Manchester United hosts West Ham United in the EFL Cup 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, September 22nd at Old Trafford (Manchester)
Manchester United starts the fight for the League Cup from the 1/16 finals. The Red Devils won this trophy five times, and the most recent triumph was in the 2016/17 season. Manchester United has had uneven results last week. The club started the Champions League group stage with an away defeat to Young Boys (2-1). After that, Solskjaer’s men held an away match against West Ham on Sunday. And the Red Devils achieved a comeback victory with a score of 2-1. Cristiano Ronaldo equalized, and Jesse Lingard scored a winning goal at the end of the match. In added time, the Mancunians could have missed three points, but David De Gea saved after Mark Noble's shot from the 11-meter mark.
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West Ham also starts the current League Cup draw from the 1/16 finals. The Hammers have not won this trophy, although they made it to the final twice in the past (in the 1965/66 and 1980/81 seasons). The London team have no defeats until last Sunday. Moyes's men gained two victories and two draws in the first four rounds of the Premier League. And they started the group stage of the Europa League with an away victory over Dinamo Zagreb (0-2). In the match against the Red Devils, West Ham opened the scoring with the efforts of Said Benrahma in the 30th minute. However, the Hammers failed to retain the advantage. The visitors quickly equalized the score and put the squeeze on the tired home team at the end of the game.
It is not excluded that both teams will use the rotation of the starting lineups to save the strength of the leaders. Manchester United and West Ham will play regular Premier League matches on Saturday and will take part in European competitions next week. Most likely, the opponents will not keep the zeros on the scoreboard for the 2nd time in a row. Both teams cannot boast of the perfect game on the defensive. Manchester United conceded at least one goal in five of six games this season, and West Ham’s goalkeeper took the ball out of his net in four out of six games. We are waiting for an exchange of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
