West Ham vs Manchester United Prediction and Preview – 10/05/16
Premier League preview – West Ham vs Manchester United prediction.
Michail Antonio’s defensive frailties were exposed by Swansea on Saturday and he may be pushed further upfield when West Ham say goodbye to the Boleyn Ground on Tuesday. Centre-back James Tomkins could be preferred to Sam Byram who manager Slaven Bilic believes needs more time to develop as a top-flight full-back. Regular goalkeeper Adrian is unlikely to return for the remainder of the season and Darren Randolph is set to continue between the sticks.
Manchester United look likely to be missing Anthony Martial for the second game in a row while Marouane Fellaini serves the second of his three-match ban. Matteo Darmian suffered an ankle injury early in the game against Norwich and could be replaced by Marcos Rojo who has previously provided covered at left-back. It would mean a return for Daley Blind who was rested at the weekend along with Marcus Rashford who may also be recalled.
Possible Line-ups
West Ham 4-2-3-1 formation: Randolph; Tomkins, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Kouyate, Noble; Antonio, Lanzini, Payet; Carroll
Manchester United 4-1-4-1 formation: Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Blind, Rojo; Carrick; Lingard, Rooney, Herrera, Depay; Rashford
Statistics
- West Ham have won 3 drawn 5 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Manchester United have won 7 drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, West Ham have scored an average of 2.1 goals and conceded an average of 1.9 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Manchester United have scored an average of 1.2 goals and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of West Ham’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Manchester United’s previous 10 matches