Manchester United vs. West Ham live score, updates and highlights as Marcus Rashford scores 100th Red Devils goal

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Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock for Manchester United against West Ham at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The forward, just a day before his 25th birthday, powered home a header in the 38th minute to put the Red Devils in front and reach 100 goals in all competitions for the club.

The contest had previously been quite even, with Rashford earlier denied by Lukasz Fabianski and Said Benrahma posing a threat for the Hammers.

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Manchester United vs. West Ham live score

  1H 2H FT
Man United 1    
West Ham 0    

Goals: MAN U — Rashford — 38th min (assist: Eriksen)

The Sporting News is providing live commentary and highlights from the match below.

Manchester United vs. West Ham live commentary, highlights

46th min: We’re off for the second half.

HT: There’s a change for West Ham: Alphonse Areola is on for Fabianski, who seemed to hurt himself when heading away a long pass intended for Eriksen.

HT: United take a 1-0 lead into the break. It was a special moment for Rashford as he reached his century of club goals, but he hasn’t scored too many like that: the way he leapt over Kehrer and leathered the ball with his head into the net was more reminiscent of Alan Shearer.

44 mins: Buoyed by that goal, United are now working hard to make sure they have a lead at the break. Rashford and Ronaldo are each blocking crosses near their own box, and Elanga is doubling up with Dalot on Benrahma.

38 mins: GOAL! Marcus Rashford breaks the deadlock! Eriksen played a one-two with Fernandes and crossed the ball towards the far post from the left. Rashford had a running jump on Kehrer and climbed above him to head past Fabianski. That was an emphatic header — one Ronaldo would be proud of.

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36 mins: Shaw and Rashford combine to win a corner. The cross from the left-back drops to Elanga at the far post, who controls the ball and volleys it… straight back towards the corner flag. That was a wild swing.

31 mins: West Ham have had most of the ball for the past few minutes, but again, they’re not creating much with it. A United counter ends when Ronaldo makes a mess of a pass, although Rice and Cresswell then combine to put the ball out of play. That rather sums up the quality of the half.

26 mins: Good chance for West Ham! Kehrer skips his way into the box and lays it off to Bowen, but he’s offside. De Gea saved the shot with his legs, anyway. Could Kehrer have had a go himself?

24 mins: West Ham are defending well but they’re being far too careless with the ball in their own half. Still, United can’t do much with their latest attack and Benrahma leads a break, winning a corner off Dalot. Casemiro heads it away.

18 mins: Benrahma, perhaps making up for Antony’s absence, just pirouetted past Casemiro with a quite wonderful piece of skill. He then tried to shoot from 25 yards despite three red shirts blocking his path.

16 mins: Casemiro nicks back the ball in the Hammers half and finds Ronaldo. He lets fly from 25 yards out, but it’s straight down the middle and Fabianski saves comfortably. United then win it back again, Rashford drives into the box, but Kehrer blocks his shot over the bar. Rashford then has another chance from Dalot’s cross, but Fabianski saves his header.

13 mins: The game is being played at quite a slow pace, which you suspect will suit West Ham better. They’re letting the hosts have the ball in their half, as long as it’s far from the box. The Red Devils have now moved Rashford to the left, with Fernandes central.

9 mins: Elanga’s run isn’t spotted by anyone and Eriksen picks him out with a ball over the top, but he can’t get it out of his feet and the shot is scuffed well wide. United’s attackers are all dropping deep and trying to run beyond the West Ham defence at the moment.

5 mins: Half a chance there for Rashford as United go from the edge of their own box to inside West Ham’s through two passes, first a brilliant ball from Casemiro and then a low Dalot cross. Rashford couldn’t connect properly.

3 mins: Early chance for West Ham! A loose Eriksen pass lets the visitors break and Maguire is caught high up the pitch. Scamacca takes on Martinez one-on-one, but the defender wins the battle.

Kickoff: Here we go! United, interestingly, are starting with Rashford in the No.10 role behind Ronaldo and Fernandes on the right.

5 mins to KO: We’re just a few minutes from kickoff here, at what will be United’s final home game in the league before the World Cup. They head to Real Sociedad next Thursday, face Aston Villa home and away in the league and EFL Cup, and their last game before the break will be away to Fulham on November 13.

25 mins to KO: So, there’ll be no further scrutiny on Antony and his bag of tricks today as he has what Ten Hag describes as a minor injury. Instead, plenty of focus will likely be on Maguire, and whether he can now have a run in the team prior to the World Cup, while Raphael Varane is sidelined.

Oh, and someone will probably talk about Ronaldo, too…

TEAM NEWS:

Cristiano Ronaldo starts! He keeps his place in attack despite playing the full game on Thursday. Erik ten Hag has also chosen to partner Lisandro Martinez with Harry Maguire, who is starting in the league for the first time since the 4-0 defeat at Brentford in August. Antony is injured and Victor Lindelof is ill, so both miss out.

West Ham bring back Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen and Craig Dawson, while Gianluca Scamacca leads the attack.

75 mins to KO: West Ham are on a four-game losing run in the top flight against United, although the most recent three of those defeats all came by a single goal. They also won 1-0 at Old Trafford in last season’s EFL Cup before losing by the same scoreline in the league fixture, courtesy of Marcus Rashford’s injury-time strike.

Rashford, who turns 25 on Monday, is one goal away from scoring 100 in United colours.

90 mins to KO: Can Manchester United climb into the top five in the Premier League table? Will David Moyes get one over on his old side? Let’s find out!

How to watch Manchester United vs. West Ham

  UK USA Canada Australia
TV channel Sky Sports Main Event,
Sky Sports Premier League		 USA Network, Telemundo — —
Streaming Sky Go / NOW TV NBC Sports website/app, Telemundo En Vivo fuboTV Canada Optus Sport

UK: The match will be broadcast on both Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League channels. The game can be streamed via the Sky Go app and the Sky Sports website.

USA: The match will be shown on USA Network (English) and Universo (Spanish) and streamed online by both providers.

Canada: Every Premier League game streams live and on demand exclusively via fuboTV.

Australia: Fans in Australia can stream matches live and on demand on Optus Sport. 

Manchester United vs. West Ham lineups

Cristiano Ronaldo keeps his place despite playing the full game against Sheriff Tiraspol, while Harry Maguire starts in the league for the first time since the 4-0 loss at Brentford in August. Anthony Elanga is in ahead of Jadon Sancho, while Victor Lindelof is ill and Antony has an injury.

Manchester United lineup (4-2-3-1): De Gea (GK) — Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw — Casemiro, Eriksen — Elanga, Fernandes, Rashford — Ronaldo

Manchester United subs: Bishop, Dubravka, Malacia, Fred, McTominay, Van de Beek, Garnacho, Pellistri, Sancho

Nayef Aguerd made his long-awaited Hammers debut against Silkeborg but drops out for Craig Dawson. Declan Rice returns to the midfield as Moyes looks to keep up their recent momentum, and Jarrod Bowen is fit enough to start.

West Ham lineup (4-2-3-1): Fabianski (GK) — Kehrer, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell — Soucek, Rice — Bowen, Downes, Benrahma — Scamacca

West Ham subs: Emerson, Coufal, Fornals, Ogbonna, Coventry, Antonio, Johnson, Areola, Lanzini

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Manchester United vs. West Ham betting odds

Manchester United have won the past four league games against West Ham, including this fixture last season, when Marcus Rashford scored in the dying moments to secure a 1-0 win. Still, the Hammers won by that scoreline at Old Trafford in the EFL Cup last September; indeed, a one-goal margin has separated these sides in each of their previous five meetings in all competitions.

The Red Devils will be favourites for all three points, but backing a low-scoring affair is likely to pay dividends either way. Ten Hag’s men haven’t conceded from open play since winning at Everton on October 9, and their three home games before the visit of Sheriff ended 1-0, 0-0 and 2-0.

  UK
(Sky Bet)		 USA
(Caesars)		 Canada
(Sports Interaction)		 Australia (Ladbrokes)
Manchester United win 4/6 -145 1.66 1.67
Draw 29/10 +290 3.87 3.75
West Ham win 4/1 +370 4.51 5.00
Over 2.5 goals 4/5 -125 1.76 1.82
Both teams to score 8/11 -125 1.71 1.75
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