West Ham vs Man United: Match Preview, Latest Team News and Score Prediction

London Stadium is braced for one of those Premier League evenings when the table only tells half the story. West Ham United, hovering above the relegation zone, host a Manchester United side that has collected 13 points from the last 15 and arrives on a four-match league winning streak that includes victories over Manchester City, Arsenal, Fulham and Tottenham. The sequence has transformed Michael Carrick’s second interim spell from stop-gap to statement of intent; a fifth straight triumph would, at least temporarily, nudge United into third and turn Champions League qualification from aspiration into expectation.

Carrick’s formula has been stripped of complication: clear roles, familiar balance and a calm authority that has survived even the most inhospitable arenas. Yet the London Stadium presents a different examination. West Ham, beaten only once by United in their last six meetings and winners of the last three home fixtures against the Red Devils, are expected to sacrifice possession for physicality, disrupt rhythm and prey on any impatience.

David Moyes’ side sit just beneath the dotted line but a win would draw them level on points with 17th-placed Nottingham Forest and re-ignite belief that survival is achievable. Lukasz Fabianski remains out with a lower-back complaint and Jean-Clair Todibo is suspended for the second of three matches, yet Deadline-Day recruit Axel Disasi could make his home debut after keeping a clean sheet at Burnley. Crysencio Summerville’s direct running offers a wildcard capable of tilting a tight contest.

United’s infirmary is busier. Patrick Dorgu’s hamstring, suffered in the 3-2 success at Arsenal, rules him out, while Mason Mount and Matthijs de Ligt are still short of match fitness. Carrick is therefore expected to name an unchanged XI for the third league game running, with Bruno Fernandes pulling the strings behind Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo—declared fit after a late limp against Spurs—and Matheus Cunha.

Momentum, quality and the pursuit of a top-four berth lean heavily in United’s favour, but recent history in this corner of east London counsels caution. West Ham need points, United need control, and the equilibrium may produce a scoreline that satisfies neither side perfectly: a 1-1 draw.