hit form at just the right time to climb away from danger.
The striker has seven goals in five games, four of which came against Norwich, and West Ham have clawed themselves away from the bottom three.
Manchester United, meanwhile, improved massively in the second half of the season with a run of 19 games without defeat.
That was ended at the weekend, in the FA Cup semi-final, after David de Gea’s goalkeeping howlers but their league form has left them on the brink of a top-four place.
They have a final-day decider against Leicester for their Champions League qualification hopes but they will ensure they go into that game in pole position if they win this one.
Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have all been firing, especially since the restart, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to bring back key players who were benched at the weekend.
That tactical decision did not pay off, but Solskjaer has otherwise been pretty spot on since the turn of the year to lift United back to the edge of the top four.
West Ham are in good form themselves, but with a buffer between themselves and the drop zone you could forgive them for dropping off slightly.
And if they do, in their current form – FA Cup semi-final aside – you would expect Man United to claim victory.
Manchester United are big favourites to beat West Ham in this match, with Betway, Bet365 and 10Bet all offering 2/9 on a home win.
With both teams in good attacking form, over 2.5 goals will return 9/20 with Betway.
You can also get a best price of 19/20 with Bet365 and Betway for both teams to score.
For United, Bruno Fernandes’ set pieces means he is a good price at 57/50 with 888sport to score at any time. Both Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are 23/25, meanwhile.
Manchester United’s Champions League qualification hopes are in their hands and a win in this game puts them in firm control.
Luke Shaw missed the FA Cup semi-final through injury and could miss this game too – Brandon Williams will start instead of him if he does. Harry Maguire and Eric Bailly clashed heads at Wembley, with the latter hospitalised but given the all-clear. Maguire is likely to partner Victor Lindelof for this one in a flat back four. Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood could all come back into the starting XI.
Mason Greenwood – Needs one more goal to reach double figures in the league after an excellent campaign for the teenager.
Bruno Fernandes – It is no coincidence that his arrival sparked United’s upturn in form. He has seven goals in 12 league games and several assists too.
Anthony Martial – After both scored against Crystal Palace, he remains level with Marcus Rashford on 17 goals for the season in the Premier League.
After 19 games without defeat, including Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial netting in their most recent Premier League win – a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace – United’s unbeaten streak was ended in the FA Cup semi-final. Two goalkeeper howlers by David de Gea proved costly, as United slumped to a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea – Bruno Fernandes’ late penalty their only consolation.
Ryan Fredericks is sidelined, which meant a start for Ben Johnson at the weekend, and West Ham could be unchanged from that crucial win.
Michail Antonio – Hit his seventh goal in five games to get the ball rolling in the win against Watford, having put four past Norwich the previous week.
Mark Noble – Dragged West Ham out of danger when they needed the captain to step up, while also providing assists from midfield.
Thomas Soucek – Scored his third goals in the win against Watford, to follow up important strikes against Chelsea and Newcastle in this resurgent run too.
West Ham have taken ten points from their last five games to bounce back to form just in time and climb away from relegation danger. They have won their last two in a row, with Michail Antonio scoring all four in the 4-0 win at Norwich and then opening the scoring before Thomas Soucek and Declan Rice also netted in a crucial 3-1 win against Watford.
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