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Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Manchester United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

The Hammers have been very hit and miss since Julen Lopetegui replaced David Moyes as boss in summer and the Spanish head coach is seeking just a third league win of the season, with West Ham 16th at the start of play.

Man United, meanwhile, continue their erratic underachievement under Erik ten Hag and drew a third straight Europa League match in midweek – they sit 13th ahead of kick-off and can move to only eighth if they take the three points for only a second time in an away game this term.

Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

West Ham United vs Manchester United

It’s West Ham who’ll get us underway, as Paqueta kick the game off and running at the London Stadium!

West Ham United vs Manchester United

As two out-of-form sides go head-to-head in east London, our live win probability tracker has the visitors as favourites to claim the three points, with Manchester United sitting on a 42.4% chance of victory compared to the Irons’ 32.2%. The hosts will be keen to change that though, as they’re welcomed onto the London Stadium pitch by a plethora of blown bubbles!

West Ham United vs Manchester United

Ten Hag has made three changes himself after the visitors’ 1-1 draw with Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in midweek, with Victor Lindelof, Joshua Zirkzee and Manuel Ugarte all dropping to the subs bench as Casemiro, Rasmus Hojlund and captain Bruno Fernandes all return to the XI.

West Ham United vs Manchester United

Julen Lopetegui makes four changes to his Hammers side in the wake of their 4-1 drubbing by Spurs, one of which is enforced after Mohammed Kudus’ red card late in that defeat. Lukasz Fabianski displaces Alphonse Areola between the sticks, while Carlos Soler, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Edson Alvarez all come in for Kudus, Jean-Clair Todibo and Tomas Soucek respectively.

West Ham United vs Manchester United

MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Altay Bayindir, Victor Lindelof, Joshua Zirkzee, Amad Diallo, Manuel Ugarte, Jonny Evans, Ethan Wheatley, Harry Amass, Jack Fletcher.

West Ham United vs Manchester United

MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): Andre Onana; Diogo Dalot, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martinez, Noussair Mazraoui; Christian Eriksen, Casemiro; Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Rasmus Hojlund.

West Ham United vs Manchester United

WEST HAM SUBS: Alphonse Areola, Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal, Crysencio Summerville, Luis Guilherme, Danny Ings, Jean-Clair Todibo, Tomas Soucek, Andy Irving.

West Ham United vs Manchester United

WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Maximilian Kilman, Emerson Palmieri; Guido Rodriguez, Edson Alvarez; Jarrod Bowen, Carlos Soler, Lucas Paqueta; Michail Antonio.

West Ham United vs Manchester United

Manchester United sit just three points and three places above West Ham in the table, after a similarly underwhelming start to the campaign for Erik ten Hag’s men. The Red Devils have already suffered heavy home losses to Liverpool and Spurs, but snapped a four-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over Brentford last time out.

West Ham United vs Manchester United

The 16th-placed Irons haven’t had the start they’d hoped for under Julen Lopetegui, with the Spaniard’s side winning just two of their first eight games and losing four, including a 4-1 humbling by Tottenham Hotspur in last weekend’s London derby.

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