Manchester United needed a Craig Dawson own goal to overcome West Ham and strengthen their grip on a Champions League place.
On loan from Watford, Dawson has been outstanding in the Hammers’ push for a top-four slot but settled the contest in the wrong way at the start of the second half as he turned Bruno Fernandes’ corner into his own net under pressure from Scott McTominay at the near post.
Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood also went close in a one-sided contest as West Ham failed to threaten until Said Benrahma’s introduction after an hour.
When the visitors finally pushed forward, Luke Shaw got in the way of Tomas Soucek’s goalbound shot as United kept a fourth successive clean sheet for the first time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The result kept United in second but with the teams from fourth to seventh all failing to win this weekend, they now have a nine-point advantage over West Ham, who remain fifth, but do have a match in hand.
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Manchester United
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West Ham United
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Squad number1Player nameFabianski
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Squad number23Player nameDiop
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Squad number15Player nameDawson
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
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Squad number41Player nameRice
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
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Squad number16Player nameNoble
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
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Squad number31Player nameJohnson
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
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Squad number30Player nameAntonio
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Squad number9Player nameBenrahma
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Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 26Henderson
- 29Wan-BissakaBooked at 35mins
- 2Lindelöf
- 5Maguire
- 23Shaw
- 39McTominayBooked at 49mins
- 17Fred
- 21JamesBooked at 90mins
- 18Bruno Fernandes
- 10RashfordBooked at 76mins
- 11Greenwood
Substitutes
- 3Bailly
- 13Grant
- 19Diallo
- 27Such
- 30Bishop
- 31Matic
- 33Williams
- 38Let’s start
- 74Shoretire
West Ham
Formation 3-1-4-2
- 1Fabianski
- 23Diop
- 15Dawson
- 3Cresswell
- 41Rice
- 5Coufal
- 16NobleSubstituted forLanziniat 62′minutes
- 28Soucek
- 31JohnsonSubstituted forBenrahmaat 62′minutes
- 20Bowen
- 30Antonio
Substitutes
- 4Balbuena
- 9Benrahma
- 10Lanzini
- 14Alves
- 25Martin
- 34Trott
- 45Odubeko
- 54Coventry
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester United 1, West Ham United 0.
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Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, West Ham United 0.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
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Daniel James (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Daniel James (Manchester United).
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Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United).
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Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
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Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
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Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Vladimir Coufal.
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Attempt blocked. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
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Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a fast break.
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Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
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Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).