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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Upton Park
  • Attendance: 34966
  • Referee: Dean, M

Live Commentary

90 mins

A famous victory for the happy Hammers who fully deserved their win. Man Utd looked complacent after taking an early lead through Ronaldo and goals from Ferdinand and Upson mean the points stay in East London.

87 mins

Brown is replaced by O'Shea for Man Utd.

83 mins

Nani tries to haul Man Utd back into the game but his 20 yard shot is easily saved by Green.

80 mins

Hargreaves is replaced by Nani.

79 mins

Unbelievable - West Ham have turned it around as Upson heads home from Noble's free kick.

75 mins

West Ham finally get their goal. Noble's delivery from the corner was superb and Ferdinand finishes from six yards out. 1-1

74 mins

Noble delivers a cracking free kick into the Man Utd box but nobody can reach Upson's header back across goal. Good chance for West Ham.

71 mins

Giggs tries his luck from the edge of the box but his volley flies past the post.

69 mins

West Ham are going for it now as crowd favourite Ashton comes on for Ljungberg - but has the change come too late?

66 mins

He's missed! Ronaldo smashed the penalty wide.

66 mins

Spector was trying to stay on his feet but handled the ball as he stumbled. Ronaldo is getting ready to take it.

65 mins

Mullins is booked for a foul on Ronaldo.

61 mins

Former West Ham favourite Tevez leaves the field to a standing ovation from both sets of suppoerters. He's replaced by Anderson.

60 mins

The game is drifting away from West Ham. Their promising opening to the second half is a distance memory now - Man Utd look comfortable.

57 mins

Ronaldo nearly breaks free again but Green is alert and races off his line to clear the danger.

56 mins

Pantsil is the first into Mike Dean's notebook after fouling Evra.

55 mins

West Ham are forced into yet another change as Parker hobbles off the pitch to be replaced by Ferdinand.

53 mins

Good work between Giggs and Tevez sets the Welshman free down the wing but his cross sails over Saha who was waiting at the back post.

51 mins

Solano seems to have a hamstring problem and is replaced by Paintsil. A defensive move by Alan Curbishley.

51 mins

West Ham have started brightly and Ronaldo is forced into some defending. The winger hacks the ball clear for a West Ham corner.

49 mins

Solano tries a curler but despite Kuszczak's dive the ball was always going harmlessly wide of the target.

48 mins

Dangerous free kick on the edge of the box for West Ham after Hargreaves trips Mullins.

46 mins

The teams come out for the second half but depsite calls from home supporters, Ashton remains on the bench for now.

45 mins

The half time whistle goes and despite Man Utd going in one goal to the good, West Ham will know they should have something for their efforts.

44 mins

Good chance for Man Utd - and from route one football for a change. Kuszczak's long punt upfield is seized on by Ronaldo but the winger drags his shot wide of the target when one-on-one with Green.

42 mins

Cole should've equalised for West Ham. The striker couldn't get the right connection on his header from Solano's cross and the ball flies up and over the bar.

40 mins

There's a good battle developing in the centre of the park between Hargreaves and Noble. If the West Ham man can get the better of his opponent then the home team just might get back in this.

37 mins

It looks like the ball hit the post from Solano's corner. It was a scrabble in the Man Utd box but the away side managed to clear the danger.

36 mins

Great effort by Solano. The West Ham playmaker spots Kuszczak off his line and goes for the chip but the stand-in keeper does well to clamber back and tip the ball over for a corner.

34 mins

Poor delivery from a free kick by Noble. as the terrace favourite hits the first defender. If the home side have any chance of getting back in this game, they must take advantage from set pieces.

32 mins

The West Ham supporters try to lift their side with a verse of I'm forever blowing bubbles.

29 mins

Promising build up by the Red Devils but unfortunately the chance falls to the feet of Brown and the defender hits his 'shot' straight at Green.

27 mins

Ronaldo breaks again for Man Utd but, with Tevez waiting unmarked in the box, the winger overhits his cross.

25 mins

Penalty! But ref Mike Dean waves play on after Ferdinand hacked down Solano in the box. Replays suggest the official got it right but the West Ham supporters disagree.

23 mins

Half way point in the first half and West Ham are still in this game. It could have been so different if Noble had put away Mullins shot that hit the post but the home side are having enough of the ball to suggest they could get something here.

20 mins

Groans of frustration from the Hammers faithful. Neill was lining up a thunderbolt but Cole fouled Vidic in the box. Free kick to Man Utd.

18 mins

Despite West Ham's five-man midfield, they've still shown enough attacking flair to suggest this game isn't over yet.

15 mins

West Ham respond with a good move of their own but Solano's pass is handled by Cole. Free kick to Man Utd.

13 mins

Man Utd take the lead on the break as Ronaldo heads home Giggs' superb ball into the box.

8 mins

Hargreaves bends a lovely ball into the West Ham box looking for Tevez but former Utd trainee Spector clears easily.

5 mins

Great chance for West Ham but what a miss! - Mullins hit the post with a lovely, dipping shot but Noble blazed the rebound over with an open goal at his mercy. Surely the Hammers can't afford to miss chances like that against the Champions!

3 mins

Ronaldo is already giving McCartney problems - he twisted and turned the Nothern Ireland defender inside out but his cross is too strong for Giggs.

1 mins

West Ham explode into life and go close with the game's first chance. Neill curls a left-footed shot from 25 yard but the ball flies wide of the target.

0 mins

Man Utd midfielder Owen Hargreaves starts after missing two games with a back injury but Edwin van der Sar is still out with a groin problem so Kuszczak continues in goal. Carlos Tevez makes his first return to Upton Park.

0 mins

For West Ham, Anton Ferdinand returns after two months out with a hamstring injury - but must make do with a place on the bench. While Carlton Cole has recovered from a bout of the flu and starts.

0 mins

Man Utd: Kuszczak, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Fletcher, Giggs, Saha, Tevez

0 mins

West Ham: Green, Neill, Spector, Upson, McCartney, Solano, Parker, Mullins, Noble, Ljungberg, Cole

Match Report

West Ham United's patchy home form will be tested to the full when they entertain in-form Manchester United on Saturday.

The Hammers failed to win for the fifth successive time on home soil when they drew 1-1 against ten-man Reading on Boxing Day.

However, manager Alan Curbishley is no stranger to securing results over United as the Hammers won both meetings with the eventual champions last season.

Curbishley's first game in charge of the Hammers ended in a 1-0 win for his new side at Upton Park in December courtesy of Nigel Reo-Coker's second-half winner.

Then on the final day of last season, they completed the double with a Carlos Tevez-inspired 1-0 success over the recently-crowned champions.

That win kept the Hammers in the Premier League and will ensure Tevez receives a warm welcome from the Upton Park faithful when he returns in United colours for the first time on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Curbishley continues to be troubled by a horrendous injury list which has left nine of his players on the treatment table.

Anton Ferdinand has shaken off the hamstring problem that forced him onto the sidelines in recent weeks, but players of the calibre of Craig Bellamy (stomach), Luis Boa Morte (thigh), Lee Bowyer (groin), Kieron Dyer (broken leg) and Julien Faubert (ankle) remain unavailable.

However, Curbishley has challenged his players to rise to the occasion as they look to improve on their current ninth position.

"It's the big game. Everyone looks forward to it," he said. "I can't tell you who'll be in the team. I'm hoping that one or two might be back."

Tevez's return to the club he helped keep in the top-flight will make most of the pre-match headlines, but Sir Alex Ferguson may opt to keep the Argentina international under wraps on Saturday.

Tevez played no part in the 4-0 Boxing Day rout of Sunderland and replacement Louis Saha responded with two goals at the Stadium of Light.

The Red Devils kept up the pressure on leaders Arsenal with their fifth successive Premier League victory and have been in imperious form since a surprise 1-0 defeat at Bolton in late November.

Darren Fletcher, Nani and John O'Shea were all drafted into the starting line-up with Rio Ferdinand (ankle) and Owen Hargreaves (back) nursing niggles and Patrice Evra rested on the bench.

And the veteran United boss is likely to make more changes for the trip to the capital with a New Year's Day clash against Birmingham City looming on the horizon.

Tomasz Kuszczak will continue top deputise for the injured Edwin Van der Sar (groin), while fit-again Ji-Sung Park could start for the first time since suffering knee ligament damage in March.

West Ham United

Manchester United

Corners

6 3

Fouls

10 13

Goal attempts

11 8

Shots off target

5 5

Offsides

1 2

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