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Both teams are in a good place right now, so changes to the starting XIs are thin on the ground. West Ham make one after their win at Burnley last weekend: Freddie Potts comes in for Callum Wilson, who drops to the bench. Manchester United meanwhile are again unchanged, naming the same starting XI for the third game in a row, after their home victories over Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur.
The teams
West Ham United: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Disasi, Mavropanos, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Potts, Summerville, Bowen, Taty.
Manchester United: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Fernandes, Cunha, Diallo, Casemiro, Mainoo, Mbeumo.
Preamble
Manchester United’s current form under Michael Carrick has been well documented. However West Ham’s isn’t half bad either: three wins out of the last four for the Irons, with the single loss a staunch showing at in-form Chelsea. Throw in the fact that West Ham, fighting for their Premier League status, have won each of the last three stagings of this fixture, while Manchester United have emerged victorious from their last two visits to London, and this is balanced rather deliciously. Kick-off is at 8.15pm GMT. It’s on!
