London Stadium is the venue, as high-flying West Ham United take on Manchester United in an exciting Premier League showdown on Sunday, and if you are looking to bet on this game, you can visit NetBet Sport for the latest bookmakers’ odds.
Both sides have yet to taste defeat in England’s top-flight this season, which promises a spectacular afternoon in the capital.
Jesse Lingard, who endured a horrendous midweek, is due to return to the place where he resurrected his career in the second half of last season.
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Fresh from a 2-0 away triumph over Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, West Ham head into this encounter having drawn their last two Premier League fixtures.
After beating Newcastle United and Leicester City in emphatic fashion on the opening two matchdays, the Hammers have failed to overcome Crystal Palace and Southampton in the subsequent two league outings.
A scoreless draw at St Mary’s Stadium last weekend halted West Ham’s free-scoring form.
Indeed, before drawing a blank against Southampton, David Moyes’ men had netted 2+ goals in their previous five Premier League matches, last season included.
Yet, confidence should be high in London as the hosts take the field on their longest unbeaten top-flight streak since April 2016.
Unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games on the trot, West Ham will have to try to stretch their impressive form without headline performer Michail Antonio.
The 31-year-old has been in stellar form this season and remains the Premier League joint-top goalscorer.
Antonio has had a hand in seven of his side’s ten league goals so far, scoring four and assisting three.
However, he picked up a red card against Southampton and won’t be able to help his teammates this weekend.
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Man United’s 2021/22 Champions League campaign has been off to a nightmarish start, as they succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Young Boys on Tuesday.
Even though Cristiano Ronaldo found the net on his second Champions League debut for the Red Devils, a thoroughly disappointing performance from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side allowed the Swiss champions to steal all three points.
The Portuguese goal-machine notched up a brace in his first Premier League match in over 12 years, inspiring United to an overwhelming 4-1 home triumph over Newcastle last time out.
Ronaldo was nothing short of outstanding versus West Ham during his first spell at Old Trafford. The 36-year-old played his part in six goals across his last four Premier League appearances against this opposition.
United’s domestic form has been a sharp contrast to their sloppy European display, as Solskjaer’s team have gone unbeaten in their opening four Premier League games (W3, D1).
Indeed, the visitors have scored a joint-most 11 top-flight goals this term alongside cross-town rivals Manchester City, though just two of them arrived away from home.
A lack of goals on the road doesn’t change the fact the Red Devils are enjoying the longest unbeaten away run in the Premier League history, having avoided defeat in their last 28 league trips in a row.
West Ham United vs Manchester United Head-to-Head
West Ham have picked up two victories in their last six Premier League meetings with Man United (D1, L3), one more than they had in their previous 19 encounters in the competition (D5, L13).
However, the Hammers are winless in their last three top-flight H2Hs, losing both last season’s such clashes by an aggregate score of 4-1.
The Red Devils have outplayed West Ham in their last two Premier League match-ups and could win three on the spin for the first time since September 2014.
That could be easier said than done, as they have claimed just one triumph in their last four league trips to the London Stadium (D1, L2), failing to score twice in that run.
West Ham United vs Manchester United Predicted Line-ups
West Ham United (4-2-3-1): Lucasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Craig Dawson, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell; Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice; Jarrod Bowen, Said Benrahma, Pablo Fornals; Nikola Vlasic.
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba; Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood; Cristiano Ronaldo.
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