Manchester United beat West Ham 2-1 thanks to a last minute penalty save from David De Gea.
Jesse Lingard marked his return to the London Stadium with the winner as David de Gea saved Mark Noble’s stoppage time penalty to earn Manchester United a dramatic 2-1 win over West Ham.
Lingard, who excelled on loan with the Hammers during the second half, fired home on 89 minutes after Cristiano Ronaldo had cancelled out Said Benrahma’s deflected opener, and appeared to have sewn up the three points.
However, Luke Shaw’s handball gave the hosts a late chance to earn a share of the spoils but Noble – brought on specifically to take the kick – saw his effort pushed away by De Gea.
West Ham vs Manchester United – 1-2
Our West Ham vs Manchester United live blog starts here, with build-up from the London Stadium and then minute-by-minute updates after the ball gets rolling. As always, the entries nearest the top are the most recent ones.
FULL TIME
What drama at the death. Noble’s 95th minute penalty is saved by De Gea to win the game for United. Former West Ham loanee Jesse Lingard’s goal proves the deciding strike in a frantic game at the London Stadium.
Minute 95: NOBLE COMES ON… AND MISSES THE PENALTY!
Late late drama as Luke Shaw handles in the box and VAR intervenes to award the spot kick.
Veteran and captain Mark Noble comes on solely to take the kick… but it’s saved by De Gea!!
Minute 89: LINGARD SCORES A SCREAMER!
After his error against Young Boys, Lingard comes off the bench to score what looks to be the winner… against the side he did so well for last season on loan. A screamer of a strike, which flies beyond Fabianski.
Minute 78: Ronaldo wants a penalty
Ronaldo cuts inside Coufal and goes down. But the referee isn’t interested, nor is VAR. There appeared to be contact, albeit minimal.
Minute 75: Wishful effort from Fernandes
Fernandes has a go from 30 yards out while running with the ball, but it fails to trouble Fabianski who stoops to gather it.
Minute 72: Double change for United
Pogba and Greenwood go off, and are replaced by Lingard and Sancho.
Minute 47: Fabianski denies Ronaldo!
Fernandes plays Ronaldo in on goal, but Fabianski makes a fine save on the stretch to deny him.
HALF TIME
An eventful first half at the London Stadium, as both sides are playing open and attacking football. Benrahama opened the scoring with a deflected strike off of Varane, before Ronaldo bagged a leveller shortly after from close range.
Minute 42: Vlasic blasts over
Cresswell fizzes the ball into the box and debutant Vlasic makes a good connection but it goes well over the bar. It wasn’t an easy chance for the Croatian.
Minute 35: RONALDO LEVELS!
It didn’t take long. Fernandes chips it in to Ronaldo who heads on goal. Fabianski saves but it rebounds back into the path of the No.7 who taps it home.
Minute 30: BENRAHAMA SCORES!
Bowen lays it off to Benrahama on the edge of the box who has space to strike. It takes a huge deflection off Varane and past De Gea before nestling in the net.
Minute 27: Fernandes hits the post!
Bruno Fernandes strikes the ball crisply on the half volley but a great fingertip save by Fabianski onto the post denies the Portuguese.
Minute 22: Bowen denied by De Gea
Some nervy moments for United. Bowen cuts inside McTominay and strikes on goal, but De Gea saves with his feet.
Minute 15: Maguire error almost proves costly
Maguire makes a mistake near his own area which leads to Bowen having an effort towards goal, but it is deflected away from danger.
Minute 9: Shaw almost finds Ronaldo
Shaw has space down the left but he can’t get enough elevation on the cross to pick out Ronaldo in the box.
KICK OFF
We’re underway at the London Stadium.
13:30 BST: United set for clearout
Reports in England on Sunday claimed that Manchester United are preparing to offload seven players in the winter window. The Sun reports that Donny van de Beek, Jesse Lingard, Phil Jones, Eric Bailly, Anthony Martial, Diogo Dalot and Alex Telles are candidates to leave, and none of them are in today’s starting XI. Read the full story here.
13:01 BST: Manchester United’s confirmed XI
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer opts for two defensive midfielders in McTominay and Fred in front of Pogba which provides support for the mouth-watering attack. Cristiano Ronaldo starts up front.
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Fred, Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Greenwood; Ronaldo.
13:00 BST: West Ham’s confirmed XI
David Moyes has named his starting eleven for the visit of Manchester United. The coach is without star foward Michail Antonio, but his suspension leads to a West Ham Premier League debut for new signing for Nikola Vlasic, and Kurt Zouma also makes his league bow for the Hammers.
West Ham’s confirmed XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice; Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals; Vlasic.
12:40 BST: Where to watch West Ham vs Manchester United?
The match between West Ham and Manchester United will take place on Sunday, September 19, at the London Stadium.
For those living in the USA, you can watch the game live on the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) and on the NBCSports.com website.
Meanwhile, for those living in the UK, the match will be televised on Sky Sports and you can also watch it online via the Sky Go.
12:00 BST: West Ham’s predicted line-up
Premier League Player of the Month for August Michail Antonio will serve a one-game ban after being sent off in their previous match against Southampton, while defender Winston Reid remains a doubt as he is still recovering from a long-term injury.
West Ham’s predicted line-up: Lukasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Craig Dawson, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell; Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek; Jarrod Bowen, Pablo Fornals, Said Benrahma; Andriy Yarmolenko.
