📏 Form Guide

Manchester United

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Manchester United will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-2 Premier League triumph vs Crystal Palace.

In that game, Manchester United had 56% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Manchester United, the goals were scored by Joshua Zirkzee (54') and Mason Mount (63'). On the other side, Crystal Palace got 14 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Jean-Philippe Mateta (36') was the scorer for Crystal Palace.

Matches with Manchester United have often been engaging ones recently with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, the sum total of 21 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 12 of those coming from Manchester United. While that may be of interest, it remains to be seen if such a trend will be replicated in this next game or not.

Going into this contest, Manchester United have left without a victory over West Ham United in their last 2 league matches.

West Ham United

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After a losing effort in their last game against Liverpool in Premier League action, West Ham United and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, West Ham United managed 44% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target. Liverpool got 9 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Alexander Isak (60') and Cody Gakpo (90') scored for Liverpool.

Looking at their form, and West Ham United have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. Defensively, West Ham United have not been doing too well.

Heading into this contest, West Ham United are without a win away from home in their last 4 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 01/03/2023 shows us that Manchester United have won 2 of these and West Ham United 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 0.

An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 7 from The Red Devils and 8 for The Hammers. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The previous league encounter between the two was Premier League match day 36 on 11/05/2025 when it ended Manchester United 0-2 West Ham United.

On that occasion, Manchester United managed 52% possession and 20 shots on goal with 5 on target.

At the other end, West Ham United had 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Tomáš Souček (26') and Jarrod Bowen (57') scored.

The referee was Jarred Gillett.

ℹ️ Team News: Manchester United

It looks as if The Red Devils will probably kick off with a 3-4-2-1 formation for this game, handing starts to Senne Lammens, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Luke Shaw, Amad Diallo, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot, Mason Mount, Bryan Mbeumo and Joshua Zirkzee.

ℹ️ Team News: West Ham United

We believe The Hammers seem likely to make use of a 3-4-2-1 lineup, starting the game with Alphonse Areola, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo, K. Mavropanos, E. Hadji Malick, Mateus Fernandes, Freddie Potts, C. Summerville, Soungoutou Magassa, Callum Wilson and Jarrod Bowen.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that West Ham United would be disappointed if they were not to break down this Manchester United side, although that is unlikely to be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re expecting a close game with a 2-1 win for Manchester United at the end of the match. Hopefully this is a good one.

Peter Guest, 22:01 30/11/2025