National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Manchester United or West Ham United that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Manchester United form and stats
United was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Carabao Cup.As mentioned below, Manchester United are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premier League games. Two home wins in a row for United bring valid hopes of a third.
A strong away win for United against West Ham United the last match, as Cristiano Ronaldo and Jesse Lingard were on target. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of O. Solskjær when Jesse Lingard scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute. Bruno Fernandes (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Fernandes hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 56 successful passes (of 69 total).
A Champions League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Young Boys.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Aston Villa are coming to town in three days.
At Old Trafford, Manchester United has the goal stats of 9-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
West Ham United form and stats
West Ham was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 8th finals last season.West Ham United are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
West Ham's previous game was their home loss versus Manchester United (1-2). West Ham United keeper Łukasz Fabiański took pride in a super shift vs Manchester United, but in spite of making eight saves the beating could not be stopped. Goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański got the top player rating of the team with 8.12/10. Fabiański stopped the opponent with eight saves.
Prior to that result West Ham United won their away game at Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League. The scoreline was 2-0.The schedule is very tough for West Ham now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Leeds United is waiting in only three days.
It's early days yet, but West Ham United has scored 4 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two squads are: six wins for Manchester United, two draws and two wins for West Ham United. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Borges Fernandes 4 goals |   M. Antonio 4 goals |  M. Greenwood 3 goals |
Manchester United missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Manchester United | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 55 | 32 | Scored | S | 31 | 51 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 80% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.1 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 45% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 13 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 19 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -12 | 0 |
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