SM
Sports Mole words bigger AMP 2
Man United vs. Newcastle: 22 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data
WH
West Ham logo
Premier League | Gameweek 5
Sep 19, 2021 at 2pm UK
London Stadium
MU
Manchester United logo

West Ham
1 - 2
Man Utd

Benrahma (30')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Ronaldo (35'), Lingard (89')

Mark Noble misses last-gasp penalty as Jesse Lingard returns to haunt West Ham

:Headline: Mark Noble misses last-gasp penalty as Jesse Lingard returns to haunt West Ham:
Mark Noble saw his spot-kick saved by David De David de Gea.
Sports Mole
Mark Noble misses last-gasp penalty as Jesse Lingard returns to haunt West Ham

Mark Noble came off the bench only to miss a stoppage-time penalty as Manchester United snatched a dramatic 2-1 victory at the London Stadium.

Club captain Noble, West Ham’s Mr Reliable from the spot, was sent on by manager David Moyes to take the penalty after Luke Shaw handled in the area.

The long-serving midfielder, who retires at the end of the season, had not missed a spot-kick since December 2016, but he was denied a sentimental winner by United goalkeeper David De Gea.

It was a hugely dramatic end to a thrilling match which saw Jesse Lingard return to haunt the club for whom he starred on loan last season.

In a bitter blow for West Ham and Moyes, who tried to re-sign Lingard over the summer, the England forward curled in what turned out to be the winner two minutes from time.

Cristiano Ronaldo had earlier scored his fourth goal in three matches since returning to United, cancelling out Said Benrahma’s deflected opener for the hosts.

Defeat was tough on West Ham, who showed no signs of fatigue from their Thursday night exertions in Europe as they went at United from the off.

Benrahma robbed Harry Maguire in the area and pulled the ball back for Jarrod Bowen 10 yards out, but his shot lacked power and was blocked by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Said Benrahma (right) celebrates West Ham’s opener (Mike Egerton/PA).

Moments later a glorious cross-field move from the Hammers culminated in another chance for Bowen, whose deflected shot was kept out by the boot of De Gea, with Tomas Soucek firing the rebound over.

Ronaldo’s first glimpse of goal came midway through the first half, with a couple of stepovers gaining him a yard on Vladimir Coufal before shooting straight at Lukasz Fabianski.

United seemed to have weathered the early storm and almost took the lead through Bruno Fernandes, Fabianski getting the smallest of touches to tip his effort on to a post.

But moments later West Ham went ahead when Benrahma’s shot from the edge of the area took a huge deflection off Raphael Varane to wrongfoot De Gea and roll into the net.

Cristiano Ronaldo brought the visitors level (Mike Egerton/PA).

The lead lasted only four minutes before Ronaldo struck, guiding a Fernandes cross into the chest of Fabianski and reacting quickest to tuck in the rebound.

Fabianski got down well to deny Ronaldo a second before Nikola Vlasic skied a chance for the Hammers as a breathless first half came to an end.

West Ham had a major let-off at the start of the second when a wayward pass from Pablo Fornals allowed Fernandes to slip Ronaldo in, but he was denied by Fabianski.

Ronaldo felt he should have had a penalty when he went down under Coufal’s challenge in the area, but referee Martin Atkinson thought otherwise.

Jesse Lingard curls home the winning goal (Mike Egerton/PA).

The Portugal star was also denied by a timely block from the impressive Kurt Zouma as he looked to get on the end of another Fernandes cross.

Lingard came on as a 73rd-minute substitute and 15 minutes later found the top corner with a fine curler.

When Shaw handled Andriy Yarmolenko’s cross to concede a VAR-awarded penalty the script was written for Noble, but De Gea tore it up with a diving save to secure the points.

body check tags ::

amp_article__464463 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2021-09-19 16:00:14:
html db last update - 2021-09-19 16:00:14 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
Kolo or Ko-no? Chelsea make January transfer call as 'big confidence' revealed
Maresca rings Chelsea changes for Ipswich game
Chelsea prospect 'to be recalled in January' to feature in Maresca squad
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool18143145172845
2Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest1911442619737
3Arsenal18106235161936
4Chelsea18105338211735
5Manchester CityMan City199463226631
6Bournemouth198652923630
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle188553021929
8Fulham197842825329
9Aston Villa188462629-328
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton186842726126
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1973941281324
12Brentford187383232024
13West Ham UnitedWest Ham196582335-1223
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd186482124-322
15Crystal Palace194872027-720
16Everton183871524-917
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1944113142-1116
18Leicester CityLeicester1935112242-2014
19Ipswich TownIpswich1826101633-1712
20Southampton1913151239-276
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Maresca rings Chelsea changes for Ipswich game

NEW

1

MR
Maresca rings Chelsea changes for Ipswich game

Chelsea prospect 'to be recalled in January' to feature in Maresca squad

2

CP
Chelsea prospect 'to be recalled in January' to feature in Maresca squad

Preview: Stockport vs. Birmingham - prediction, team news, lineups

NEW

3

PS
Preview: Stockport vs. Birmingham - prediction, team news, lineups

Kolo or Ko-no? Chelsea make January transfer call as 'big confidence' revealed

4

KO
Kolo or Ko-no? Chelsea make January transfer call as 'big confidence' revealed

Frank delivers Flekken update ahead of Arsenal clash

5

FD
Frank delivers Flekken update ahead of Arsenal clash

Preview: Cardiff vs. Coventry - prediction, team news, lineups

6

PC
Preview: Cardiff vs. Coventry - prediction, team news, lineups

Preview: Mansfield vs. Bolton - prediction, team news, lineups

7

PM
Preview: Mansfield vs. Bolton - prediction, team news, lineups

Preview: Swindon vs. Colchester - prediction, team news, lineups

8

PS
Preview: Swindon vs. Colchester - prediction, team news, lineups

Preview: Bristol Rovers vs. Leyton Orient - prediction, team news, lineups

9

PB

Four boxes ticked: Could Real Madrid beat Liverpool, Man City to Zubimendi?

10

FB
1x1


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .