Manchester United vs West Ham LIVE Football Score 22 Jan 2022
Match Info
About the match
Manchester United is going head to head with West Ham United starting on 22 Jan 2022 at 15:00 UTC at Old Trafford stadium, Manchester city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League.
In a potentially pivotal game for both sides’ top-four hopes, Manchester United and West Ham United prepare for battle at Old Trafford in Saturday’s Premier League clash.
The Red Devils prevailed 3-1 at Brentford in midweek, while David Moyes’s men went down 3-2 at home to Leeds United
It would not be a Manchester United match without David de Gea being forced to bail his side out on one or two occasions, but Ralf Rangnick’s side found their goalscoring touch in the second period to ultimately see off Brentford with ease.
Anthony Elanga headed home only his second Premier League goal to break the deadlock before Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford made the net ripple to put the Red Devils 3-0 up on the day, with Ivan Toney’s late strike unable to inspire a dramatic comeback for Brentford.
Such a result was a convincing way for Man United to end their two-game winless streak in the top flight, but the Red Devils are still rank outsiders when it comes to the top-four battle, as Rangnick’s side lie seventh in the rankings before this weekend’s crunch battle.
The Hammers sit just two points above Man United having played a game more, so the hosts could certainly blow the Champions League race wide open with victory here, and not since 1985 have the Red Devils opened the calendar year with back-to-back top-flight defeats at home.
A tally of just one clean sheet from their last 15 Premier League games at Old Trafford will be of some concern to Rangnick, though, and the attacking talent in the visitors’ ranks are primed to make their manager’s return to the Theatre of Dreams a memorable one
The visit of Leeds to the London Stadium was never going to be an encounter where defences would take centre stage, but unfortunately for the home faithful, West Ham were on the wrong end of a five-goal thriller in the capital.
Twice Marcelo Bielsa’s side led through Jack Harrison, and twice they were pegged back by Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals, but the former Manchester City man’s third of the day ended up settling the contest as Bowen spurned a gilt-edged late chance with his chest
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- West Ham have won just seven of the 51 Premier League meetings.
- Manchester United have triumphed in 20 of their 25 Premier League home games versus the Hammers and are unbeaten in 13 against them at Old Trafford since a 1-0 defeat in May 2007.
- This is just the fifth time in the Premier League that West Ham face Manchester United while sitting above them in the table. However, the Hammers have failed to win any of the previous such games.
- West Ham have failed to score multiple goals in each of their past 35 away games versus United in all competitions since a 3-2 top-flight victory in August 1986.
Manchester United
- The Red Devils beat Brentford in midweek but are yet to win consecutive fixtures under Ralf Rangnick.
- United are in danger of losing their first two home league matches in a year for the first time since 1985 under Ron Atkinson.
- They could also suffer three consecutive Premier League defeats in Saturday 3pm kick-offs for the first time.
- Manchester United have had 115 corners this season but are the only side yet to score from one in the top flight this season.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored six goals in his last five Premier League appearances against West Ham.
West Ham United
- West Ham have lost all three of their Premier League away fixtures this season against other teams who begin this matchround in the top half of the table.
- Failure to win would bring David Moyes level with Harry Redknapp on 15 Premier League away visits to Old Trafford as a manager without ever earning three points.
- Moyes is winless in each of his last 44 Premier League away games as a manager against the established big six clubs since his Everton side won 2-1 at Manchester City in December 2010.
- No side has scored more goals from corners since the start of 2020 in the Premier League than West Ham, with 24.
- There have been 71 goals scored in West Ham’s Premier League matches this season, a tally beaten only by games involving Liverpool.
- Only Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah have contributed more Premier League assists this season than Jarrod Bowen’s seven. However, Bowen has only scored three goals in his 43 top-flight away appearances.
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