Bruno Fernandes struck a put up as Manchester United’s watch for a house objective within the Premier League went on in opposition to West Ham on Thursday.
Former United full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka cleared Joshua Zirkzee’s first-half effort off the road earlier than Bruno Fernandes fired a shot in opposition to the woodwork as the sport reached half-time goalless, which means the hosts final scored at Previous Trafford greater than 135 minutes in the past.
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“Zirkzee does rather well to deflect it in direction of objective,” ex-United captain Neville instructed Sky Sports activities, calling Wan-Bissaka’s intervention “actually vital”.
“It comes again in once more and the shot from Bruno Fernandes skims the put up. So shut.”
Man United vs West Ham: ‘No urgency’
United, who would go fifth with victory, dominated possession however the third-bottom Hammers had a chronic spell of momentum early in a half containing three makes an attempt heading in the right direction between the groups.
West Ham wanted to win to maneuver out of the relegation zone by rising some extent above Leeds United.
“The sport has obtained no tempo or tempo to it – no urgency – and that fits West Ham,” mentioned Neville. “It’s for the house group to inject one thing into the sport.”
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Man United group vs West Ham
United made three adjustments, bringing in Noussair Mazraoui, Ayden Heaven and Matheus Cunha, who returned from harm.
Defenders Matthijs de Ligt – dominated out by a minor harm – and Leny Yoro and midfielder Mason Mount made means.
Defender Harry Maguire and striker Benjamin Sesko had been unavailable with accidents sustained in opposition to Spurs on November 8.
Manchester United beginning XI: Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Ayden Heaven, Luke Shaw, Amad Diallo, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Noussair Mazraoui, Bryan Mbeumo, Joshua Zirkzee, Matheus Cunha
Man United substitutes: Altay Bayindir, Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount, Tyrell Malacia, Patrick Dorgu, Leny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, Shea Lacey
West Ham group vs Manchester United
West Ham made an enforced alteration with Lucas Paqueta suspended after being despatched off in opposition to the Reds, so Tomas Soucek joined their midfield.
Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, defender Igor Julio, midfielder Oliver Scarles, wingers Crysencio Summerville and Luis Guilherme and ahead Niclas Fullkrug had been injured.
West Ham beginning XI: Alphonse Areola, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jean-Clair Todibo, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Jarrod Bowen, Soungoutou Magassa, Tomas Soucek, Freddie Potts, Mateus Fernandes, Callum Wilson
West Ham substitutes: Mads Hermansen, Kyle Walker-Peters, Maximilian Kilman, Guido Rodriguez, Andy Irving, George Earthy, Callum Marshall, Mohamadou Kante, Ezra Mayers
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Manchester United v West Ham stats
- United are unbeaten of their final 17 top-flight outings performed on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, profitable the final eight in a row
- They’ve misplaced 9 of their final league video games within the month of December, together with the final three with out scoring
- Solely Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis (each 5.07) have bettered United’s pictures heading in the right direction per recreation common of 5 on this season’s Premier League
- Tottenham’s Mohammed Kudus is the one participant within the 2025/26 division who can match Bruno Fernandes’s whole of 5 assists
- Bruno Fernandes’s tally of 21 unsuccessful makes an attempt to deal with a dribbling participant is second solely to Wolves’ Joao Gomes (23)
- West Ham have misplaced two of their 13 Premier League fixtures staged on a Thursday
- The Hammers gained this fixture 2-0 final season, ending a 16-game winless run away to United within the Premier League
- They’ve crushed United in 4 of their previous 5 Premier League conferences between the groups
- Captain Jarrod Bowen has been on the scoresheet in three of these 5 video games, together with in each encounters final season. The final participant to attain in three in a row in opposition to United for West Ham was Jermain Defoe between 2001 and 2002
- Tomas Soucek has the best taking pictures accuracy (70%) of any participant to have tried no less than 10 pictures on this season’s division
Premier League fixtures this weekend
All matches begin at 15:00 GMT / 12:00 ET / 09:00 PT until acknowledged in any other case.
Saturday, December 6
Aston Villa vs Arsenal (12:30)
Bournemouth vs Chelsea
Everton vs Nottingham Forest
Manchester Metropolis vs Sunderland
Newcastle vs Burnley
Tottenham vs Brentford
Leeds vs Liverpool (17:30)
Sunday, December 7
Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham (14:00)
Fulham vs Crystal Palace (16:30)
Monday, December 8
Wolves vs Manchester United (20:00)
