LONDON. West Ham United tops Manchester United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Bowen (72′) and a goal from M. Kudus (78′). Manchester United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the help of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.99 degrees Celsius or 51.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

West Ham United

2 - 0

Manchester United

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 86 Attack 113
  • 36 Dangerous attack 48
  • 62 Ball safe 87
  • 16 Free Kicks 14
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Manchester United had a strong ball possession 65% while West Ham United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, West Ham United found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

West Ham United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (Lucas Paquetá and Mohammed Kudus). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (Luke Shaw, Jonny Evans and Bruno Fernandes).

Match Timeline

Mohammed Kudus- Yellow
43'
45'
Jonny Evans- Yellow
51'
Bruno Fernandes- Yellow
57'
Marcus Rashford- sub ->Rasmus Højlund
Jarrod Bowen(goal)Lucas Paquetá
72'
73'
Lucas Paquetá- Yellow
74'
Mohammed Kudus(goal)Lucas Paquetá
78'
84'
85'
Christian Eriksen- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho
87'
Benjamin Johnson- sub ->Mohammed Kudus
90'
90'
Luke Shaw - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, West Ham United has 30 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United will stays with 28 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, West Ham United will play away with Arsenal on the 26th of December with a 24-6 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (7 draws).

Manchester United will host Aston Villa on the 26th of December with a 26-4 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (7 draws).

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Alphonse Areola 23.France
7.3
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 15.Greece
7.0
D
Kurt Zouma 4.France
7.1
D
Vladimir Coufal 5.Czech Republic
7.5
D
Nayef Aguerd 27.Morocco
D
Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy
7.5
M
James Ward-Prowse 7.England
7.1
M
Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil
7.5
74'
M
Mohammed Kudus 14.Ghana
8.1
90' 43' 78'
M
Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico
7.0
M
Tomas Soucek 28.Czech Republic
7.3
F
Jarrod Bowen 20.England
7.3
87' 72'
Substitutes
G
Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland
D
Benjamin Johnson 2.England
90'
D
Aaron Cresswell 3.England
D
Angelo Ogbonna 21.Italy
D
Thilo Kehrer 24.Germany
M
Pablo Fornals 8.Spain
6.4
87'
F
Danny Ings 18.England
F
Saïd Benrahma 22.Algeria
F
Divin Mubama 45.England

West Ham United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager David Moyes decided to play with the following team: Nayef Aguerd, Alphonse Areola (7.3), Vladimir Coufal (7.5), Konstantinos Mavropanos (7.0), Kurt Zouma (7.1), Emerson Palmieri (7.5), Edson Álvarez (7.0), Tomas Soucek  (7.3), Mohammed Kudus (8.1), James Ward-Prowse (7.1), Lucas Paquetá (7.5) and Jarrod Bowen (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Łukasz Fabiański, Ben Johnson, Aaron Cresswell, Pablo Fornals (6.4), Danny Ings, Angelo Ogbonna, Saïd Benrahma, Thilo Kehrer and Divin Mubama.

Substitutions

West Ham United made 2 changes: Jarrod Bowen for Pablo Fornals (87′) and Mohammed Kudus for Ben Johnson (90′).

Player of the match: Mohammed Kudus​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Mohammed Kudus.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 20 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
7.0
D
Willy Kambwala 53.France
6.3
84'
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
D
Luke Shaw 23.England
6.7
90'
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
6.7
D
Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland
6.8
45'
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
7.1
51'
M
Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina
6.4
85'
M
Antony 21.Brazil
7.0
73'
M
Kobbie Mainoo 37.England
7.3
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
7.1
F
Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark
6.7
57'
Substitutes
G
Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey
D
Sergio Reguilón 15.Spain
6.4
84'
D
Rhys Bennett 66.England
M
Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco
M
Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark
6.8
85'
M
Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay
6.4
73'
M
Donny van de Beek 34.Netherlands
M
Hannibal 46.Tunisia
F
Marcus Rashford 10.England
6.7
57'

Also Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erik ten Hag played with: Raphaël Varane, André Onana (7.0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.7), Willy Kambwala (6.3), Jonny Evans (6.8), Luke Shaw (6.7), Scott McTominay (7.1), Kobbie Mainoo (7.3), Antony (7.0), Bruno Fernandes (7.1), Alejandro Garnacho (6.4) and Rasmus Højlund (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Altay Bayındır, Sofyan Amrabat, Marcus Rashford  (6.7), Christian Eriksen (6.8), Sergio Reguilón (6.4), Facundo Pellistri (6.4), Donny van de Beek, Hannibal Mejbri and Rhys Bennett.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Rasmus Højlund for Marcus Rashford  (57′), Antony for Facundo Pellistri (73′), Willy Kambwala for Sergio Reguilón (84′) and Alejandro Garnacho for Christian Eriksen (85′).

Player of the match: Kobbie Mainoo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Kobbie Mainoo.

His rating is 7.3 with 68 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​