West Ham v Manchester United: Line-ups, stats and preview

West Ham v Manchester United preview

West Ham were three games into a 10-match winless run when the Hammers drew 1-1 at Manchester United on December 4, but a 2-0 victory at Burnley on Saturday means Nuno Espirito Santo’s team are now three points behind fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest after three wins in four matches.

A greater attacking threat has been part of their revitalised survival bid, with a run of nine goals in four matches reflecting a significant improvement since they registered two attempts on target at Old Trafford little more than a month after Santo’s arrival.

“We’ve been able to put more players in the box and create more combinations in the final third,” observed the Portuguese.

“To score goals, you have to put more bodies in the box and shoot. We dare our boys to try things, challenge themselves and take risks, because with risks come rewards.

Malick's fantastic delivery met by Taty 🎯 pic.twitter.com/ncF1yzGY4f

— West Ham United (@WestHam) February 7, 2026

“[United] have a different shape with a different manager and new ideas. They are talented all over the pitch.

“We look at many things at United, but Bruno Fernandes is one we have to look out for. He is a fantastic player.”

United are targeting a fifth straight win since Michael Carrick succeeded Ruben Amorim on an interim basis on January 13, having beaten Tottenham 2-0 on Saturday for their third home victory on that run.

Victory at the London Stadium would send United third above Aston Villa, who host struggling Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday (19:30 GMT).

“They’re very good on transitions,” said Carrick, discussing opponents with whom he started his professional career in 1997, making his senior debut in 1999.

“They’ve got some really good attacking players. When they get a head of steam at home, they’re a dangerous team. We’ve definitely got to be ready to cope with all that.

“There are still things to improve on… trying to be better as a team, collectively, when we don’t have the ball.

“But in three or four weeks, we’re not going to fix everything and all of a sudden look perfect. The clean sheet [on Saturday] was important for us.”

This guy is still just 20 btw. pic.twitter.com/9seBIVdXnL

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 9, 2026

West Ham v Man United team news

Jean-Clair Todibo is serving the second match of a three-game suspension for a red card the centre-back received in West Ham’s 3-2 defeat at Chelsea on January 31.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has a back problem, and Santo said he will have other injury absentees while apologetically refusing to name the players concerned.

Defender Matthijs de Ligt (back) is out injured for United, as is full-back Patrick Dorgu (hamstring).

Carrick said midfielder Mason Mount will “probably” not be fit but will “definitely” be available for the subsequent trip to Everton on February 23 (20:00).

West Ham v Manchester United predicted line ups

West Ham starting XI: Mads Hermansen, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Jarrod Bowen, Tomas Soucek, Mateus Fernandes, Crysencio Summerville, Callum Wilson, Valentin Castellanos

Manchester United starting XI: Senne Lammens, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Diogo Dalot, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo, Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha

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

Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:15 GMT (15:15 ET / 12:15 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.

TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

West Ham v Manchester United stats

• West Ham have won each of their last three home league games against Manchester United, last having a longer run between 1974 and 1977 (4)
• They have lost three of their last 15 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League home games (W5 D7), although one of those was their most recent, against Nottingham Forest in January
• The Hammers have won four of their last 20 home Premier League games (D4 L12), and three of those wins were against newly-promoted sides (Leicester last season, Burnley and Sunderland this season)
• Their last 16 home games against non-promoted sides have yielded six points (W1 D3 L12)
• Jarrod Bowen has three goals in his last five Premier League games against Manchester United, while no West Ham player has scored more against the Red Devils in the competition (3)
• Having done the double over Manchester United last season and drawn 1-1 at Old Trafford this season, West Ham could avoid defeat in both league meetings with the Red Devils in consecutive campaigns for the first time since 1932-33/1933-34
• United have lost four of their last six Premier League games against West Ham (W1 D1), which is more than they did in their previous 28 (W19 D6 L3)
• They have won one of their last nine midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) away games in the Premier League (D3 L5) and are winless in five (D1 L4) since a 4-3 win at Wolves in February 2024
• Having lost two of their first three Premier League away games this season, United have now lost one of their last nine on the road (W4 D4)
• Their last two league games away at London sides have resulted in victories, last winning three in a row in the capital in the same season in January and February 2019
• Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in 10 goals in his last eight away Premier League appearances (2 goals, 8 assists), with that away assist tally the joint-most by a United player in a single season, along with Ryan Giggs in 2001/02
• Matheus Cunha has had a hand in four goals in his last five away Premier League appearances (3 goals, 1 assist)
• The forward has never scored in five Premier League games against West Ham, only facing Manchester City more without ever scoring (6)

West Ham v Man United prediction

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