Man Utd comes as a guest of West Ham in round 18 of the Premier League. Coach Erik ten Hag had to use a reluctant center-back pair, Jonny Evans and 19-year-old first-time professional football player Willy Kambwala, when Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane were all injured or sick.
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However, Willy Kambwala played quite firmly and calmly in his first appearance in the Premier League. On the contrary, MU’s attack is having problems. The ball was often pushed to the left wing for Garnacho, but this player missed two face-to-face situations in the first half.
Garnacho could not win goalkeeper Areola in a face-to-face situation after Antony’s great pass.
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In the second half, MU could no longer maintain a controlled pace and that was the opportunity for West Ham to counterattack. In the 72nd minute, Lucas Paqueta lobbed the ball, creating an opportunity for Bowen to escape to the bottom of the right field to face Onana.
Man Utd’s first goal was at fault from midfielder Scott McTominay, when he did not have time to approach Paqueta in the middle, allowing the Brazilian to comfortably catch the ball and then flicked it for Bowen to rush into the penalty area.
Initially, the English striker intended to attack the goalkeeper but was caught by Onana. Unfortunately, the MU goalkeeper’s save sent the ball hitting Bowen’s foot and flying into the net.
Taking advantage of the victory, West Ham then scored another goal from the mistake of losing the ball at home by Kobbie Mainoo in the 78th minute. Paqueta immediately poked the ball for Kudus to enter the penalty area and shoot into Onana’s net to increase the score to 2-0.
The home crowd seemed to celebrate, blowing balloons all over the field, while the away team’s fans gradually left even though the match had more than 10 minutes left.
Man Utd extended its winless streak to four matches and further to 8 defeats after 18 rounds.
This result helps West Ham climb to 6th place in the Premier League with 30 points before Newcastle meets Luton. Meanwhile, MU has dropped to 8th place and the gap between them and the top 4 could be extended to 8 points after this round.