Man Utd 2 - 0 West Ham
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By Nabil Hassan
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Wayne Rooney scored his first goal since March as Manchester United cruised to victory to remain two points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea.
Rooney converted a 10th-minute penalty after Jonathan Spector fouled Ryan Giggs to end a 13-game drought.
Nani's cool finish from Rooney's neat pass made it 2-0 while Kieron Dyer hit the post for winless West Ham.
Dimitar Berbatov rounded off a fine United performance, volleying past Robert Green from Nani's chipped cross.
West Ham's defeat left them rooted to the foot of the table with Manchester United climbing up to third, level on points with Arsenal and two behind leaders Chelsea.
The Hammers' task was always going to be difficult with Avram Grant's side without an away win in the league since the first game of last season.
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But Manchester United, who had won 11 of their previous 12 league games at Old Trafford, started sluggishly with Rooney in particular struggling for form.
However, as the half wore on, United's veteran midfield duo of Paul Scholes and Giggs started to exert themselves on the game with Nani also finding space on the right.
Nani came closest to breaking the deadlock with the Portuguese winger's fierce 25-yard shot palmed onto the crossbar by Green.
At the other end Dyer proved a useful outlet for the Hammers, hitting the side-netting while striker Carlton Cole was denied a shot on goal by a last-ditch tackle by the superb Nemanja Vidic.
Dyer later found the side-netting for the Hammers but Manchester United continued to press for an opening goal and just after the half hour it came - albeit from the penalty spot.
Scholes found Giggs on the left with trademark vision, and after turning Spector inside out, the Welshman was eventually brought down by the bedazzled Hammers defender.
It gave Rooney an opportunity to score for the first time since 30 March and the England striker made no mistake, finding the bottom of the net with a low penalty that sent Green the wrong way and brought to an end the longest baron spell of his career.
Soon after, Darren Fletcher saw his curling 25-yard drive superbly tipped round the post by Green as the Red Devils continued to press.
And on the stroke of half time the hosts should have gone into the break 2-0 up but Nani wasted a glorious opportunity, lifting the ball over Green from close range, after a stunning clipped pass from Giggs.
However, Nani made amends for his miss just after the break, lashing the ball home left-footed from the edge of the area after cutting inside his marker following Rooney's weighted pass.
Rooney himself was denied by a last-ditch Danny Gabbidon tackle before a fine passing move from West Ham saw Dyer crash a fierce shot against the outside of the post.
Scholes then tested Green from the edge of the area after good link-up play from Berbatov as the game started to turn into a procession for the hosts.
United soon increased their lead and having turned provider for Scholes it was Berbatov's turn to be on the receiving end with Nani's clipped pass to the back post acrobatically volleyed home by the Bulgarian.
Cole and Vidic continued their personal duel with the Serbian defender again coming out on top with another last-ditch tackle denying the England striker a clear sight on goal.
Hammers striker Fredric Piquionne tested keeper Edwin van der Sar late on but the Dutchman was equal to the effort as Manchester United held on to keep their second clean sheet of the season.
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Saturday, 28 August 2010
Premier League
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time |
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| Man Utd | 2-0 | West Ham | L |
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Man Utd
- 01 Van der Sar
- 03 Evra
- 15 Vidic
- 22 O'Shea
- 23 Evans (Smalling 74)
- 11 Giggs
- 17 Nani
- 18 Scholes (Carrick 74)
- 24 Fletcher
- 09 Berbatov yellow card (Owen 74)
- 10 Rooney
Substitutes
West Ham
- 01 Green
- 04 Gabbidon
- 15 Upson yellow card
- 18 Spector
- 20 Faubert (Barrera 61)
- 23 Ilunga
- 07 Dyer (Piquionne 75)
- 08 Parker
- 13 Boa Morte (Stanislas 90+1)
- 16 Noble yellow card
- 09 Cole
Substitutes
- 90:00+1:15 Attacking throw-in by Jonathan Spector (West Ham).
- 90:00+0:55 Attacking throw-in by Junior Stanislas (West Ham).
- 89:59 Substitution West Ham substitution: Luis Boa Morte replaced by Junior Stanislas (tactical).
- 89:59 Inswinging corner from left by-line taken right-footed by Mark Noble (West Ham) to centre, resulting in open play.
- 88:46 Shot by Frederic Piquionne. Save by Edwin Van der Sar.
- 88:05 Effort on goal by Luis Nani from 25 yards. Daniel Gabbidon gets a block in. Luis Nani takes a short corner.
- 86:29 Corner taken by Mark Noble, clearance by John O'Shea.
- 84:23 Shot by Pablo Barrera (West Ham) right-footed from left channel (20 yards), missed right. Goal kick taken short by Edwin Van der Sar (Man Utd).
- 83:34 Ryan Giggs takes a shot. Blocked by Matthew Upson. Corner taken short by Ryan Giggs. The ball is sent over by Ryan Giggs, Carlton Cole manages to make a clearance.
- 81:53 Effort from deep inside the area by Scott Parker misses to the left of the target.
- 80:58 Attacking throw-in by Herita Ilunga (West Ham).
- 79:04 The ball is crossed by Ryan Giggs, Matthew Upson makes a clearance.
- 77:56 Attacking throw-in by Herita Ilunga (West Ham).
- 77:38 John O'Shea produces a cross, clearance made by Luis Boa Morte.
- 75:38 Defending throw-in by Jonathan Spector (West Ham).
- 74:50 Substitution West Ham substitution: Kieron Dyer replaced by Frederic Piquionne (tactical).
- 74:42 Defending throw-in by Jonathan Spector (West Ham).
- 72:55 Substitution Paul Scholes goes off and Michael Carrick comes on.
- 72:55 Substitution Michael Owen joins the action as a substitute, replacing Dimitar Berbatov.
- 72:55 Substitution Jonathan Evans leaves the field to be replaced by Chris Smalling.
- 72:55 Kieron Dyer is caught offside. Free kick taken by Edwin Van der Sar.
- 71:29 Carlton Cole challenges Jonathan Evans unfairly and gives away a free kick. Edwin Van der Sar restarts play with the free kick.
- 70:43 The ball is crossed by Darren Fletcher.
- 70:19 Cross by Luis Nani (Man Utd), clearance by Daniel Gabbidon (West Ham).
- 70:04 Dimitar Berbatov is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Robert Green.
- 69:28 Booking Booking for Dimitar Berbatov for unsporting behaviour.
- 68:30 Assist (cross) by Luis Nani (Man Utd) from centre of penalty area.
- 68:30 GOAL - Dimitar Berbatov:Man Utd 3 - 0 West Ham goal by Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd) right-footed (high centre of goal) from left side of penalty area (6 yards).Man Utd 3-0 West Ham.
- 68:30 Cross by Luis Nani (Man Utd),
- 68:10 Cross by John O'Shea (Man Utd), resulting in open play.
- 67:57 Defending throw-in by Jonathan Spector (West Ham).
- 66:01 Foul by Herita Ilunga (West Ham) on John O'Shea (Man Utd). Free kick curled left-footed by Ryan Giggs (Man Utd) from right wing (20 yards), over the bar. Goal kick taken long by Robert Green (West Ham).
- 64:32 Cross by Ryan Giggs (Man Utd), blocked by Jonathan Spector (West Ham). Inswinging corner from left by-line taken right-footed by Luis Nani (Man Utd) to short, resulting in open play.
- 63:48 Cross by Patrice Evra (Man Utd), resulting in ball out of play. Defending throw-in by Herita Ilunga (West Ham).
- 61:46 Paul Scholes takes a shot. Save by Robert Green.
- 61:39 Cross by Patrice Evra (Man Utd), resulting in open play.
- 60:56 Attacking throw-in by Patrice Evra (Man Utd).
- 60:56 Substitution West Ham substitution: Julien Faubert replaced by Pablo Barrera (tactical).
- 59:51 Foul by Luis Boa Morte (West Ham) on Luis Nani (Man Utd). Direct free kick taken right-footed by John O'Shea (Man Utd) from right channel, passed.
- 58:24 Foul by Patrice Evra (Man Utd) on Jonathan Spector (West Ham). Direct free kick taken right-footed by Jonathan Spector (West Ham) from own half, passed.
- 57:28 Direct free kick taken right-footed by John O'Shea (Man Utd) from right channel, passed.
- 57:28 Booking Matthew Upson (West Ham) booked for unsporting behaviour.
- 57:28 Foul by Matthew Upson (West Ham) on Wayne Rooney (Man Utd).
- 56:39 Shot by Luis Nani (Man Utd) right-footed from centre of penalty area (18 yards), missed left. Goal kick taken long by Robert Green (West Ham).
- 55:04 Effort from just inside the penalty box by Kieron Dyer strikes the post.
- 53:22 Cross by Julien Faubert (West Ham), resulting in ball out of play. Goal kick taken short by Edwin Van der Sar (Man Utd).
- 51:51 Goal kick taken short by Edwin Van der Sar (Man Utd).
- 50:04 Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd) on Scott Parker (West Ham). Direct free kick taken right-footed by Scott Parker (West Ham) from own half, passed.
- 49:09 Assist (pass) by Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) from right channel.
- 49:09 GOAL - Luis Nani:Man Utd 2 - 0 West Ham Goal by Luis Nani (Man Utd) drilled left-footed (top-left of goal) from centre of penalty area (18 yards).Man Utd 2-0 West Ham.
- 48:21 Attacking throw-in by Herita Ilunga (West Ham).
- 47:01 Foul by Ryan Giggs (Man Utd) on Jonathan Spector (West Ham). Direct free kick taken right-footed by Robert Green (West Ham) from own half, resulting in open play.
- 46:36 Defending throw-in by Jonathan Spector (West Ham).
- 45:01 The second half begins.
- Half Time
- 45:00+2:05 The referee calls an end to the first half.
- 45:00+1:33 Defending throw-in by Patrice Evra (Man Utd).
- 45:00+0:46 Shot by Luis Nani (Man Utd) lobbed right-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards), over the bar. Goal kick taken long by Robert Green (West Ham).
- 45:00+0:18 Cross by Patrice Evra (Man Utd), clearance by Matthew Upson (West Ham).
- 44:14 Cross by Luis Nani (Man Utd), clearance by Matthew Upson (West Ham).
- 43:47 Julien Faubert (West Ham) caught offside. Indirect free kick taken right-footed by Jonathan Evans (Man Utd) from own half, passed.
- Correction - 42:52 The ball is sent over by Ryan Giggs, Dimitar Berbatov takes a shot from 12 yards. Blocked by Herita Ilunga. Close range effort by Dimitar Berbatov goes over the bar.
- 42:52 The ball is sent over by Ryan Giggs, Dimitar Berbatov takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Herita Ilunga gets a block in. Dimitar Berbatov produces a right-footed shot from close in that clears the bar.
- 42:23 The ball is sent over by Julien Faubert, Nemanja Vidic manages to make a clearance.
- 41:40 Goal kick taken long by Robert Green (West Ham).
- 41:24 Attacking throw-in by Ryan Giggs (Man Utd).
- 41:12 Defending throw-in by Jonathan Spector (West Ham).
- 41:01 Cross by Luis Nani (Man Utd), resulting in ball out of play.
- 40:25 Defending throw-in by Herita Ilunga (West Ham).
- 39:40 The ball is swung over by Ryan Giggs, clearance made by Jonathan Spector. Darren Fletcher has a drilled shot. Save by Robert Green. Luis Nani takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Carlton Cole makes a clearance.
- 39:22 Attacking throw-in by John O'Shea (Man Utd).
- 38:44 Attacking throw-in by Jonathan Spector (West Ham).
- 35:02 Luis Nani takes a shot. Blocked by Carlton Cole. Inswinging corner taken by Ryan Giggs from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Matthew Upson.
- 34:32 Luis Nani produces a cross, Daniel Gabbidon makes a clearance. Ryan Giggs takes a inswinging corner.
- 34:04 Luis Nani sends in a cross, blocked by Scott Parker. Short corner taken by Luis Nani.
- 32:50 Assist on the goal came from Ryan Giggs.
- 32:50 GOAL - Wayne Rooney:Man Utd 1 - 0 West Ham Placed penalty scored by Wayne Rooney. Man Utd 1-0 West Ham.
- 32:01 Jonathan Spector challenges Ryan Giggs unfairly and gives away a Penalty.
- 31:27 Attacking throw-in by Patrice Evra (Man Utd).
- 31:02 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nemanja Vidic by Carlton Cole. Nemanja Vidic takes the direct free kick.
- 30:26 Foul by Paul Scholes (Man Utd) on Luis Boa Morte (West Ham). Direct free kick taken right-footed by Robert Green (West Ham) from own half, resulting in open play.
- Correction - 29:52 Attacking throw-in by Luis Nani (Man Utd).
- 29:52 Attacking throw-in by John O'Shea (Man Utd).
- 27:01 Shot by Kieron Dyer (West Ham) drilled right-footed from left channel (20 yards), missed left. Goal kick taken long by Edwin Van der Sar (Man Utd).
- 26:18 Foul by Luis Nani (Man Utd) on Kieron Dyer (West Ham). Direct free kick taken right-footed by Robert Green (West Ham) from own half, resulting in open play.
- 24:55 Shot from deep inside the area by Luis Nani goes over the bar.
- 23:48 Foul by Scott Parker (West Ham) on Wayne Rooney (Man Utd). Direct free kick taken left-footed by Jonathan Evans (Man Utd) from left channel, passed.
- 23:24 Luis Nani has a drilled shot. Robert Green makes a save.
- 22:52 Mark Noble takes a shot. Nemanja Vidic gets a block in.
- 20:50 Cross by Luis Nani (Man Utd), save (caught) by Robert Green (West Ham).
- 20:03 Dimitar Berbatov takes a shot. Scott Parker gets a block in. Ryan Giggs takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Carlton Cole.
- Correction - 19:44 Matthew Upson concedes a free kick for a foul on Dimitar Berbatov. Free kick taken by Paul Scholes.
- 19:44 Foul by Matthew Upson on Dimitar Berbatov, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Paul Scholes,
- 19:10 Direct free kick taken right-footed by Jonathan Evans (Man Utd) from own half, passed.
- 19:10 Booking Mark Noble (West Ham) booked for unsporting behaviour.
- 19:10 Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham) on Wayne Rooney (Man Utd).
- 19:02 Cross by Julien Faubert (West Ham), clearance by Patrice Evra (Man Utd).
- 18:06 Kieron Dyer delivers the ball, Darren Fletcher manages to make a clearance.
- 15:43 Foul by Jonathan Spector (West Ham) on Luis Nani (Man Utd). Free kick taken right-footed by Luis Nani (Man Utd) from left channel (20 yards), over the bar. Goal kick taken long by Robert Green (West Ham).
- 14:58 Cross by John O'Shea (Man Utd), resulting in open play.
- 13:28 Scott Parker fouled by Darren Fletcher, the ref awards a free kick. Robert Green restarts play with the free kick.
- 12:58 Shot by Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) volleyed right-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards), blocked by Matthew Upson (West Ham).
- 11:13 Attacking throw-in by Herita Ilunga (West Ham).
- 10:05 Shot by Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) drilled right-footed from right channel (20 yards), save (caught) by Robert Green (West Ham).
- 9:36 Cross by Julien Faubert (West Ham), clearance by John O'Shea (Man Utd).
- 8:55 Defending throw-in by Jonathan Spector (West Ham).
- 7:25 The referee blows for offside against Dimitar Berbatov. Free kick taken by Robert Green.
- 6:46 Corner taken right-footed by Luis Nani, Carlton Cole makes a clearance.
- 2:46 Cross by Patrice Evra (Man Utd), save (caught) by Robert Green (West Ham).
- 2:13 Foul by Julien Faubert (West Ham) on Patrice Evra (Man Utd). Direct free kick taken left-footed by Patrice Evra (Man Utd) from own half, passed.
- 1:27 Carlton Cole (West Ham) caught offside. Indirect free kick taken right-footed by Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd) from own half, passed.
- 0:00 The game gets underway.
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