West Ham United 2-1 Manchester United: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 29 December 2007
Result
West Ham United 2-1 Manchester United
Premier League · Saturday 29 December 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
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West Ham United 2-1 Manchester United: match report
West Ham United beat Manchester United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 29 December 2007. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 14th minute. West Ham United's goals came from Anton Ferdinand (77') and Edward Upson (82'). Manchester United scored through Cristiano Ronaldo (14').
Discipline: West Ham United received 2 yellow cards; Manchester United received no yellow cards.
Going into the game West Ham United were 10th on 26 points from 18 and Manchester United 2nd on 44 points from 19. West Ham United went on to finish that season 10th with 49 points, and Manchester United 1st with 87.
West Ham United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Manchester United in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 West Ham United wins, 2 draws and 5 for Manchester United.
Going into the match West Ham United's last five read D-W-L-W-L and Manchester United's W-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 14'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 58'Yellow card · Joseph Paintsil
- 66'Yellow card · Hayden Mullins
- 67'Missed penalty · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 77'Goal · Anton Ferdinand
- 82'Goal · Edward Upson
Head-to-head
Team news
West Ham United expected line-up (4-4-2)
Robert Green, Matthew Upson, Lucas Neill, George McCartney, Jonathan Spector, Danny Gabbidon, Boa Morte, Carlton Cole, N. Solano, Hayden Mullins, Scott Parker
Manchester United expected line-up (4-3-3)
Rio Ferdinand, John O'Shea, Mikaël Silvestre, Patrice Evra, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Louis Saha