Manchester United v West Ham: Red Devils eye high five against Hammers
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Man Utd v West Ham betting tips and odds
Manchester United and West Ham both enjoyed European victories during the week, but face each other on Sunday looking to boost their top-four hopes in the Premier League.
United are just a point adrift of fourth-placed Newcastle after coming through a tough run of fixtures unscathed, while West Ham moved into the top half of the table with Monday’s 2-0 victory over Bournemouth.
The Red Devils have the upper hand in recent meetings with the Hammers and are 4/6 to win at Old Trafford, so let’s look at some of the talking points and odds to aid our Man Utd v West Ham betting tips.
Man Utd v West Ham form
Cristiano Ronaldo went some way to redeeming himself by scoring the third goal in a 3-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday night but United still need to beat Real Sociedad by a two-goal margin in Spain next week to avoid a two-legged play-off with one of the third-placed Champions League teams in February.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner had refused to go on as a substitute during the 2-0 defeat at Tottenham and was dropped for the 1-1 draw at Chelsea game at the weekend.
Ronaldo was hardly missed at Stamford Bridge as United dominated the first half an hour until Blues boss Graham Potter was forced into making a change, hooking Marc Cucurella and beefing up the midfield with the introduction of Mateo Kovacic.
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United seemed to be heading for defeat when Jorginho broke the deadlock with an 87th-minute penalty but Casemiro’s stoppage-time header earned his side a deserved point to extend their unbeaten Premier League run to four games.
Five points from matches against Newcastle, Tottenham and Chelsea represent a reasonable return and with just one defeat in nine, Erik ten Hag’s side remain well placed in the battle for a top-four spot.
However, the loss of key centre-back Raphael Varane to injury during the game at Stamford Bridge will have given hope to the Hammers, who are by no means a forlorn hope at 4/1.
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West Ham eased into the last 16 of the Europa Conference League as group winners on Thursday when Manuel Lanzini’s penalty sealed a 1-0 victory over Silkeborg after which manager David Moyes said: “The biggest thing was that we didn’t get many goals. We’ve been bemoaning that, not being clinical, but in the main we deserved the victory.”
Moyes does not have a great record against his former club, winning just five of the 34 matches and the Hammers have won just once away from home this season, a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa.
All four of their defeats on the road have come by one-goal margins, a recurring theme in recent head-to-head meetings, so the first of our Man Utd v West Ham betting tips is for the hosts to win that way at 13/5 in the handicap results market.
Interestingly, United have not lost the second half this season (W5 D6), an impressive record bearing in mind they have already faced Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham.
Man Utd v West Ham head to head
The Red Devils have won the last four top-flight encounters with the Hammers and the last three have been by one-goal margins which adds fuel to our above suggestion.
Bearing in mind West Ham’s struggles in front of goal, United are 29/20 to win and under 3.5 match goals, while the hosts to win this fixture 1-0 for a third successive season can be backed at 13/2.
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Interestingly, all three games were level at the break which is 23/20, while Draw HT/United FT is available at 10/3.
Man Utd v West Ham team news
Varane will not play for United before the World Cup, but Harry Maguire returned from a thigh injury on Thursday by playing the whole of the second half as a replacement for Lisandro Martinez which had been planned.
In the continued absence of Anthony Martial, the returning Ronaldo played the whole game, operating up front with substitute Marcus Rashford in the second half.
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Ten Hag has more options at his disposal with Donny van de Beek coming on for the last 10 minutes and Aaron Wan-Bissaka is also back in full training, although he was not part of Thursday’s squad.
Moyes was able to finally hand a debut to Nayef Aguerd, the Morocco defender signed for £30million in the summer only to suffer an ankle injury in pre-season.
Aguerd came off 15 minutes from time, but is not in contention for Sunday’s game, while Lucas Paqueta (shoulder), Craig Dawson (dead leg) and Maxwel Cornet (calf) remain out.
Jarrod Bowen missed Thursday’s game with a slight ankle problem, but Moyes hopes it is not too serious.
Goalscorer odds
Ronaldo is the 16/5 favourite to break the deadlock and 6/5 to score any time, but he may have to settle for a place on the bench, so Rashford, who netted United’s second against the Danes, looks a better option at 7/2 and 7/5.
Antony’s showboating grabbed the headlines on Thursday and he is 4/1 and 6/4 in the two markets, while the in-form Bruno Fernandes is 5/1 and 2/1.
Fred netted the opener against Tottenham and is 12/1 to repeat the trick or 4/1 to get on the scoresheet, the same odds as Christian Eriksen.
Gianluca Scamacca came on as a sub for West Ham on Thursday but is likely to lead the line at Old Trafford where he is 7/1 to draw first blood or 14/5 to find the net, with Bowen 9/1 and 10/3 in the two markets.
Centre-back Kurt Zouma is 33/1 to bag the opening goal as he did against Bournemouth or 14/1 to score any time.
Match Info
Where: Old Trafford
When: 16.15, Sunday, 30th October
How to watch: Sky Sports
All odds and markets correct as of date of publication
