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Jarrod Bowen is West Ham's top goal scorer this season with 11 goalsWest Ham scored twice in six minutes to condemn Manchester United to an eighth Premier League defeat of the season at the London Stadium.
It took 72 minutes of a drab encounter for West Ham to find the opener when Lucas Paqueta lifted the ball into Jarrod Bowen's path and the Hammers' top scorer this season bundled past Andre Onana.
Mohammed Kudus, who has scored in his last three home games for West Ham, latched onto Kobbie Mainoo's defensive error to drill into the bottom corner and double the home side's lead.
Manchester United have won just one match out of their last five in the top flight and Erik ten Hag's side have lost more games than they have won this season across all competitions.
As a result West Ham leapfrog them into sixth place in the table as United drop to eighth.
Manchester United host unexpected title-challengers Aston Villa on Boxing Day while West Ham travel to Arsenal on Thursday 28 December.
West Ham find way to win
West Ham are used to watching their opponents dominate possession - they have beaten Arsenal and Tottenham over the past two months with less than 30% possession.
But David Moyes' side struggled to be effective on the counter in the first half in a flat game of poor quality on both sides.
Bowen's brilliant header from a corner required Onana to tip over the bar as West Ham struggled to find their rhythm.
But after Paqueta's sublime ball set up Bowen, West Ham upped the tempo and the volume from the crowd increased with it.
Kudus doubled their lead with his 10th goal of the season, nine of which have come at London Stadium, as Manchester United struggled to get back in the game.
Fans have called for West Ham manager David Moyes to enter the transfer market in January for a striker but with the threat of Bowen, Kudus and Paqueta, who has assisted the Hammers' last five goals in the league, West Ham look on track to enjoy another fruitful season.
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West Ham United
Squad number23Player nameAreola
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number15Player nameMavropanos
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number14Player nameKudus
Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number2Player nameJohnson
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Manchester United
Squad number24Player nameOnana- Squad number29Player nameWan-Bissaka
- Squad number53Player nameKambwala
- Squad number35Player nameEvans
Squad number23Player nameShaw
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay- Squad number37Player nameMainoo
- Squad number21Player nameAntony
- Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
- Squad number17Player nameGarnacho
- Squad number11Player nameHøjlund
Squad number10Player nameRashford- Squad number14Player nameEriksen
- Squad number15Player nameReguilón
- Squad number28Player namePellistri
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Areola
- 5Coufal
- 15Mavropanos
- 4Zouma
- 33Emerson
- 19Álvarez
- 28Soucek
- 14KudusBooked at 43minsSubstituted forJohnsonat 90+4'minutes
- 7Ward-Prowse
- 10Lucas PaquetáBooked at 74mins
- 20BowenSubstituted forFornalsat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Fabianski
- 2Johnson
- 3Cresswell
- 8Fornals
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 22Benrahma
- 24Kehrer
- 45Mubama
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 24Onana
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 53KambwalaSubstituted forReguilónat 84'minutes
- 35EvansBooked at 45mins
- 23ShawBooked at 90mins
- 39McTominay
- 37Mainoo
- 21AntonySubstituted forPellistriat 73'minutes
- 8Bruno FernandesBooked at 51mins
- 17GarnachoSubstituted forEriksenat 85'minutes
- 11HøjlundSubstituted forRashfordat 57'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Bayindir
- 4S Amrabat
- 10Rashford
- 14Eriksen
- 15Reguilón
- 28Pellistri
- 34van de Beek
- 46Mejbri
- 66Bennett
Live Text
Match ends, West Ham United 2, Manchester United 0.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Manchester United 0.
Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Hand ball by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
Substitution, West Ham United. Ben Johnson replaces Mohammed Kudus.
Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United).
Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Manchester United. Sergio Reguilón is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United).
Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Jarrod Bowen.
Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
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