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Here are the official starting lineups for West Ham vs Man United on 27 October, 2024 at the London Stadium. West Ham United produced a fine come from behind win, albeit in slightly controversial circumstances after a late VAR intervention.

This was West Ham’s third league win of the 2024/25 season, and the first against higher ranked opposition. Their previous wins were against Palace and Ipswich, both of whom are struggling in the bottom half of the table.

West Ham starting lineup vs Manchester United F.C. October 27 2024

WHUFC played a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Man United

Fabianski (Goalkeeper)

Wan Bissaka, Mavrapanos (Todibo 46), Kilman, Emerson (4)

Alvarez, Rodriguez (Cresswell 90+4) (2)

Bowen, Paqueta (Soucek 46), Soler (Summerville 46) (3)

Antonio (Ings 71) (1)

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West Ham’s indifferent recent form continued as they slumped to a 2-0 loss in front of a 62,459 strong crowd at the London Stadium to Fulham. Here are our post match talking points.

Fulham do the double over West Ham for the first time since 1965/66!

It’s quite a remarkable stat- this was the first time Fulham had done the league double over the Hammers since 1965/66. There was an opportunity for West Ham to leapfrog Manchester United in the league standings following the latter’s 2-2 draw against Bournemouth, but David Moyes’ side looked bereft of energy after an encouraging start (there was a shocking Antonio miss early in the fixture), and went down 2-0 to the Cottagers.

Was it right to sell the likes of Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma in the winter transfer window? The Hammers could’ve certainly done with the services of those two- the first choice XI have been played into the ground and looked gassed here- they managed only 3 shots in the second half (compared to 12 in the first half). Also look at Fulham’s bench for the clash- it was superior to what the Hammers put out.

Mistakes cost West Ham dear

West Ham’s defenders will not want to look at both Fulham goals again. The first one saw a mistake from Mavropanos, and the second saw some really lazy tracking back from the likes of Ben Johnson as he failed to keep pace with Andreas Pereira. Those are the kind of errors one can ill-afford while attempting to qualify for European football.

Chelsea could leapfrog the Hammers!

It might have seemed improbable a few months ago, but Chelsea are right in the mix for European footy currently and with Cole Palmer scoring for fun, one wouldn’t bet against them leapfrogging both West Ham and Manchester United in the league table come May. [Read more…]

An excellent performance from Alphonse Areola in goal, plus stoppage time goals from Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez (the latter’s first league one in WHUFC colours), gave West Ham a 3-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park.

The result, coupled with Man Utd’s 3-1 loss to City, means that the Hammers are now just two points behind sixth placed United in the table after GW27 [Read more…]

After registering their first league win of 2024 against Brentford last weekend, West Ham will look to make it two consecutive wins when they lock horns against Everton at Goodison Park this weekend. It’s also an emotional homecoming of sorts for Hammers boss David Moyes, who enjoyed some of his best years as manager at Everton in the 2000’s before taking up the Man United job. [Read more…]

Lucas Paqueta makes a more than welcome return to the West Ham starting lineup as they take on Brentford in GW26’s final league game later today evening.

West Ham’s form was wretched in January without their talismanic Brazilian playmaker- they drew against Brighton, SUFC and Bournemouth, and lost to Arsenal (a 6-0 thumping), Man Utd and Nottingham Forest, and were also knocked out of the FA Cup.

This game is also a battle between two Umbro wearing teams- the Hammers and the Bees are two of the five top flight teams donning the double diamond in the Premier League this season [Read more…]

The Round of 16 draw for the Europa League has given West Ham familiar opponents in the form of Bundesliga side SC Freiburg. Bizarrely, the Hammers met the German side in the group stages of this very competition earlier this season, and won on both occasions. Unlike the UCL though, the laws for the EL draw do not prevent two sides from the same group from meeting again in the Ro16, and so we have three matchups that are a repeat of the GS clashes between the respective teams- West Ham v Freiburg, Sporting Lisbon v Atalanta and Qarabag v Leverkusen. [Read more…]

West Ham’s disappointing start to the New Year continued as they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship outfit Bristol City. The original game at the London Stadium had ended in a 1-1 draw, with Tommy Conway’s strike on the hour mark cancelling out Jarrod Bowen’s opener.

The return leg at Ashton Gate went the way of the Robins though. Similar to Bowen’s earlier strike in the first leg, Conway netted in the 3rd minute of this tie to put Bristol City 1-0 up. [Read more…]

West Ham United will face Bristol City in the third round of the FA Cup in January. The fixture is one of several third round ties pitting Premier League outfits against Championship opposition, and will be played at the London Stadium, with the Hammers holding home advantage.

Other notable Premier League v Championship teams ties in FA Cup third round 23/24 (apart from WHUFC v Bristol City)

Stoke v Brighton
Fulham v Rotherham
Sunderland v Newcastle
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
Man City v Huddersfield
Chelsea v Preston

West Ham’s ten-game unbeaten run in the Conference League was halted by KAA Gent, who held David Moyes’ side to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their UECL quarterfinal at the Ghelamco Arena.

The Hammers took the lead through Danny Ings on the stroke of half time, only for Hugo Cuypers to equalise for the hosts before the hour mark.

The winner of this UECL quarter-final will take on the winner of the Anderlecht-AZ one in the semis. RSCA beat AZ 2-0 in their first leg tie, which means an all-Belgian semi-final remains a possibility. [Read more…]

West Ham’s Conference League opponents Silkeborg lost 3-2 to AC Horsens in their Danish league clash over the weekend. Sebastian Jorgensen scored twice for the visitors, who played most of the second half with ten men following a red card to centre back Tobias Salquist. ACH won the game thanks to a late penalty from Anders Jacobsen.

The Hammers go into the clash after having beaten Bournemouth 2-0 at home. A point against Silkeborg will confirm progress as group winners for David Moyes’ men.

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West Ham captain Declan Rice and defender Craig Dawson have both received their awards for featuring in the Europa League Team of the Year for 21/22. WHUFC reached the semifinals of the tournament before losing to eventual winners Eintracht Frankfurt.

There are four Frankfurt players in the XI (Trapp, Hinteregger, Kostic, Borre), three Rangers players (Bassey, Tavernier, Kent) and two each from West Ham and Leipzig (Nkunku, Laimer). Leipzig, like the Hammers, were losing semi-finalists.

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Two fine goals from Said Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen helped West Ham maintain their 100% record in the Conference League as they beat Belgian side Anderlecht 2-1 at the London Stadium. The Hammers had a couple of nervy moments at the end following Sebastiano Esposito’s 89th minute spot kick, but held on to claim three important points. [Read more…]

West Ham’s next opponents, RSC Anderlecht, won their Belgian league game by the exact scoreline that the Hammers won their PL fixture by (3-1). Like WHUFC, RSCA also had to come from behind in this clash, with youngster Mario Stroeykens netting a brace and loanee Fabio Silva scoring their third.

A welcome result for RSCA, who had shockingly lost to Charleroi before their UECL clash against the Hammers at home earlier this month.

Two big games coming up for RSCA- one against David Moyes’ men in London followed by a blockbuster domestic clash against Club Brugge.

Goals from Gianluca Scamacca and Jarrod Bowen- the first of the current Premier League campaign for both players, saw West Ham pick up three much needed points as they edged fellow strugglers Wolves 2-0 at the London Stadium in their first game after the September international break. The Hammers have traditionally been poor just after the international break in recent seasons, but were able to beat Bruno Lage’s side for only their second PL win of the season as they climbed out of the drop zone. [Read more…]

West Ham have made three changes as they prepare to take on Wolves this evening (2022/23 season, October 1). There is a rare start for Maxwel Cornet on the left wing, with Pablo Fornals dropping to the bench. The other two switches come in the form of Scamacca and Dawson, who replace Antonio and Coufal respectively.

Wolves have Semedo in for the suspended Collins, and their new signing Diego Costa is on the bench.

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West Ham team mates Declan Rice and Thilo Kehrer were at opposite ends of the pitch for the England-Germany Nations League clash. The fixture ended in a 3-3 draw, with all six goals coming after the interval.

Both Rice and Kehrer played 90 minutes, but according to German paper Bild, neither were very effective on the pitch. Rice got a 4 rating for his performance while Kehrer given a 5 (1 is the best rating in this system)

Kehrer also got a yellow card in this fixture- Rice wasn’t booked though.

West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola had mixed success with the French national team on international duty, with Les Bleus winning one game (v Austria) and losing another (vs Denmark)

Areola was a half time substitute for Mike Maignan in the Austria game, which the French won 2-0 thanks to two second half goals. He started and played the full 90 against Denmark, with Les Bleus falling to a 2-0 defeat in Copenhagen.

Noted French paper L’Equipe gave Areola a 5/10 rating against Denmark, with opposite number Kasper Schmeichel getting a 8/10.

Gianluca Scamacca started for Italy as they beat Declan Rice’s England 1-0 in their Nations League clash. The forward played 63 minutes before he was replaced by Leeds youngster Wilfried Gnonto. The solitary goal of the game came from Scamacca’s striking partner Giacomo Raspadori, who netted midway through the second half.

Another West Ham player- left back Emerson Palmieri was a late substitute for Italy as he came for Chelsea’s Jorginho. Jarrod Bowen was unused.

Rice, paired with Jude Bellingham in midfield, played the full 90.

Skipper Declan Rice and winger Jarrod Bowen have both been named in England’s Nations League squad for their upcoming games against Germany and Italy later this month.

Bowen’s recent form for club has been a tad iffy, but Gareth Southgate has chosen to keep him in his plans.

The duo are likely to face West Ham team mates on international duty (Kehrer for Germany and Scamacca/Emerson for Italy)

West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek scored his maiden international hat trick for the Czech Republic as they beat Estonia 6-2 in World Cup qualifying.

Soucek scored the Czech Republic’s third, fourth and fifth goals of the game as they came from behind to register a 6-2 triumph.

Soucek first goal (32nd minute: Estonia 1-3 Czech Republic, Jakub Jankto assist)
Soucek second goal (43rd minute: Estonia 1-4 Czech Republic, Patrick Schick assist)
Soucek third goal (48th minute: Estonia 1-5 Czech Republic, Pavel Kaderabek assist)

Soucek played the full 90 minutes against Estonia. His Hammers team mate Vladimir Coufal was an unused substitute in the same game. [Read more…]

A thrilling Premier League fixture saw West Ham and Arsenal play out an exciting 3-3 draw before the international break. Here are our talking points from the clash at the London Stadium.

Hammers score two own goals: West Ham became the first top flight side since Swansea in 2017 to score two own goals in the same game. The first one was from Tomas Soucek, who had himself found the back of the net at the other end just minutes before, and the second came from Craig Dawson.

So, in a rather bizarre turn of events, the Hammers actually scored five goals in the game, but didn’t end up on the winning side!

Michail Antonio’s vital miss: At 3-2, Said Benrahma fashioned an excellent chance for Michail Antonio, only for the forward to hit the post from virtually point-blank range. [Read more…]