West Ham vs Manchester United.

West Ham v Manchester United

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Sunday 8 February 2009,

Upton Park

Kickoff: 16:00

 

West Ham

 

West Ham United drew 0-0 with Arsenal at The Emirates Stadium in their last league outing, making a run of six games undefeated since losing 1-0 against Aston Villa at Upton Park.

They have won four and drawn two of their unbeaten run; collecting 14 points from the 18 offered. During their last six games, The Hammers have found the back of the net eleven times, whilst conceding five goals, leaving them sitting eighth in the league.

West Ham have signed versatile Czech player Radoslav Kovac from Spartak Moscow, although he may not be available for selection immediately, due to fitness concerns as the Russian season ended in November. West Ham have also loaned out Julien Faubert to Real Madrid.

The Hammers have injury doubts over Kieron Dyer (hip), Dean Ashton (foot) and Daniel Gabbidon (hop).

Best Online Betting Odds for West Ham: Bet on West Ham to win at 6.5 from , or (see full betting odds further down the page)

Manchester United

Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 at Old Trafford in their last league outing, making a run of twelve league games undefeated since their last loss (2-1 against Arsenal at The Emirates Stadium).


They have won ten and drawn two of their last twelve league games, including a current run of 7 consecutive wins; taking a total of 32 points from the 36 that were available.


Over the last twelve games, The Red Devils have scored 20 goals and conceded none, setting a new Premier League record of 12 consecutive clean sheets in the process of reaching the top of the league table.

Manchester United will be without Owen Hargreaves (knee), Anderson (ankle), Rafeal da Silva (hamstring) and Jonny Evans (ankle), whilst Patrice Evra (ankle) and Nani (groin) are a doubt and Wayne Rooney (hamstring) could be fit.

Best Online Betting Odds for Manchester United: Bet on Man Utd to win at 1.62 from (see full betting odds further down the page)

Prediction

West Ham beat Manchester United 2-1 in this corresponding fixture last season, while the reigning champions returned the favour with a 2-0 win at Old Trafford earlier this season.

Both teams head into this match on their best run of the season, although the current league pacesetters will be more confident with their recent results.

The Hammers are coping well with their absentees and will be more than confident with their team sheet, whilst The Red Devils are slowly getting players back, and the possible return of Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra could be substantial boosts.

Ronaldo scored both goals in the victory this season, and with 3 goals in his last 2 games is capturing some goal scoring form again, whilst Carlton Cole has scored 5 goals in his last 6 league outings to make a strong case for consideration.

This in-form pair are most likely to make the difference for their teams, but Ronaldo will have an advantage with the Premier League’s meanest defence backing him up. As such, Manchester United will go into this match as favourites for victory.

Rhydian Howell-Morris

 

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