Manchester United v West Ham United
Premier League, Old Trafford, Sunday 11 May 2025, 2.15pm BST
West Ham United's penultimate away trip of 2024/25 serves up an enticing clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
The Hammers will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways and spark a strong end to what has been an overall disappointing campaign, with last weekend's 1-1 home draw with Tottenham Hotspur having extended their winless run to eight games.
Flashes of quality against Spurs, and in other recent clashes against the likes of Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool, have showcased the quality of Graham Potter's side however, and the boss will be eager to see his team produce a consistent display in the North-West, and secure the full share of the spoils.
Ruben Amorim's Red Devils have endured a similarly frustrating season on the domestic front, and head into this weekend two places and two points above the 17th-place Hammers in the Premier League standings, following a six-match streak without a victory, that has yielded four defeats.
The 20-time English champions have impressed on the continent though, and they will host West Ham having contested the second leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday night, carrying a 3-0 lead from the first running of the tie.
Regardless of whether Amorim's men get the job done against Bilbao, Potter's troops will be wary of the threats posed by a team who have demonstrated their strengths against some of Europe's biggest hitters, who will be looking to edge their way up the table back on home soil with three games left.
As the build-up to matchday continues, scroll down below to find all the information you need ahead of kick-off...
Tickets…
West Ham fans are advised that the Club’s allocation of 3,099 tickets have sold out.
The first 90% of tickets sold out to Bondholders, Away Scheme Members and Season Ticket Holders with 20+ Loyalty Points. The remaining ten per cent were then made available by a ballot process to Season Ticket Holders who had yet to purchase for this fixture. This ballot closed at 12noon on Thursday 17 April.
Travel…
As is the case with so many football stadia these days, it is recommended that supporters take public transport, rather than driving to the game.
Direct train services leave London Euston for Manchester Piccadilly at 08.13, 09.16 and 10.15 on Sunday 11 May, arriving around two hours and 45 minutes later. You could also catch the 08.20 or 09.20 and change at Stafford, albeit the journey time is longer.
From Piccadilly, take the Metrolink towards Altrincham and get off at Old Trafford. From there, it is a ten-minute walk to the stadium. Alternatively, you can take a taxi from Piccadilly, which should cost you around £10.
After the game, return to Piccadilly and catch a direct service leaving at .15 or .35 past the hour. Journey times back to Euston are quicker at just over two hours.
If you do opt to drive to the game, you can purchase matchday parking permits to park near Old Trafford for £14.50. Click HERE to book your space.
Alternatively, park elsewhere and take the Metrolink to the ground.
How To Follow…
Sunday’s 2.15pm kick-off will NOT be broadcast live in the UK, but will be shown across the world by the Premier League’s international broadcast partners.
If you live outside the UK, click HERE for details of Premier League listings in your territory.
You can follow the action via our live blog on whufc.com and our app, and across our social media channels. We will also have highlights and exclusive reaction for you after the final whistle on our website and social media.
Live audio commentary will be available in the UK on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, and worldwide on our official website and app.
Team News…
Graham Potter will hold his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon. However, we do know that long-term absentees Michail Antonio and Crysencio Summerville will miss the game, while Edson Álvarez will be assessed after missing the last three matches through injury.
Lisandro Martínez, Joshua Zirkzee, Matthijs de Ligt, Diogo Dalot, Ayden Heaven and Toby Collyer are among those likely to be unavailable for Manchester United.
We are West Ham. United
As the Hammers prepare to travel to Old Trafford on Sunday for our Premier League fixture against Manchester United, the Club is proud to stand in support of football as a game for everyone.
West Ham United has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination. Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the Club and we are committed to continue to ensure that everyone feels welcome to attend our fixtures in a safe environment.
All forms of discriminatory chanting, including homophobic chanting, is unacceptable behaviour that has no place in football and has criminal consequences. West Ham United will take the strongest possible action against any individual found to be engaging in such behaviour, including potential lifetime bans and referral to the police.
The Club can also face disciplinary action if any of its supporters are found to have engaged in this behaviour, which is not representative of the West Ham United fanbase and will not be tolerated by the Club.
To report any incidents during or after Sunday’s match, either follow Manchester United’s reporting procedures at Old Trafford or contact West Ham United at [email protected]. Please provide as much information as possible, including the stand, row, seat number, description of the offender and incident.
We are proud of the diverse and inclusive values that our Club and community stand for. We ask all Hammers supporters attending Sunday’s match to reflect those values - and to back the team with passion, pride and respect.
Opposition…
For football supporters aged 30 and upwards, memories of the first two decades of the Premier League are dominated by Manchester United.
Whether it was Eric Cantona’s upturned collar, the Lee Sharpe Shuffle, Roy Keane’s intimidating presence, David Beckham’s right-foot deliveries, Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney’s relentless goalscoring, Cristiano Ronaldo’s quick feet, or a smiling Sir Alex Ferguson raising yet another trophy, fans of other clubs soon became sick of the sight of the team from the self-appointed ‘Theatre of Dreams’.
Between the Premier League’s inception in 1992/93 and Ferguson’s retirement exactly 20 years later, Manchester United won 13 titles, finished as runners-up five times and third twice.
It was a level of superiority seldom seen before in English football. What was more, Ferguson’s Manchester United replaced their greatest rivals, Liverpool, who had themselves won ten First Division titles between 1972/73 and 1989/90, as the best team in the country.
While the Reds faded, the Red Devils rose to prominence, playing a thrilling brand of football that swept almost all before them. Manchester United were brilliant to watch, even if they beat your own team with unerring regularity.
And then, just as happened to Liverpool and all those clubs who had dominated periods of the English top-flight before them, something changed.
That something was, clearly, Ferguson’s departure from the dugout having called time on his 27-year reign at the age of 71.
Since then, Manchester United have employed six full-time, two caretaker and two interim managers, with varying levels of what most other clubs would call success - but what Manchester United themselves would call, at best, mediocre.
The latest of the ten men to take charge is 40-year-old Portuguese Ruben Amorim, who was poached from Sporting Lisbon in November 2024 to replace Erik ten Hag, who had failed to quite hit the heights expected despite inspiring triumphs in the EFL Cup and FA Cup during his little-over two years in charge.
Amorim arrived at Old Trafford touted as one of the hottest coaching prospects in Europe, having inspired Sporting to two Primeira Liga and two Taça da Liga titles, after also winning the latter - Portugal's equivalent of the EFL Cup - while the boss of Braga.
With United currently 15th in the Premier League table - one place below where they were when Amorim walked through the door - and winless in six in the division, it's safe to say it hasn't been been a smooth ride for the former Benfica midfielder so far.
There is still the possibility of some light at the end of the tunnel in 2024/25 however, with the Red Devils favourites to see off Athletic Bilbao in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final tie at the time of writing, and edge closer to a title that would promote them back to the shining lights of the Champions League for next term.
Such a feat would surely go some way towards satisfying the ambitions of co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who earlier this year laid out plans for a new stadium and the long-term success of the club, yet regardless of any European success, Amorim will know he faces a big summer as he looks to turn the tide back in the league.
Previous Meetings…
West Ham United have not won at Old Trafford in the Premier League since Carlos Tevez scored a vital goal to defeat Manchester United and keep the Hammers in the Premier League in May 2007.
Since then, the Irons have visited on 16 occasions in the Premier League, lost 13 matches and drawn three. We have not scored in any of our five most-recent league games at Old Trafford.
In the domestic cup competitions, the Irons have played at Old Trafford six times, winning 1-0 in the EFL Cup third round thanks to Manuel Lanzini’s goal in September 2021.
Our biggest-ever win at Old Trafford in any competition was 3-0 in March 1927, when Vic Watson (two) and Joseph Johnson got the goals in a First Division victory.
Match Officials…
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistant Referees: Neil Davies and Derek Eaton
Fourth Official: Adam Herczeg
VAR: Andy Madley
Assistant VAR: Craig Taylor
Jarred Gillett has been confirmed as the referee for West Ham United’s Premier League fixture at Manchester United.
The 38-year-old was promoted to the Select Group referees list ahead of the 2021/22 season, after establishing himself in his native Australia and joining Select Group 2 in England in 2019.
Gillett, who has officiated over 150 games in English football, including five Hammers fixtures, became the first person born outside of the British Isles to referee a Premier League clash when taking charge of Newcastle United’s 1-1 draw away at Watford during the 2021/22 campaign.
This season has seen him referee in the English top flight on 14 occasions, as well as once in UEFA Champions League qualifying in July 2024 and in the 2024 FA Community Shield final between the Red Devils and Manchester City at Wembley in August.
Elsewhere, Gillett has also served as the Video Assistant Referee on 51 occasions in all competitions, including in the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League, Nations League and the Premier League. He recently undertook VAR duties in West Ham’s 2-2 draw with AFC Bournemouth in April, while he also worked the same role in our 3-1 defeat at Leicester City in December 2024.
For more information about the officials, click HERE.
