C. Smalling enters the game and replaces R. Falcao.
90' +3
L. Shaw gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
Luke Shaw is sent off for a second bookable offence after a late challenge near the touchline. Man United down to 10-men for the last minute or so! Surely we won't see another goal tonight!
90' +2
D. Blind has scored a goal for Manchester United!
GOOOAAAALLL GOOOAAAALL GOOOAAALLLLL FOR MANCHESTER UNITED!!! A West Ham clearance goes straight to the edge of the box and Blind meets it with a bouncing volley into the bottom right corner! ALL-SQUARE! INCREDIBLE!
90' +1
Four minutes of added time here! Man United are famous for their last-minute goals, and they require a very late one here if they are going to salvage a draw!
89'
FELLAINI ALMOST SQUEEZES ONE IN! Man United go long up to the big Belgian who typically takes the ball down with a chested touch and manages to get a shot away! Adrian scrambles to get across and turns the attempt round the post!
87'
Noble passes up the chance to seal the win!!! The West Ham midfielder latches on to a loose ball on the edge of the box and smashes a strike towards the bottom corner, but the heroic De Gea is once again on hand to beat the attempt away!
85'
Five minutes of normal time remaining for Man United to salvage something from this game. The way the results have gone in the league this weekend, the Red Devils should have been going all out for a victory, but they have been so poor in an attacking sense. No creativity whatsoever.
84'
M. Jarvis enters the game and replaces E. Valencia.
83'
L. Shaw gets yellow.
W. Rooney gets yellow.
SAAAAAAVE FROM ADRIAN!!! The United front two finally manage to link up as Falcao plays square to Van Persie inside the box, who lashes a left-footed strike towards the bottom corner! The West Ham keeper keeps his angles correct to make the stop and keep the hosts ahead!
81'
Van Gaal will be hoping for a 10-minute surge from his side in the remaining period of this game, but it doesn't really look like happening at the moment as Van Persie and Falcao continue to be isolated up top.
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80'
Adrián gets yellow.
79'
Adrian is the latest player to go into the book and it is for time wasting on his goal kicks. The Spaniard has been guilty of that throughout the game so we may indeed see a generous portion of injury time added on by the referee. Man United are going to need it!
77'
What a sitter from Radamel Falcao! Man United pump the ball up the pitch and the Colombian gets the better of his marker to run through one-on-one with the keeper, but ends up using the wrong foot to finish and sends a right-footed strike wide of the left-hand post!
75'
Fellaini releases Valencia down the right wing and the latter then lays the ball off to Rooney. The Man United captain looks to take on three West Ham players and ends up going down easily, rather sheepishly looking for a free kick. The referee has none of it and waves play forward.
73'
A. Song gets yellow.
We see our first West Ham booking of the match now and it has been coming for Alex Song, who once again breaks down a Man United attack with a cynical trip. It is on Rooney this time, and Van Gaal's outfit get the free kick around 25 yards out.
72'
M. Fellaini enters the game and replaces A. Januzaj.
71'
First belated change from Man United now and it sees Januzaj come off to be replaced by Fellaini, who will certainly add a physical presence in and around the penalty area, which the visitors have been desperately lacking so far. Can the Belgian make a positive impact?
69'
Rooney's heavy touch in the final third allows West Ham to intercept and instigate a pacey counterattack. Sakho is released down the left channel but the ascendancy of the hosts dies down due to a poor touch of his own from the Senegalese.
67'
Valencia gets to the byline and stands a cross into the box, which is cleared out of the area by Tomkins. Januzaj latches on to it and looks to get a volley away, but it goes high and wide into the stand, despite his claims that it took a deflection. Arguably sums up Man United so far!
65'
Di Maria stands over a corner kick from the right and whips a superb delivery to the back post. Van Persie looks poised to get the header away but Jenkinson is on hand to make a fantastic clearance before for another corner. Sights of Fellaini warming up for United now.
63'
Jenkinson gets into an advanced position down the right wing and teases a brilliant cross to the back post. It is too far for De Gea and Valencia leaves it in fear of giving away an own goal. His namesake, Enner Valencia, can't make up the ground to turn a strike towards goal!
61'
Di Maria drives down the right wing but seems unwilling to cross in on his right foot, so turns back, but not before being outnumbered by three West Ham defenders. The Argentine comes out of the situation unscathed and slides a pass into the channel for Valencia, but he resulting cross is easily cleared.
59'
Much, much better from Manchester United here as they pin West Ham back into their own penalty area. Signs of improvement coming from Van Gaal's men, but they still need to test Adrian a hell of a lot more. Plenty of options on the bench for the visitors in the form of Mata, Fellaini, Herrera, and Wilson.
57'
Shaw fires a pass into the feet of Falcao and the Colombian initially does brilliantly to shake off the attentions of Kouyate and turn into the box, however the resulting cross into the box is easily intercepted by Jenkinson.
55'
This would normally be a relatively early time for a manager to start thinking about changing things, but Man United have been so desperately ineffective going forward that Van Gaal may want to make a switch rather soon.
53'
SAVE FROM ADRIAN! The West Ham man is called into action for the first time in the game as Di Maria finds Van Persie with a lovely pass over the top of the defence. The Dutchman typically goes for the powerful half volley, which is well-saved at the front post from the keeper!
51'
Allardyce's men have came flying out of the blocks in this second period, and they have managed to keep up their impressive tempo from the first half. Man United, meanwhile, are looking out of ideas in the final third!
49'
C. Kouyaté has scored a goal for West Ham United!
GOOOOAAALLL!! GOOOAAALLL!! GOOOAAALLL FOR WEST HAM! The subsequent set-piece from the Valencia foul is floated into the box and Kouyate takes one, two, three, fantastic touches before swivelling and volleying past De Gea, who is left helpless! Sensational goal, and it is no less than the Hammers deserve!
47'
De Gea's kick to the right wing pulls Valencia in a spot of bother and the Ecuadorian is forced into committing a foul on Noble after being robbedof possession. This gives West Ham yet another set piece opportunity here.
46'
We are back under way in this Barclays Premier League clash!
45'
Just the one minuted of added time in this first half. Di Maria opts to take a corner kick quickly to Rooney and then eventually receives the ball back from Valencia, but the former Real Madrid man sees his cross into the box cleared by Tomkins.
43'
M. Rojo gets yellow.
In the lead up to that poor final product from Sakho, Rojo completely took out Noble with the referee rightly playing the advantage. Mark Clattenburg remembers the incident a few moments later and gives the Argentine defender a yellow card.
41'
What is Sakho doing there?! West Ham steal possession and mount a pacey counterattack with the Senegal international leading the charge! It is two versus two but he somehow manages to find De Gea with a poor deflected cross-come-shot! A really good chance passed up there from the hosts!
39'
Song attempts a risky pass in midfield which is swiftly pounced upon by Di Maria. The Argentine drives through the middle and releases Falcao with a precision pass down the left wing, but Kouyate marshalls the striker well and forces him near the touchline. In the end nothing comes from the attack.
37'
Sakho and Valencia have worked their socks off so far in terms of their running into the channels to stretch the Man United defence. Jones and Rojo have been dragged around all over the place in an attempt to clear the danger, which to be fair they have did so up until this point.
35'
Van Gaal needs to do something, anything to deal with the set-piece prowess of West Ham here. The home side have won just about every single corner kick or free kick thrown into the box in the air, but they somehow find themselves unable to take advantage each time.
33'
West Ham continue to pile the pressure on to Man United with various crosses into the box and possession on the edge of the area. The sting slightly comes out of the play of the hosts though as Song breaks down an attack with a poor shot that is sliced well wide from 25 yards.
31'
De Gea bails Man United out! Another West Ham set-piece is floated into the box and Tomkins shows his threat inside the opposition box again by getting a header away at the back post. The goalkeeper is positioned perfectly to make the save with his feet though!
29'
The West Ham fans are demanding that Van Persie be shown a card here as he appears to throw a wayward arm into the face of Tomkins during an aerial challenge. The Dutchman is given the benefit of the doubt from the ref, but it did look like there was some intent in it. A yellow card probably would have sufficed.
27'
Spaces are just beginning to open up for the Red Devils here as they look to gain the ascendancy. Having said that, Adrian has not had one single shot to deal with in between the sticks for the Hammers.
25'
Man United find themselves all over the place at the back as Valencia gets in behind the midfield to dart forward. The striker lays the ball off for Sakho to get the strike away but the covering Valencia does brilliantly to slide in in the nick of time to prevent the shot.
23'
Di Maria finally manages to open up his stride through the middle and releases Van Persie down the left wing. The Dutchman's cross is too deep, but is eventually collecting by Rooney at the back post, who passes inside as Man United keep up their moment of pressure.
21'
Allardyce's men can take confidence from this opening 20 minutes or so, as they have been by far the better side. Man United have plenty of attacking firepower out there, but Rooney, Di Maria, Januzaj, Van Persie, and Falcao are just not being allowed any space to operate.
19'
Shaw manages to get forward for the first time in the match and swings a cross to the back post. Van Persie gets into an aerial battle with Kouyate, with the West Ham defender coming out on top on this occasion. A little more creativity required from the Red Devils here.
17'
This has been a very good start from the Hammers who look the most likely side to open the scoring here. Man United have attempted their short passing game from the get-go but the home side are not allowing them any time on the ball, and are hunting in packs to reclaim possession in central areas.
15'
De Gea to the rescue again! Tomkins causes problems at the back post and heads a corner kick back into the six-yard box. Valencia meets the knockdown and twists his body to get a clever volley away, but the Spaniard saves his side with a top drawer save! Another corner kick to West Ham!
13'
SAVE BY DE GEA! Rojo's poor clearance goes straight to the feet of Valencia and the Ecuadorian latches on to it before lashing a right-footed strike towards the bottom corner. The Man United keeper is on his feet though and palms around the post with authority!
11'
We haven't seen too much of Falcao and Van Persie so far. Indeed, it has been the opposite striking duo of Valencia and Sakho who have looked the most dangerous. Rojo and Jones certainly know already they are in for a game today!
9'
Downing swings a deep corner kick to the back post and Tomkins rises above everyone to head back into the danger area. Rooney is on hand to clear out of the box but West Ham manage to recycle possession near the touchline. Decent period for the home side at the moment.
7'
Song gets into an advanced position this time and collects the ball in a useful area before attempting to chip a pass through to the onrushing Cresswell, but Valencia is vigilant enough to see it out for a Man United goal kick. That probably won't be the last time we see the former Ipswich defender getting forward down the left!
5'
Very dodgy from Song! The West ham midfielder attempts a square pass along his own box which Van Persie intercepts. The Dutchman looks poised to get a shot away but is just foiled at the last minute by Kouyate who comes in with a great clearing tackle! The home side almost shot themselves in the foot there, but they survive!
3'
Januzaj gets just beyond the West Ham midfield and looks to open up his stride down the left channel, but is rather cynically tripped up by Song. The on-loan Barcelona man apologetically gets up and eventually avoids receiving a yellow card. Lucky man!
1'
We are under way at the Boleyn Ground!
Good afternoon football fans! Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Barclays Premier League clash between West Ham and Manchester United from the Boleyn Ground!
I'm Martin Macdonald, and I'll be taking you through the action!
After a scintillating start to the season in which West Ham got into the top four a few times in the first half of the campaign, the Hammers had a tough Christmas period in which they failed to win in five straight games. Things were looking up in the middle of January when consecutive FA Cup wins over Everton and Bristol City and a league victory over Hull were recorded, but their good form was halted last week with a 2-0 defeat versus Liverpool at Anfield.
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Louis van Gaal's outfit are currently situated fourth in the table in the last remaining Champions League place, which will no doubt have been roughly the minimal target at the start of the campaign. However, with Southampton defeating Swansea to move into third yesterday, and Tottenham piling on the pressure from below after their north London derby win over Arsenal, the pressure is certainly on the Red Devils for a win this afternoon.
In the previous clash between West Ham and Man United earlier in the season, Van Gaal's outfit ran out narrow 2-1 winners thanks to goals from Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, despite the latter being sent off. The United captain has actually netted 10 goals in his last nine league games against the Hammers, so will be hoping to continue that kind of form today.
After only managing a draw against Cambridge, Man United have got back to winning ways in the past week with a comfortable 3-1 home league win over Leicester and a victory against the League 2 side in the FA Cup replay at Old Trafford to progress to the next round of the competition.
Indeed, Man United have won 11 out of the last 12 meetings with West Ham in the Barclays Premier League. No time like the present to stop the rot for Sam Allardyce and his men!
Man United subs: Valdes, McNair, Smalling, Herrera, Mata, Fellaini, Wilson.
West Ham subs: Jaaskelainen, O'Brien, Oxford, Amalfitano, Jarvis, Cole, Lee.
Man United: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Shaw, Blind, Rooney, Di Maria, Januzaj, Van Persie, Falcao.
The players have took to the pitch and we are almost ready for kick off!
Half time at the Boleyn Ground. It has been a hard-fought opening 45 minutes here between West Ham and Manchester United with the home side enjoying the better of the play and of the chances in the final third. David De Gea has been in great form in between the sticks for his side, denying Valencia twice and a Tomkins header. Van Gaal's outfit need some refreshing in the second period!
Full time in London! An incredible end to the match here at the Boleyn Ground as West Ham and Manchester United play out a highly entertaining 1-1 draw. The Hammers deservedly took the lead after the break after an impressive first half as Kouyate brilliantly volleyed home. It looked like Allardyce's men were going to claim all three points, but a dramatic late equaliser from Daley Blinde sees Van Gaal's men maintain their unbeaten run to remain fourth. I'm Martin Macdonald, thanks for joining us, see you next time!
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