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  1. Giggs magic sends United top

    Giggs magic sends United top

    Ryan Giggs rolled back the years to send Manchester United top of the Premier League, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win at West Ham. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Ham
    • Manchester United
    • 90+3' There's the final whistle! Manchester United have won 1-0 to move two points clear of Liverpool.
    • 90+1' Three minutes of stoppage time will be played.
    • 90' Ronaldo wins a free-kick but blasts it into the top of the wall.
    • 88' Ronaldo is tripped by Neill just inside the West Ham box but referee Dowd says play on!
    • 87' Valon Behrami comes off and Diego Tristan gets a brief run-out.
    • 87' More applause for Tevez as he comes off the field and Park replaces him.
    • 86' Berbatov! He tracks all the way back to left back, intercepts and chips a reverse pass inside to Carrick to turn defence into attack. Brilliant.
    • 84' West Ham have plenty forward, but another misplaces pass by Savio sees the move fizzle out.
    • 82' Savio completely overhits a ball down the channel and United have a goal kick. It's going to take some extra quality to breach the visitors' back line in the final stages - and that wasn't it.
    • 80' Giggs puts in a good defensive shift to thwart Behrami, and then Tevez fights off two men to win a foul, much to the displeasure of the Upton Park faithful.
    • 78' West Ham are chasing shadows as United are happy to knock the ball around the back four. It almost backfires though as a Ferdinand backpass is a risky one, but Van der Sar clears just before Di Michele lunges in.
    • 74' Now Berbatov is limping around aft6er a heavy challenge. He looks OK, but is wearing that familiar hangdog expression of his.
    • 71' Giggs looks to be tiring as he struggles to track back, and Ji-Sung Park is getting ready to replace the 35-year-old.
    • 69' Noble crosses low from the right for Cole, whose effort is deflected behind by Ferdinand! The corner is cleared.
    • 67' COLE!! He gets a shot away despite the three red shirts around him, but it fades wide off the outside of his boot.
    • 65' West Ham win a corner that Noble curls in... headed clear. That goal was Ryan Giggs's 97th in the Premier League..
    • 64' Brilliant work by Scholes and Giggs - the two golden oldies give United the lead.
    • 62' GOAL!!! Ryan Giggs rolls back the years with a brilliant goal! He controls Scholes's perfect crossfield ball, cuts inside from the left past two flailing challenges and sends a right-foot shot low into the right corner of the net!
    • 60' Well, eventually Vidic is booked - although it is not clear whether for the foul or something he said. The West Ham free-kick comes to nothing.
    • 59' The West Ham fans feel Vidic should also get a booking after grabbing several handfuls of Carlton Cole's shirt, but it is just a free-kick.
    • 58' Neill shoves Ronaldo over as the winger takes the ball around him, and referee Phil Dowd shows the first yekkiw card of the afternoon.
    • 56' Scott Parker attempts a real Roy of the Rovers strike, but sends it about 20 yards wide. Not one to show the grandkids.
    • 53' It is the same formula as the first half, really. Plenty of possession and territory for the visitors but very few genuine chances - if any.
    • 51' Giggs finds the head of Vidic, the ball loops out and it goes behind for a second corner, which is wasted.
    • 50' Ronaldo's long-range shot deflects behind off Parker and that is a corner for Manchester United.
    • 49' Lucas Neill!! Bends a left-foot shot from the edge of the box and again Van der Sar is called upon to make a decent save!
    • 47' West Ham win a disputed corner that Noble drives in. Van der Sar fumbles it, but again Cole is adjudged to have fouled the keeper.
    • 46' The second half is under way with neither manager seeing fit to make any changes.
    • 45+1' The end of an interesting, if not exciting, first half. No goals at Upton Park.
    • 45' Jose Mourinho is in the crowd - he has come to run the rule over Manchester United, whom his Inter side play in the Champions League last 16.
    • 44' Van der Sar cannot hold it, although the replay shows exactly why - Cole punched it out of his hands. Free-kick United.
    • 43' Parker wins a corner for West Ham, their second to the visitors' eight, and up come Upson and Danny Collins.
    • 40' Ronaldo whacks a optimistic low cross from the right looking for Tevez but the Argentinian cannot reach it and the ball goes out for a goal-kick.
    • 39' Upton Park is a real cauldron of noise, although it must be said the action in the pitch is not really a match for the supporters at the moment.
    • 37' This is developinginto a real midfield battle - not much space or time on the ball for either side.
    • 34' You can see how grittily West Ham are playing - and if Gianfranco Zola and Steve Clarke's coaching styles are anything like the way they used to play, the Scot deserves a lot of credit..
    • 32' Now Carrick lets fly from range but Matthew Upson charges it down bravely.
    • 30' WHAT A SAVE BY GREEN!! Giggs plays a square free-kick for Scholes to hit first-time.. he drags it wide but Ronaldo sticks out a boot and redirects it towards the top corner, only for Green to palm it away. Great work.
    • 28' Scholes smashes a long-range effort that takes a slight touch off a defender and goes out for a corner... there is a foul in the box and West Ham have a free-kick.
    • 26' Real chance for Jack Collison! West Ham work it into the box for him, but he passes up a shooting chance and eventually Ferdinand scrambles the ball away!
    • 25' United break with Berbatov and Ronaldo, who plays a low ball into the box for Tevez... Green clears but whacks the ball into Tevez and West Ham only just survive.
    • 23' There is a tremendous noise around Upton Park as the Hammers go forward. They are very much in this game.
    • 21' Berbatov has the ball in the net but play has already stopped for a foul in the West Ham box and the Bulgarian's celebrations are cut short.
    • 19' Berbatov tees the ball up for himself and smashes the ball goalwards, but it cannons back off a defender.
    • 17' A long spell of possession for the visitors, who are looking to take the sting out of the West Ham attack.
    • 15' Lucas Neill flies in late on Ronaldo - sensible refereeing by Phil Dowd. He just gives the Aussie a warning instead of reaching for the yellow card.
    • 13' Carlton Cole races through the right channel with Rio Ferdiand hanging off him.. he tries an audacious chip and Van der Sar makes a fine save!
    • 12' Lucas Neill!! A corner comes out to the right-back, who hits a powerful volley straight at Van der Sar and the Dutchman gathers it at the second attempt.
    • 11' Vidic goes through the back of Cole, and they 'inadvertently' runs into him on his way back into the United half, scuppering West Ham's chances of taking it quickly.
    • 10' Ronaldo is operating almost exclusively down the left in these early minutes, having a real go at Valon Behrami and Lucas Neill.
    • 8' Ronaldo beats two men down the left flank and Collins deflects his cross for a corner.
    • 7' It has been almost unbroken possession for the visitors early on and Parker appears to fell Berbatov illegally, but referee Phil Dowd says play on!
    • 5' Scholes picks out Giggs at the far post who attempts a volley and slices it wildly into the crowd.
    • 4' United are playing some very pretty stuff - a bit Arsenal-esque.
    • 3' Manchester United have not conceded in the Premier League since 1974. Well, 12 games, actually.
    • 1' Game on! West Ham kick off playing from right to left as we see it, wearing their famous claret and blue. United are in white shirts and blue shorts.
    • - Carlos Tevez gets a great reception from the Hammers fans - the other United players less so. And we are ready to go!
    • - West Ham are unchanged for a fourth league game in a row - Robert Green has recovered from illness. Rafael da Silva returns at right-back for United, while veterans Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes both start. Wayne Rooney is not fit enough to play any part following his injury. Gary Neville is unwell.
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of West Ham versus Manchester United from Upton Park!

  • Team Stats

    West Ham Stats Manchester United
    46% Possession 53%
    14 Shots 20
    3 Shots on target 3
    2 Saves 2
    5 Corners 11
    9 Fouls 15
    2 Offsides 1
    1 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    25 Tackles 29
    386 Accurate passes 473
    68 Bad passes 96

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • West Ham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robert Green 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0
      3 Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 42 17 1
      2 Lucas Neill 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 33 1 4
      15 Matthew Upson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 5 3
      19 James Collins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 1 2
      21 Valon Behrami 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 37 4 4
      31 Jack Collison 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 12 0
      8 Scott Parker 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 57 9 9
      16 Mark Noble 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 50 5 0
      12 Carlton Cole 0 6 1 3 3 1 0 17 5 1
      32 David Di Michele 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 33 6 1
      14 Radoslav Kovac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Jan Lastuvka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Jonathan Spector 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Luis Boa Morte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Freddie Sears 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Savio Nsereko 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 2 0
      25 Diego Tristán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 1 0
      22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 29 1
      21 Rafael Pereira da Silva 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 53 1 6
      15 Nemanja Vidic 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 28 2 3
      5 Rio Ferdinand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 2 4
      18 Paul Scholes 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 71 16 6
      7 Cristiano Ronaldo 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 46 18 1
      16 Michael Carrick 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 56 8 2
      11 Ryan Giggs 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 30 5 3
      32 Carlos Tevez 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 35 3 2
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 40 11 1
      12 Ben Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Fabio Pereira da Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Danny Welbeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      42 Richard Eckersley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Ji-sung Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      24 Darren Fletcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 69' Noble crosses low from the right for Cole, whose effort is deflected behind by Ferdinand! The corner is cleared.
    • 67' COLE!! He gets a shot away despite the three red shirts around him, but it fades wide off the outside of his boot.
    • 62' GOAL!!! Ryan Giggs rolls back the years with a brilliant goal! He controls Scholes's perfect crossfield ball, cuts inside from the left past two flailing challenges and sends a right-foot shot low into the right corner of the net!
    • 49' Lucas Neill!! Bends a left-foot shot from the edge of the box and again Van der Sar is called upon to make a decent save!
    • 30' WHAT A SAVE BY GREEN!! Giggs plays a square free-kick for Scholes to hit first-time.. he drags it wide but Ronaldo sticks out a boot and redirects it towards the top corner, only for Green to palm it away. Great work.
    • 26' Real chance for Jack Collison! West Ham work it into the box for him, but he passes up a shooting chance and eventually Ferdinand scrambles the ball away!
    • 21' Berbatov has the ball in the net but play has already stopped for a foul in the West Ham box and the Bulgarian's celebrations are cut short.
    • 13' Carlton Cole races through the right channel with Rio Ferdiand hanging off him.. he tries an audacious chip and Van der Sar makes a fine save!
    • 12' Lucas Neill!! A corner comes out to the right-back, who hits a powerful volley straight at Van der Sar and the Dutchman gathers it at the second attempt.
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of West Ham versus Manchester United from Upton Park!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Phil Dowd

  • West Ham

    Manager: Gianfranco Zola

    Captain: Lucas Neill

    Starting line-up

    • R. Green
    • L. Neill Yellow Card
    • J. Collins
    • M. Upson
    • H. Ilunga
    • V. Behrami Substitution Out (87′)
    • M. Noble Substitution Out (77′)
    • S. Parker
    • J. Collison
    • C. Cole
    • D. Di Michele

    Subs

    • L. Boa Morte
    • J. Spector
    • J. Lastuvka
    • R. Kovac
    • S. Nsereko Substitution In77′
    • D. Tristan Substitution In87′
    • F. Sears

    Injured

    • K. Dyer
    • D. Gabbidon
    • D. Ashton

    Suspended

    None

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Ryan Giggs

    Starting line-up

    • E. van der Sar
    • R. Da Silva
    • R. Ferdinand
    • N. Vidic Yellow Card
    • J. O'Shea
    • C. Ronaldo
    • M. Carrick
    • P. Scholes
    • R. Giggs Goal
    • C. Tevez Substitution Out (87′)
    • D. Berbatov

    Subs

    • D. Fletcher
    • J. Park Substitution In87′
    • B. Foster
    • .. Nani
    • D. Welbeck
    • F. Da Silva
    • R. Eckersley

    Injured

    • O. Hargreaves
    • O. Anderson
    • J. Evans

    Suspended

    None

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    From Alex C, on Fri 20 Feb 9:38PM

  2. georgiG IS RUBBISH LOSER

    From bobbybatalawala, on Sat 14 Feb 9:46AM

  3. MAN chester UNited win 4_0 Ronaldo 2 Carrick 1Berbatov­ 1

    From Mohammad, on Fri 13 Feb 8:57PM

  4. LFC LFC LFC

    From IAN, on Thu 12 Feb 5:12PM

  5. bobbybatalawala is rubish,gay, loser

    From GeorgiG, on Thu 12 Feb 11:55AM

  6. you gay

    From GeorgiG, on Thu 12 Feb 11:54AM

  7. manchester rubbsih

    From bobbybatalawala, on Wed 11 Feb 4:47PM

  8. Manchester United are the world champions, european­ champions and premiership champions, can Liverpool say­ that oh no but they still say 5 times european­ champions. The only way it goes their way is when they­ dive on the floor near the end of the game when they­ struggle to win and claim pens against the likes of­ Arsenal and other teams.

    From brian.moore1bl, on Wed 11 Feb 12:29AM

  9. haha whos dreaming jusstin ?
    Im pretty sure that­ coaches have been around long enough to know TRUE­ talent.. and its easy to score with talent like Henry,­ Xavi, Eto'o, Alves, Puyol, and Iniesta... im sure I­ could score with those people backing me up, who do­ they play that even compares to that in the so called­ Spanish league? Go to the real leauge and make a name­ for yourself. (Manchester City looks to have enough­ $$$)

    And to liverpool... lucky? how can you say that­ its luck? liverpool BAIRLY Beat Chelsea and got­ "lucky" id watch what you say for it takes­ more than luck to be on top of the table with a game­ down.

    From mbonney566, on Tue 10 Feb 2:59PM

  10. @#$% @#$% chesl

    From Aaron, on Mon 9 Feb 6:36PM

  11. MAN.UNITED ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD

    From bobbybatalawala, on Mon 9 Feb 5:34PM

  12. Oh, ronaldo rolls on the ground and messi runs around­ everyone?
    Thats why out of the whole world's­ national captains and managers ronaldo got more votes­ as the worlds best player than messi? I think its you­ thats dreaming.
    You better progress in the champions­ league, I'm looking forward to United and Barca­ colliding again :) Maybe Barca will actually get a goal­ this time round haha ;)

    From jusstinn, on Mon 9 Feb 1:15PM

  13. of course man u will­ win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From emmabain18, on Mon 9 Feb 1:11PM

  14. RYAN GIGGS RYAN GIGGS RUNNING DOWN THE WING RYAN GIGGS­ RYAN GIGGS RUNNING DOWN THE WING LOVED BY THE REDS­ FEARED BY THE BLUES RYAN GIGGS RYAN GIGGS RYAN GIGGS

    From banishedowner, on Mon 9 Feb 1:06PM

  15. after game zola says man utd best in the world he must­ be dreaming has never watched a team called barcelonna­ with messi running around and ronaldo rolling around­ the ground like being pole axed the cream would and­ will come to the top if man utd ever get to meet them­ Ijust hope my bookmaker gives me a good price on barc­ they are in a world of their own only one winner­ barcaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    From John, on Mon 9 Feb 12:46PM

  16. nice game red devils r the best

    From Joosep, on Mon 9 Feb 11:18AM

  17. Giggs rule united rule the top of the table now giggs­ you arent going anywere yet

    From ryan, on Mon 9 Feb 11:17AM

  18. People saying united are lucky? I don't see you­ getting as many injuries as us and still racking up the­ wins and record breaking clean sheets so go cry in a­ corner to that justin timberlake song cry me a river.­ Also saying about referees on our side? Thats just­ excuses, i don't see ronaldo getting the penalty he­ could have got when Lucas Neill tripped him up in the­ box. Or Vidic getting away with a warning or having a­ successful appeal to get away from suspension after­ receiving a red card. No, he gets sent off in another­ competition and they suspend him from our game against­ Inter in the champions league.

    From jusstinn, on Mon 9 Feb 10:42AM

  19. Hahahahaha nice comment there brianlombe....
    by the­ way....its obvious for our opponent fans to come up­ with such lame comments. Here in my country we call it­ LOSERS. Man U didnt have to score more than 1 to get­ the full 3 points bcoz they r playing with both brains­ and legs. Liverpool have to struggle against pompey up­ to the last minute to get the whole 3 points....
    While­ arsenal and chelsea did well but i guess it was not­ their day....
    hehehehe MAN UTD FOR THE TROPHY­ AGAIN!!!!!
    11 times under GIGGS ERA!!!!!!!!!

    From coveride, on Mon 9 Feb 10:18AM

  20. im a chelsea supporter
    but manchester unstoppable these­ days.
    but chelsea will come 2nd
    man utd 3-0 liverpool

    From aminbillal, on Mon 9 Feb 10:03AM
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