West Ham United vs Manchester United

29/12- The first match after gaining the top spot on the table should be quite interesting as Manchester United travel to West Ham in an attempt to maintain their recently gained top spot in the premiership. Manchester United are in red hot form and they are on a winning streak as well hence it will be very difficult to stop them at this point of time. They have the last three games the have played and the last match they played, they completed a drubbing of Sunderland in an away tie when the beat them 4-0. West Ham on the other hand have been performing decently well as well though they were held to a 1-1 draw by Reading in the last match they played at home, they have been consistently winning points and moving ahead.

 

Manchester United have been the best team in the competition be it at home or away and that is proven by the top spot they have occupied in the league table. Though there are a few key players missing, Sir Alex Fergusson’s team can ride smoothly on the back of the form exhibited by Christiano Ronaldo, Louis Saha and Rooney. All these are ably complemented by Tevez in the front and form a deadly combination. Their defense also looks much better and have just given away 9 goals in the 19 matches played, they have the momentum going with them and the tam would be expecting another 3 points from this trip.

 

West Ham United would be anxious about the tie as they know the threat their goal would get from the Man U strikers. As well as they would be playing without Bellamy at the front and Bowyer in the midfield and this could prove to be a huge setback as one would always want their best team get on to the field against a side like Man U. The home crowd would be hoping that their team can put up a spirited performance and at least nail out a point from the tie.

 

Prediction: 1-2, Man U win