Manchester United v West Ham United
Sunday 13th May 2007
Old Trafford
Kick off: 3pm
Referee: Martin Atkinson (Yorkshire)
Team news:
Manchester United are expected to name a strong side against the
Hammers as they prepare to parade their League trophy.
The Premiership champions are likely to name either Cristiano Ronaldo or Wayne Rooney on the bench, with Alan Smith hoping to start.
Alan Curbishley is hoping to name an unchanged squad after last
week's win against Bolton Wanderers.
Background:
Manchester United play their final home game as Champions of
England for the 16th time in their history. They will be presented
with their ninth Premiership trophy and first in four years, after
the final whistle. Victory will give United 29 victories in a top
flight season for the first time ever, eclipsing the 28 achieved in
1956-57 and 1999-2000.
West Ham United need a point to maintain Premiership status and
will also still stay up if they match Wigan's result. The
Hammers beat Man United 1-0 at Upton Park on 17 December in what
was Alan Curbishley's first game in charge.
Stats:
Last five League meetings at Old Trafford:
2005/6 Manchester United 1 (van Nistlerooy) West Ham 0
2002/3 Manchester United 3 (Solskjaer, Veron, Schemmel) West Ham 0
2001/2 Manchester United 1 West Ham 0 (Defoe)
2000/1 Manchester United 3 (Solskjaer, Pearce og, Yorke) West Ham 1
(Kanoute)
1999/00 Manchester United 7 (Scholes 3, Irwin, Cole, Beckham,
Solskjaer) West Ham 1 (Wanchope)
Tickets and travel:
All match tickets have sold out, for information on getting to Old
Trafford click
here .
Weather:
The forecast for tomorrow is heavy rain with temperatures reaching
around 11C.