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Manchester United v West Ham United
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Manchester United v West Ham United: match preview
Louis van Gaal may be having nightmares about numbers as wherever he seeks refuge there are figures to frighten the very best of managers. Five points from five games, two defeats and only one win is the count from Manchester Uniteds dismal start. Nine is the tally of players injured with a 10th, Tyler Blackett, suspended. And 3-1 was the scoreline when West Ham dismantled Liverpool last time out. Not for the first time and probably not the last this term, Van Gaal and his band need a victory desperately so the number three can again be enjoyed. Jamie Jackson
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Old Trafford
Last season Manchester Utd 3 West Ham Utd 1
Referee L Mason
This season G3, Y7, R0, 2.33 cards per game
Odds H 2-5 A 8-1 D 9-2
Manchester United v West Ham United
Manchester United v West Ham United: probable starters in bold, contenders in light.
Manchester United
Subs from Lindegaard, Mata, Januzaj, Carrick, Valencia, Anderson, McNair, Vermijl, Thorpe, Keane, Janka, Pereira
Doubtful None
Injured Carrick (ankle, 4 Oct), Fellaini (ankle, 4 Oct), Smalling (thigh, 4 Oct), Young (groin, 11 Oct), Evans (foot, 18 Oct), Jones (hamstring, 18 Oct), Johnstone (elbow, unknown), Lingard (knee, unknown)
Suspended Blackett (one match)
Form LDDWL
Discipline Y7 R1
Leading scorer Di María, Herrera, Mata, Rooney 2
West Ham United
Subs from Jaaskelainen, Spiegel, Zárate, Vaz Tê, Demel, Collins, Poyet, Cole, Burke, Potts, Lee
Doubtful None
Injured Jarvis (thigh, 5 Nov), Nolan (shoulder, 5 Oct), Carroll (ankle, Nov), Kouyaté (groin, Nov), OBrien (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form LWLDW
Discipline Y7 R1
Leading scorers Sakho 2
Louis van Gaal may be having nightmares about numbers as wherever he seeks refuge there are figures to frighten the very best of managers. Five points from five games, two defeats and only one win is the count from Manchester Uniteds dismal start. Nine is the tally of players injured with a 10th, Tyler Blackett, suspended. And 3-1 was the scoreline when West Ham dismantled Liverpool last time out. Not for the first time and probably not the last this term, Van Gaal and his band need a victory desperately so the number three can again be enjoyed. Jamie Jackson
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Old Trafford
Last season Manchester Utd 3 West Ham Utd 1
Referee L Mason
This season G3, Y7, R0, 2.33 cards per game
Odds H 2-5 A 8-1 D 9-2
Manchester United v West Ham United
Manchester United v West Ham United: probable starters in bold, contenders in light.
Manchester United
Subs from Lindegaard, Mata, Januzaj, Carrick, Valencia, Anderson, McNair, Vermijl, Thorpe, Keane, Janka, Pereira
Doubtful None
Injured Carrick (ankle, 4 Oct), Fellaini (ankle, 4 Oct), Smalling (thigh, 4 Oct), Young (groin, 11 Oct), Evans (foot, 18 Oct), Jones (hamstring, 18 Oct), Johnstone (elbow, unknown), Lingard (knee, unknown)
Suspended Blackett (one match)
Form LDDWL
Discipline Y7 R1
Leading scorer Di María, Herrera, Mata, Rooney 2
West Ham United
Subs from Jaaskelainen, Spiegel, Zárate, Vaz Tê, Demel, Collins, Poyet, Cole, Burke, Potts, Lee
Doubtful None
Injured Jarvis (thigh, 5 Nov), Nolan (shoulder, 5 Oct), Carroll (ankle, Nov), Kouyaté (groin, Nov), OBrien (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form LWLDW
Discipline Y7 R1
Leading scorers Sakho 2
