Man United 1-0 West Ham LIVE! Rashford goal - Premier League result, match stream and latest updates today

Manchester United vs West Ham - LIVE!

A late Marcus Rashford goal saw Manchester United overtake West Ham in the Premier League’s top four.

On what could prove to be a pivotal day come May, Ralf Rangnick’s ability to bring on big-name reinforcement in Rashford, Anthony Martial and Edinson Cavani proved decisive.

In truth, West Ham struggled to get into the game. A few half chances here and there were all the away fans had to shout about other than some classy defending from the returning Kurt Zouma.

For much of the game, United dominated proceedings, albeit without creating way in the way of clear cut chance. Until the final kick of the game, it looked to be a hugely frustrating afternoon at Old Trafford.

Still, United found a way.

Follow all of the action from Old Trafford LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog. Jack Rosser will be providing updates.

Man United vs West Ham latest news

• Rashford seals late win

• Kick-off time and venue: 3pm GMT, Old Trafford

• How to watch: Highlights on BBC One at 10.30pm, Standard Sport’s LIVE blog

• Score prediction: 1-1 draw

• Confirmed Man United lineup: Ronaldo starts

• Confirmed West Ham lineup

Thank you and good night

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Thank you for joining Standard Sport’s LIVE match coverage of Manchester United’s win at home to West Ham.

You can read our full match report here.

What a record

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FT: Man United 1-0 West Ham

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GOAL: Man United 1-0 West Ham

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90:00 - Rashford scores!

Late drama!

CHANCE FOR WEST HAM

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84:00 - Soucek heads just wide from a Bowen corner.

Marital booed

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82:00 - Wow, Old Trafford has spoken.

Ralf rings the changes

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Man United not having much luck

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75:00 - Telles and Fernandes have had to shoot from reasonably long ranges, such has been West Ham’s strong defending.

The away side won’t mind that.

Ronaldo frustrated

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72:00 - Here comes the strop...

West Ham change

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Jack Rosser from Old Trafford

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West Ham’s set piece delivery has been really quite poor today. They’re usually very dangerous from dead balls and have the added threat of Soucek and Zouma back in today but each delivery has been too easy for Manchester United to deal with.

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What a run from Jarrod Bowen

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69:00 - Stopped in the end but Bowen has just dragged the ball from his own half into the United penalty box.

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Man United change

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CHANCE FOR MAN UNITED

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62:00 - Elanga hits a volley but it goes just wide.

CHANCE FOR MAN UNITED

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58:00 - Varane heads over from a Telles corner.

Jack Rosser from Old Trafford

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Things have livened up a touch in the second half. We’ve had a shot on target from United and now West Ham are starting to threaten up the other end. The full-backs are getting higher and more involved down either flank and causing trouble for the hosts.

CHANCE FOR WEST HAM

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55:00 - Bowen hits the side netting with a volley after the ball is rebounded to him after a corner.

Defending a positive for West Ham

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51:00 - Given how poorly West Ham have defended of late, their ability to sit back and absorb pressure is a huge improvement on the Leeds game.

Something to write about...

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Shot on target alert!

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49:00 - Areola does well to save from Fred.

Wasteful afternoon

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47:00 - No attempts on target during the gmae so far.

A watchable game, still.

Back underway!

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Here we go!

A Rice masterclass

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Not a day for goals...

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More of this needed

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Jack Rosser’s half-time verdict

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West Ham have restricted United well in this first half, with the hosts not managing a shot on target. Rice and Zouma have done well in that respect but it’s all been far too wasteful on the ball. Rash, wayward passes every time they’ve had a chance to get forward.

HT: Man United 0-0 West Ham

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Honours even at the break.

United should be ahead

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43:00 - Will be a concern that, despite the level of their pressure and their stellar names in attack, United can’t find a way past this West Ham defence.

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United want a penalty

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36:00 - Ronaldo down after a tackle from Zouma.

Nothing given despite his claims.

Oh dear...

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West Ham can take heart

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33:00 - Moyes’ side haven’t been brilliant by any means but they will feel they’ve stemmed the tide thus far.

To keep United out despite their pressure, that has to be the only positive.

A very good spell for United

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Jack Rosser from Old Trafford

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Moyes is growing frustrated with West Ham’s use of the ball here. United have been in control and West Ham appear in a bit of a rush to get forward when they win the ball. Moyes is looking for a touch more composure from his players.

Wave after wave of United attack

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23:00 - West Ham just cannot get out.

From wide areas, United are dominating.

Jack Rosser from Old Trafford

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A big let off for West Ham there. The visitors made an encouraging start in the opening few minutes but are struggling to get any sort of foothold in this game so far, United controlling and would have been ahead if Ronaldo had got to that cross.

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Ronaldo frustrated

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16:00 - Ronaldo fuming about Greenwood.

The youngster does well to evade his marker but doesn’t pass to the Portuguese, instead going for a Hollywood pass.

Maguire playing well

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14:00 - Not always the case but Maguire has done very well so far.

Denies Antonio this time.

Most of the ball in the West Ham half

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13:00 - Not a lot of attacking thrust from West Ham so far but the early stages at Old Trafford are always difficult ones to navigate.

Jack Rosser from Old Trafford

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Manchester United have made a much better start than they did on Wednesday night but Moyes has clearly taken note of how Brentford exposed Rangnick’s side in midweek. The Hammers are showing plenty of energy in midfield and looking to disrupt United wherever possible, just as the Bees did to great effect in the first half on Wednesday night.

Ronaldo lines up a free-kick

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09:00 - In the least shocking news of all time, Ronaldo hits it into the wall.

Good defending from Harry Maguire

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07:00 - The United captain, often derided, does well to stop Jarrod Bowen getting a shot off in a good position.

Half-chance for Man United

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05:00 - Dawson looses the ball and Fernandes frees Greenwood in-behind but he’s eventually blocked out.

Given how poorly West Ham have defended of late, that’s a concern.

Declan Rice looks perfect for Man United

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04:00 - West Ham fans won’t like us for saying this but Rice’s ability to break up play and drive forward looks like a modern version of Bryan Robson.

Positive start for West Ham

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03:00 - West Ham have started well, playing the ball around nicely early on.

KICK-OFF

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Here we go!

The great Ronaldo debate

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West Ham transfer news

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Asked whether breaking into the Champions League places would mean having to manage bigger egos, Moyes said: “That’s a really good question because I don’t think any manager wants d********. And I don’t know if you can correlate d******** with big egos, there is a difference. You can have a big ego and not be a d*******.

“We are still building here at West Ham. We have to keep putting a few layers on before we can be talked about as challenging. If possible I would like to give the West Ham supporters someone else they can shout about, someone else they can see a continued line of us trying to keep it going.

“But what I don’t want to do is waste any money. I would rather keep it and pay bigger for someone next summer if I have to rather than waste it on someone that I might not use at the moment.

Champions League qualification odds

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Chelsea: 1/33

Tottenham: 6/4

Arsenal: 15/8

Man United: 21/10

West Ham: 17/2

Odds from Betfair

Jack Rosser’s pre-match video verdict

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A big day for Alphonse Areola

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Ralf Rangnick on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Brentford antics

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“I don’t blame him for that but obviously any manager would wish it shouldn’t be too emotional and also in front of the TV cameras I don’t think this will be for the benefit of anyone: not to his benefit or teammates,” Rangnick said. “It’s an emotional game and players are emotional and I didn’t take it personally at all.

“I didn’t at all see or interpret that he was challenging me. This was not the first time – if you have a look at the moment when Sir Alex [Ferguson] replaced him or other coaches, his reaction was pretty similar, which shows in the end it has got nothing to do with the manager. It’s about his own ambition and desire to stay on the pitch.

“It’s a team sport and for us it’s important for us that we get the most out of each game, the maximum points, and it’s a decision of each manager [regarding] what we need right now in order to win. I’m not somebody who says afterwards everything was perfect but in this case everything that I had hoped regarding the result of that decision was confirmed in the end.”

David Moyes on Mark Noble’s infamous penalty miss

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Speaking about Mark Noble’s last-gasp penalty miss against United in September, Moyes admitted he got the decision to bring the captain on with so little time left ‘wrong’.

“I didn’t enjoy my own company for a few days after it because I beat myself up about it, but when you’re a football manager you have to make decisions,” he said.

“Sometimes you get them right and sometimes you get them wrong.

“On the day, I got this one wrong, but I still think the real reasons for doing it were the right ones, and if we’re being fair, Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has been playing out of his skin this season and made a great penalty save that day.”

Confirmed West Ham lineup

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Confirmed Man United lineup: Ronaldo starts

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Head to head (h2h) history and results

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Manchester United wins: 70

Draws: 32

West Ham wins: 46

Your Evening Standard prediction

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United are so hard to judge at the moment and, if they play like they did in the first-half against Brentford, West Ham will surely punish them.

1-1 draw.

Early West Ham team news: Tomas Soucek to be assessed

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West Ham are checking on the fitness of Tomas Soucek and Kurt Zouma ahead of this afternoon’s Premier League clash with Manchester United.

Soucek has been absent since West Ham’s FA Cup third-round win over Leeds United following a positive test for coronavirus.

Zouma has also suffered a bout of Covid and has not played since picking up a hamstring tendon injury against former club Chelsea in December.

Both have returned to training this week but Moyes will still make a late call on whether or not they are able to face United at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Early Man United team news: Cristiano Ronaldo a doubt

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Prior to the win at Brentford, Ralf Rangnick confirmed Edinson Cavani had picked up a slight injury in training. Jadon Sancho, meanwhile, missed the game because of personal reasons and is likely to do so again.

The same goes for Victor Lindelof after a break-in at his home earlier this week. Cristiano Ronaldo is also a doubt after injuring his neck at Brentford.

How to watch today’s game

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TV channel: Due to the game taking place during 3pm blackout across English football, it will not be broadcast live in the UK.

Live blog: Get minute-by-minute updates through Standard Sport’s LIVE blog.

Welcome

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Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE match coverage of West Ham’s trip to Manchester United.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 3pm GMT.