Opta Stats: West Ham v Manchester United

 

West Ham moved a step closer to safety when they gained a point against Southampton at the weekend, but now must face a Manchester United side looking to clinch the Premier League title as quickly as possible.

 

Manchester United have recovered 27 points from losing positions in the Barclays Premier League this season, a divisional high. United are 9.0 to win from behind.

 

Andy Carroll has scored five goals in his last seven Premier League matches. The striker is 4.0 to find the net.

 

Javier Hernandez has the best minutes per goal ratio in Premier League history, netting once every 120 minutes. You can back Hernandez to score at 2.42.

 

Wayne Rooney has scored eight goals in 10 Premier League appearances for Manchester United against the Hammers and also netted in Man Utd's 1-0 FA Cup replay win over West Ham in January. Rooney is 6.2 to be the first goalscorer.

 

Robin van Persie has scored four goals in his last three Premier League appearances against West Ham and also netted for the Red Devils in their FA Cup game at Upton Park earlier this season. The Dutchman is 5.1 to open the scoring.

 

West Ham have failed to score in six of their last seven Premier League games against Manchester United and in the one they did net, both goals were penalties. United are 2.6 to keep a clean sheet.

 

The Red Devils have scored with 19.6% of their shots this season and hit the target with 49.6% of their attempts at goal, both division-high figures. They are 1.15 to score a goal.

 

There have been four penalties scored in the last three Premier League games between West Ham and Man Utd, but the Red Devils are the only team not to concede a spot kick in the league this season. You can find odds of 3.25 on a penalty being taken.

 

Jussi Jaaskelainen has made more saves than any other goalkeeper in the top flight this season (138). A West Ham clean sheet is priced at 6.8.

 

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