West Ham vs Manchester United verdict, predicted score, key stats and suggested bets
- Seb Sternik
- 6 May 2023
West Ham play hosts to Manchester United in a 7pm kick-off on Sunday, with Erik ten Hag's men looking to bounce back from their midweek defeat at Brighton and David Moyes' men fighting for survival.
Manchester United will be looking to shake off their recent slip-up at Brighton as they look to strengthen their top-four bid away at West Ham.
Date, KO time and TV coverage
Premier League, Sunday, May 7, Kick-off 7.00pm, BT Sport
Predicted score
Suggested bets
Manchester United to win by a one-goal margin
Over 2.5 goals
Both teams to score
Key stats
West Ham have won just one of their last eight meetings with Man United
Man United have won just three of their last nine away games (all comps)
West Ham have won two of their last seven Premier League outings
Man United have beaten West Ham by a one-goal margin in five of the last seven head-to-heads
West Ham have conceded 23 goals at home in the Premier League - 15 of them arriving before half-time
Team news
West Ham will be without Kurt Zouma, Vladimir Coufal and Gianluca Scamacca for Sunday's match.
Naif Aguerd, Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek are all doubts for the weekend due to illnesses.
Manchester United, on the other hand, remain without Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane in the heart of their defence.
Scott McTominay will also be on the sidelines while Alejandro Garnacho remains a doubt due to an ankle injury.
West Ham vs Manchester United verdict
Manchester United will be looking for just their second away Premier League victory in six games when they travel to the London Stadium.
While Erik ten Hag has transformed Old Trafford into a fortress, the Red Devils have struggled on the road - picking up just three wins from nine outings across all competitions.
United fell to a 1-0 defeat at Brighton on Thursday night courtesy of a stoppage-time penalty for the Seagulls.
While Ten Hag's men remain fourth in the standings, they certainly can't afford too many additional slip-ups as they look to bag Champions League qualification.
West Ham will be hoping to cause the Red Devils more frustrations as the Irons desperately seek more points to secure their top-tier status.
David Moyes and his men have suffered three straight defeats - a run which sees them enter the weekend just four points away from the bottom three.
Ending their losing run against Manchester United is far easier said than done considering the Irons have only managed one win from six previous meetings and this time have a defence that has been wrecked by a spate of injuries.
To make matters worse, West Ham have only managed one goal against the Red Devils in the last three head-to-heads.
With that in mind, our recommendation is to back Ten Hag's side to pick up their first away Premier League win since mid-April.
Our betting recommendation is to back Manchester United to win by a one-goal margin. This bet has landed in five of the last seven meetings.
