In Premier League round eighteen, Man Utd is West Ham’s guest. When Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, and Raphael Varane were all out sick or injured, coach Erik ten Hag was forced to rely on a reluctant center-back tandem, consisting of 19-year-old Willy Kambwala and Jonny Evans, who was playing football for the first time professionally.
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On the other hand, Willy Kambwala performed quite firmly and composedly in his Premier League debut. Conversely, MU’s attack is encountering difficulties. Garnacho was frequently pushed the ball to the left wing, but in the first half, he failed to make two face-to-face opportunities.
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.
With 30 points, this outcome puts West Ham in sixth place in the Premier League ahead of Newcastle’s match against Luton. In the meantime, MU dropped to eighth position, and after this round, the difference between them and the top four could reach eight points.
