West Ham United vs Manchester United score predicted as pressure builds on Erik ten Hag

Manchester United will be looking to jump up the Premier League table with a big three points later today when Erik ten Hag's side travel to the capital to take on West Ham.

After putting an end to their five-game winless run with a 2-1 victory against Brentford, United dropped points once again in their last outing, drawing 1-1 with Fenerbache in the Europa League as Ten Hag's search for a first European win of the season goes on. Next up United face a trip to east London to take on a struggling West Ham side.

The Irons have won just two of their opening eight games. So, could United make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League? Let's take a look.

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To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that the hosts could line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez; Bowen, Soucek, Paqueta, Summerville; Antonio.

We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Ugarte, Eriksen, Fernandes; Garnacho, Hojlund, Rashford.

United started slowly as the hosts controlled possession in the early stages and after eight minutes West Ham took the lead. Jarrod Bowen burst past Diogo Dalot before drilling a shot through the legs of Andre Onana. The goal acted as a wake-up call for United though and just before the break they managed to draw level.

A one-two between Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho saw the latter break into