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West Ham vs Manchester United Preview
West Ham were three games into a 10-match winless run when the Hammers drew 1-1 at Manchester United on December 4, but Saturday’s 2-0 win at Burnley means Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are now three points behind fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest after three wins in four games.
A major attacking threat is part of their resurgence, with a run of nine goals in four matches since scoring two efforts on target at Old Trafford just over a month after Santo’s arrival.
“We are able to put more players in the box and create more combinations in the final third,” observed the Portuguese.
“To score goals, you have to put more bodies in the box and shoot. We encourage our boys to try things, challenge themselves and take risks, because with risks come rewards.
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— West Ham United (@westham) February 7, 2026
“(United) have a different shape with a different manager and new ideas. They are talented all over the pitch.
“We see many things at United, but Bruno Fernandes is one we have to watch out for. He is a fantastic player.”
United are targeting a fifth straight win since Michael Carrick replaced Ruben Amorim on an interim basis on January 13, beating Tottenham 2-0 on Saturday for their third home win on that run.
Victory at the London Stadium would send United into third place above Aston Villa, who host struggling Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday (19:30 GMT).
“They’re very good in transition,” said Carrick, discussing the opponents with whom he began his professional career in 1997, making his senior debut in 1999.
“They have some really good attacking players. When they lead off the steam at home, they are a dangerous team. We definitely need to be ready to face them all.
“There are still things to improve on… trying to be better collectively, as a team, when we don’t have the ball.
“But in three or four weeks, we’re not going to fix everything and suddenly look perfect. The clean sheet (on Saturday) was important for us.”
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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 9, 2026
West Ham vs Man United Team News
Jean-Clair Todibo is serving the second match of a three-game suspension for the red card the centre-back received in West Ham’s 3-2 defeat at Chelsea on January 31.
Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has a back problem, and Santo said he would be sidelined with other injuries while apologetically declining to name the players involved.
Defender Matthijs de Ligt (back) is out injured for United, as is full-back Patrick Dorgu (hamstring).
Carrick said midfielder Mason Mount will “probably” not be fit but will “definitely” be available for the subsequent trip to Everton on February 23 (20:00).
West Ham vs Manchester United Line Up Predictions
West Ham starting XI: Mads Hermansen, Aaron Van-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Axel Disassi, El Hadji Malik Diouf, Jarrod Bowen, Tomas Sosek, Mateus Fernandes, Chrysencio Summerville, Callum Wilson, Valentin Castellanos
Manchester United Starting XI: Son Lemans, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire.
How to Watch West Ham vs Man United: TV Channel, Live Online Stream
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 19:30 GMT (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 per month Discovery PlusThis includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a wide range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
West Ham vs Manchester United Stats
- West Ham have won each of their last three home league matches against Manchester United, the last being between 1974 and 1977 (4).
- They have lost three of their last 15 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League home games (W5 D7), although one of those was their most recent, against Nottingham Forest in January.
- The Hammers have won four of their last 20 home Premier League games (D4 L12), and three of those wins were against newly-promoted teams (Leicester last season, Burnley and Sunderland this season).
- Six points from their last 16 home games against non-promoted sides (W1 D3 L12)
- Jarrod Bowen has scored three goals in his last five Premier League games against Manchester United, while no West Ham player has scored more against the Red Devils in the competition (3).
- After a double at Manchester United last season and a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford this season, West Ham avoided defeat in both league meetings with the Red Devils in consecutive campaigns for the first time since 1932–33/1933–34.
- combined They have lost four of their last six Premier League games against West Ham (W1 D1), one more than their previous 28 (W19 D6 L3).
- They have won one of their last nine midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) away games in the Premier League (D3 L5) and are winless in five (D1 L4) since a 4-3 win against Wolves in February 2024.
- After losing two of their first three Premier League away games this season, United have now lost one of their last nine on the road (W4 D4).
- The London sides have scored victories in their last two league games, last winning three in a row in the capital in the same season in January and February 2019.
- Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in 10 goals (2 goals, 8 assists) in his last eight away Premier League appearances, joint-most assists by a United player in a single season with Ryan Giggs in 2001/02.
- Mathews Cunha has scored four goals in his last five away Premier League games (3 goals, 1 assist).
- The forward has never scored in five Premier League appearances West HamOnly Manchester City have faced more without ever scoring (6)
