Man United vs West Ham: Confirmed line-ups in Premier League

Manchester United are targeting successive wins when Ruben Amorim’s side host West Ham in the Premier League on Thursday.

Mason Mount’s second-half winner gave the 20-time champions a 2-1 comeback win at Crystal Palace on Sunday and the chance to go fifth with victory against the third-bottom Hammers.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s team had taken seven points from their previous nine before losing 2-0 at home to Liverpool on Sunday.

As well as full team news below, you can also follow live text updates and stats from Man United vs West Ham in the Premier League here.

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Man United starting lineup vs West Ham

United make three changes, bringing in Noussair Mazraoui, Ayden Heaven and Matheus Cunha, who has returned from injury.

Defenders Matthijs de Ligt – ruled out by a minor injury – and Leny Yoro and midfielder Mason Mount make way.

Defender Harry Maguire and striker Benjamin Sesko are unavailable with injuries sustained against Spurs on November 8.

Manchester United starting XI: Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Ayden Heaven, Luke Shaw, Amad Diallo, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Noussair Mazraoui, Bryan Mbeumo, Joshua Zirkzee, Matheus Cunha

Man United substitutes: Altay Bayindir, Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount, Tyrell Malacia, Patrick Dorgu, Leny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, Shea Lacey

West Ham starting lineup vs Manchester United

West Ham make an enforced alteration with Lucas Paqueta suspended after being sent off against the Reds, Tomas Soucek joining their midfield.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, defender Igor Julio, midfielder Oliver Scarles, wingers Crysencio Summerville and Luis Guilherme and forward Niclas Fullkrug are injured.

West Ham starting XI: Alphonse Areola, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jean-Clair Todibo, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Jarrod Bowen, Soungoutou Magassa, Tomas Soucek, Freddie Potts, Mateus Fernandes, Callum Wilson

West Ham substitutes: Mads Hermansen, Kyle Walker-Peters, Maximilian Kilman, Guido Rodriguez, Andy Irving, George Earthy, Callum Marshall, Mohamadou Kante, Ezra Mayers

How to watch Man United v West Ham: Live online stream, TV channel

Kick-off on Thursday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.

Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs £14.99 for a day membership, £28 a month for a 12-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.

Sky Sports memberships include access to all 12 live Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports+, which offers live streams and a dedicated channel.

Streaming is available on a vast variety of devices via the Sky GO app.

Manchester United v West Ham stats

• United are unbeaten in their last 17 top-flight outings played on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, winning the last eight in a row
• They have lost nine of their last league games in the month of December, including the last three without scoring
• Only Chelsea and Manchester City (both 5.07) have bettered United’s shots on target per game average of 5 in this season’s Premier League
• Tottenham’s Mohammed Kudus is the only player in the 2025/26 division who can match Bruno Fernandes’s total of five assists
• Bruno Fernandes’s tally of 21 unsuccessful attempts to tackle a dribbling player is second only to Wolves’ Joao Gomes (23)
• West Ham have lost two of their 13 Premier League fixtures staged on a Thursday
• The Hammers won this fixture 2-0 last season, ending a 16-game winless run away to United in the Premier League
• They have beaten United in four of their past five Premier League meetings between the teams
• Captain Jarrod Bowen has been on the scoresheet in three of those five games, including in both encounters last season. The last player to score in three in a row against United for West Ham was Jermain Defoe between 2001 and 2002
• Tomas Soucek has the highest shooting accuracy (70%) of any player to have attempted at least 10 shots in this season’s division

Premier League fixtures this weekend

All matches start at 15:00 GMT / 12:00 ET / 09:00 PT unless stated otherwise.

Saturday, December 6

Aston Villa vs Arsenal (12:30)

Bournemouth vs Chelsea

Everton vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester City vs Sunderland

Newcastle vs Burnley

Tottenham vs Brentford

Leeds vs Liverpool (17:30)

Sunday, December 7

Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham (14:00)

Fulham vs Crystal Palace (16:30)

Monday, December 8

Wolves vs Manchester United (20:00)