[Lucky McLuckerson]

..................VS.......................

Date: Wednesday, March 01 2023
Kickoff Time: 1945 Hrs GMT
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

FA Cup Form Guide

Manchester United: WW
West Ham: WW


Previous FA Cup Meetings

Manchester United 1—0 West Ham

West Ham 1—2 Manchester United

Manchester United 1—1 West Ham

West Ham 1—0 Manchester United

Manchester United 2—2 West Ham


All-Time FA Cup Record

Manchester United wins: 6
West Ham wins: 4
Draws: 3


Pre-Match Pressers

Erik ten Hag




David Moyes





Team News

Manchester United

Christian Eriksen, Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial ruled out. Luke Shaw and Fred doubtful.

West Ham

Maxwel Cornet and Danny Ings ruled out. Vladimír Coufal, Kurt Zouma and Lukasz Fabianski doubtful.


Know the opposition

West Ham United Football Club (nicknamed The Irons, The Hammers, and The Academy of Football) are a professional football club based in Upton Park, East London. They were founded in 1895 by foreman and local league referee Dave Taylor and owner Arnold Hills as Thames Ironworks F.C. - a strictly amateur football club with a team featuring a number of works employees. During the summer of 1898, Thames Ironworks F.C. became a professional outfit for the first time, to match their new status as members of the Southern League Second Division, and were promoted to the First Division at the first attempt following a decision to enlarge the top division of the Southern League to 19 teams. After growing disputes over the running and financing of the club in June 1900, Thames Ironworks F.C. resigned from the Southern League and were officially wound up. On 5 July 1900 they reformed under the new name of West Ham United and accepted an offer of the Southern League place left vacant by Thames Ironworks.

West Ham's most successful period started with the appointment of Ron Greenwood in 1961 - leading to FA Cup, League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup titles - with youth team graduates Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters at the forefront. Their nickname The Academy of Football pays homage to the club's proud tradition in English football for playing entertaining, attacking football - and the success of the club in coaching future greats - which includes that aforementioned trio of World Cup winners, Trevor Brooking, Paul Ince, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Jermaine Defoe and Michael Carrick. West Ham's most prominent rivals are local clubs Millwall (Dockers derby - one of the longest-standing and most bitter in English football), Chelsea (East versus West London rivalry), and Tottenham Hotspur (East versus North London derby). They played their home games at the now demolished Boleyn Ground (often referred to as Upton Park) from 1904 to 2016, and moved to the London Olympic Stadium at the start of the 2016/ 2017 League season.


Referee

Michael Salisbury.


Familiar Faces

David Moyes (2013—14)

 

[Samid]

All well and good winning a trophy but the most important thing is how you follow it up the next game. This is our first real test.

 

[PoTMS]

Rest everyone.

 

[Dan_F]

Rest everyone.

This. I’d even let Ten Hag watch it from the sofa if he feels a bit tired.

 

[JustinC00]

------------Heaton
AWB-Lindelof-Maguire-Malacia

-----------McTominay
-------Sabitzer--Fred
-------------Sancho
Antony-------------Garnacho

 

[top1whoisman]

Please give a couple of days off for the XI that’s started more or less every match lately.

Heaton

Dalot
Maguire
Lindelöf
Malacia

McTominay
Sabitzer

Antony
Sancho
Garnacho

Elanga

Might lose with that and I’d love to really go for the FA Cup but we can’t go on like this till the end of the season.

 

[top1whoisman]

This. I’d even let Ten Hag watch it from the sofa if he feels a bit tired.

 

[redNATION]

Liverpool next week, rest the entire first 11 .

 

[Sassy Colin]

feck me, it doesn't stop!

 

[Eplel]

What is this?

 

[Rustyspider13]

I'd be lying if I said I cared that much. EtH will absolutely care though. He'll pick a team to win. Just hope he rests some of the starters.

 

[Bwuk]

Rotate a bit but fecksake lads, we want to win trophies. None of this whole sale changes and get beat nonsense.

De Gea
AWB - Maguire - Martinez - Malacia
Sabitzer - Casemiro
Antony - Bruno - Garnacho
Rashford​

 

[I’m loving my life]

Play Jones on his own. Everyone else can go celebrate somewhere

 

[AndySmith1990]

Jesus christ there's no let up. 3 days rest and we go again

 

[Jacob]

Will be really interested to see his selection for this game.

 

[IrishRedDevil]

Jesus christ there's no let up. 3 days rest and we go again

The players love it, though.

 

[ManRed]

This is the game where depth will be important.

De Gea
Dalot - Lindelof - Harry - Malacia
Scott
Sabitzer - Fred
Sancho - Weghorst - Garnacho

 

[bosnian_red]

De Gea
Dalot Lindelof Maguire Malacia
McTominay Sabitzer
Bruno Sancho Garnacho
Weghorst​

Honestly, not super optimistic for this. We are far better and at home will help, but you just feel after a cup final win and the Barcelona win, might get a little drop off.

 

[charlenefan]

Team should be...

------------------De Gea------------------
Dalot--Maguire--Lindelof--Malacia
-----McTominay----Sabitzer-------
Antony-------Sancho-------Garnacho
-----------------Weghorst-----------------

Subs: Heaton, AWB, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Fred, Fernandes, Rashford

 

[Pronewbie]

Our 1st team midfield and attack look absolutely knackered. I wouldn't be surprised if we drop points here.

 

[King Eric 7]

Our 1st team midfield and attack look absolutely knackered. I wouldn't be surprised if we drop points here.

There's no points on offer thankfully It's the FA Cup.

 

[Kazi]

I think he should go with the same midfield that we ended today’s game with.

Casemiro should be relatively fresh

 

[rio's upper lip]

Gotta be a full rotation here. Lindelöf, McTominay, Maguire, Malacia -- the whole nine yards from the bench.

 

[King Eric 7]

Everyone needs a rest for this. If we can't win with our second string team then so be it.

 

[Giant Midget]

Heaton

Dalot Lindelof Maguire Malacia

Sabitzer McTominay Casemior

Sancho Elanga Garnacho

 

[Ballache]

Our 1st team midfield and attack look absolutely knackered. I wouldn't be surprised if we drop points here.

FA Cup.
Honestly not that bothered by this. Rashford, Bruno and Shaw need to be rested.

 

[BootsyCollins]

DDG
Dalot-Harry-Martinez-Malacia
Sabitzer-Fred
Anthony-Bruno-Sancho
Wout

 

[hobbers]

Liverpool at the weekend is 10x more important. Especially after winning in Europa and winning today.

Rashford was totally dead out there, zero chance he can start vs West Ham. Fred needs a rest. Varane probably does as well.

Sancho, Garnacho and Sabitzer could and should all start.

 

[RedorDead21]

Bruno deserves a rest must have a kid we can throw in there Infact no kids in that lineup mentioned

 

[Harry190]

They could have postponed this game...

 

[Hugh Jass]

Five or six changes at least.

 

[cyberman]

Really need to rotate. With Liverpool having a tough game midweek it’s really worth the risk.

 

[BorisManUtd]

Most of the team needs a rest but we want to go through here as well. Liverpool game should be a priority but win this one and we're in quarterfinal so 2 wins away from another cup final. Do think it'll be really difficult game though.

 

[Ayoba]

Rest the following:

Varane
Martinez
Rashford
Casemiro
Bruno.

 

[horsechoker]

Rotate a couple, I'd like to give Fernandes a breather at least

 

[Relfy]

I feel we need to make a few changes in this one. Nothing too drastic as we need to keep up the momentum. Maybe keep Rashford and Casemiro on the bench to keep them fresh for Anfield, possibly Varane too.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Rest everyone.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Sancho, Sabitzer and Garnacho to start

we Need to rest a lot of players

 

[Plant0x84]

I'd be lying if I said I cared that much. EtH will absolutely care though. He'll pick a team to win. Just hope he rests some of the starters.

Why wouldn’t you care about winning another trophy?

 

[Plant0x84]

We don’t want Moyes to knock us out of a cup again. Full steam ahead!