Manchester United vs West Ham: Preview and Live Score

Manchester United and West Ham are going to play in this Saturday. The match is going to take place at Old Trafford and the kick off time is 12:45 BST. This is very important for both the clubs. It is important match for Manchester United because of Manchester United has two matches left and they have to win these two matches to make sure they can become champions. At this moment, Manchester United at the top of premier league with 81 points from 31 matches. Chelsea has equal number of points from the same number of matches but on goal difference Manchester United is ahead. On the other hand, West Ham is at the 10^th position and this match will not change their position. Whatever the outcome of the match is they will remain in the 10^th position.

BBC wrote:

Victory over West Ham, coupled with defeat for Chelsea at Newcastle on Monday, would effectively give the Red Devils a record 10th Premier League title. Mathematically Sir Alex Ferguson's side would need another point to retain the crown, but such is their superior goal difference over the Blues, it's worth one more point to them, and the celebrations would begin on Monday night, if that scenario is played out. Manchester United are on the brink of being hailed champions of England for the 17th time in their history.

So, you may consider that this is not a very important match for West Ham. However, I have to disagree with this matter because West Ham would really try to get something oat of this match and at least to a draw so that West Ham fans can be very happy. West Ham did not have a very good season this time. Being 10^th in the league table will not make many fans happy. So, I am sure that West Ham players will try their best in this match.

As I have said earlier that this is a very important match for Manchester United and the good thing is that this will take place in their home stadium. This will give Manchester United a huge advantage. On this Tuesday, Manchester United defeated Barcelona by 1-0 and they are at the final of UEFA Champions League. This matter have surely made their players confident and they are hopeful that West Ham will not be a big challenge for them. However, you have to remember that Manchester United went to play against Chelsea and they lost the match and this caused a lot of unhappiness among the fans and clubs.

Canadian Press wrote:

Manchester United and Chelsea are headed for a showdown in the Champions League final, but both clubs are also confident they can win their head-to-head race for the English title.

Level on points with two rounds to go, it's neck and neck in the sprint to the finish. The Premier League title won't be decided until the final day of the league season on May 11.

United hosts West Ham on Saturday (7:30 a.m. ET), but Chelsea doesn't play until Monday (11 a.m. ET) when it has a far more difficult game at Newcastle.

Manchester United and West Ham are playing against each other since a long time. After it became officially premier league, the two clubs, I think, have met 25 times and Manchester United has won 14 times, while West Ham has won just 4 times. So, the odds are heavily in favor of Manchester United and there is very little reason to doubt that they might draw or lose the match.

Point Spreads wrote:

Head to Head since 1993-94

25 games played

Man U leads 14-4 SU

Man U leads 4-2 SU on the road

7 matches have ended in a draw

For Manchester Untied, the key player will surely be Cristiano Ronaldo. He has scored 38 goals in this season so far for the club and he is the top goal scorer in England. Even in Premier league, Ronaldo has scored 28 goals and he is way ahead of other strikers. In fact, the next striker with the second highest scoring of goals in English premier league this season is Emmanuel Adebayor of Arsenal. Adebayor has scored just 24 goals. So, you can surely say that Ronaldo will become the top scorer in English Premier League this season and win the golden boot. The good news is that Wayne Rooney is fit to play for this match. So, I think that we may see Ronaldo and Rooney in the first eleven and Carlos Tevez may be in the bench. Ronaldo Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez have been in superb form this season for Manchester United and they have scored 75 goals this season for the club in all the competitions.

If you compare West Ham United then you can find that their strikers are not in good form at all. Dean Ashton has scored only nine goals for West Ham this season. Eight of these nine goals have come from English Premier League. The fans will perhaps look at Dean Ashton to score a goal or two in this match.

Telegraph wrote:

This is likely to be as a substitute. With Manchester United certain to pick up momentum from their qualification for the Champions League final, there seems little point in risking Rooney unduly at Old Trafford if that prevents him starting what might yet be a must-win game at Wigan.

The presence of Wayne Rooney will give Manchester United players and fans a boost. Of course, it is not hundred percent sure that Wayne Rooney will be fit enough to play against West Ham on Saturday. He took rest in the Barcelona match and this has perhaps helped him. If Rooney can not play then Manchester United perhaps put Carlos Tevez in the first eleven.

Cristiano Ronaldo has asked his teammates and fans to focus on the championship of English premier league first. In fact, there are still 20 days for UEFA Champions League final so they should not think off Champions league at this moment too much. I think that Cristiano Ronaldo is right. If Manchester United can not win championship of English premier league then many fans will get disappointed and this is not good for the club at all.

Mirror wrote:

Cristiano Ronaldo has ordered his Manchester United team-mates to forget all about the Champions League Final for now.

"Our focus must be on the Premier Ron: Premis priority League title," said Ronaldo.

"We want to do the Double. To do that we have to first win the title, then the Champions League.

Manchester United vs West Ham match will be shown in many TV channels across the world. If you are in Asia then ESPN Star is the place to be. You should check the website for live telecast of the match. BBC Radio Five Live is going to cover this match live in Radio. Apart from this, you can find live score in many websites.