Week 23 brings us a match on Jan 22nd, where Manchester United and West Ham United will play a match in Manchester in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Manchester United sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Bruno Fernandes struck first for Manchester United in the 6th minute on a feed from Alex Telles, then Bruno Fernandes added another in the 67th minute. Manchester United is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed West Ham United is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Leeds United. Jack Harrison scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 10th minute, then in the 34th minute, Aaron Cresswell sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jarrod Bowen , but Leeds United kept scoring and walked away with the win. West Ham United is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
West Ham United and Manchester United last played eachother at the London Stadium on Sun Sep 19th. Manchester United won by a score of 2 to 1. Saïd Benrahma struck first for West Ham United in the 30th minute, then Cristiano Ronaldo tied it up for Manchester United in the 35th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 89th minute on a goal by Jesse Lingard to cap off a wild match.
West Ham United is fortunate enough to have Jarrod Bowen in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. For Manchester United, their top scorers are Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, Victor Lindelöf, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luke Shaw and Phil Jones are unavailable to play for Ralf Rangnick’s team, while West Ham United will be without Pablo Fornals, Mark Noble, Angelo Ogbonna and Aaron Cresswell.