Manchester United players Paul Pogba (L) and Juan Mata. (Photo : Getty Images)
Surging team West Ham United FC (6-9-4, 22 points) is scheduled to square off with fellow rising squad Manchester United FC (10-3-6, 36 points) in a 2016-2017 Premier League season encounter at the London Stadium on Jan. 2, Monday.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 12:15 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
West Ham United has been unbeaten in four of their last five matches which included a three-game winning streak. They are currently in the 12th spot of the Premier League table, eight points above the bottom three relegation zone.
The Hammers are coming off a disappointing 0-1 loss to defending champions Leicester City on the road at the King Power Stadium last Saturday, as per Sports Mole.
Leicester City forward Islam Slimani netted the lone goal of the contest in the 20th minute with a header past the defense of West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph. Slimani took advantage of French midfielder Dimitri Payet's defensive lapses in the right wing, slipping past him and receiving the pass from midfielder Marc Albrighton.
The loss snapped the three-game winning streak of head coach Slaven Bilić's squad, who had been undefeated in the previous four rounds prior to the loss to the Foxes.
Meanwhile, Manchester United pulled off a dramatic 2-1 come-from-behind win over a tough Middlesbrough side at their home field of Old Trafford also last Saturday, The Guardian reported.
After a scoreless first half of action, English midfielder Grant Leadbitter scored the opening goal of the game in the 67th minute to threaten the four-game winning run of head coach Jose Mourinho's men.
However, the Red Devils were able to fight back in the last five minutes of the match with goals by Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba.
Martial buried a right-footer in the 85th off a headed pass from Zlatan Ibrahimović while Pogba completed the win with a header from the center of the box with the pass coming from Juan Mata.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 1-0 victory for Manchester United.
West Ham United starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Randolph; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Nordtveit, Reid; Payet, Ayew; Noble, Antonio, Kouyate; Carroll
Manchester United starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): De Gea; Blind, Smalling, Bailly, Valencia; Pogba, Fellaini, Herrera; Martial, Mkhitaryan, Ibrahimović
