Boleyn Ground will be opened up one final time in an historic match for West Ham United. The Hammers still have a real shot to reach the Europa League next season, but they'll need a result in this match against Manchester United to get the job done.
Soccer Odds at BookMaker.eu
West Ham +190
Manchester United +140
Draw +230
Over/Under 2.5 (under -125)
ODDS ANALYSIS
The Hammers are underdogs in their last match ever at Boleyn Ground, but it's entirely possible they could snare the three points. They're +190 on the moneyline line, not a number which is all that far off from the +140 Manchester United is lined at.
Many expect this to be a gritty, defensive affair, and that's why the total is shaded a bit low at 2.5 and -125 vig on the under.
KEY INJURIES
United took another injury blow last week at Norwich City, as Matteo Darmian picked up an ankle injury which saw him come off after just a dozen minutes. It's highly unlikely he's going to be ready to go again on Tuesday, and that will against force Louis van Gaal to shuffle his lineup around. Anthony Martial was withdrawn from the lineup in warm-ups against the Canaries thanks to a hamstring problem, but he could be ready to get back in the fold on Tuesday.
Marouane Fellaini has been suspended for the last three matches of the regular season after violent conduct against Leicester City a couple weeks ago. Luke Shaw and Bastian Schweinsteiger are both out for the rest of the regular season.
West Ham has a relatively clean bill of health. The only real problem is in net, where Adrian is likely to sit once again with a calf injury. Darren Randolph, the man who was tasked with wearing the No. 1 at the start of the year for the Hammers, will be back in the pipes.
LIVE BETTING
West Ham had a shot to really put itself in European competition for next year last weekend against Swansea City. The Swans rarely had any success at Boleyn Ground, but they picked up a resounding 4-1 victory to push the Hammers outside of the Top 6. The result was a bit of a shocker, though. The Hammers had won their previous two matches 3-0 over West Brom and 3-1 over Watford respectively.
Manchester United wasn't fantastic against Norwich City last weekend, but a goal from Juan Mata put it on the front foot and gave it three massive points. That's five wins in six matches for the Red Devils, the lone failure being a 1-1 draw at home against the league champion, Leicester City. It's form which van Gaal should be proud of for sure, and one which has gotten his side back within striking distance of the Top 4.
QUICK PICK
It was only a few weeks ago that Manchester United came here to Boleyn Ground and knocked West Ham out of the FA Cup, and now, it'll have a shot to wreck the Hammers' European hopes as well in the last game ever in this stadium.
We'll be interested to see if Martial can play in this fixture or not. For as well as West Ham has played offensively of late, its defense has been beatable for sure. Swansea was able to rip through the back four time and time again on Saturday, and there's a really good chance that Martial could help do the exact same thing.
Man U really has nothing to lose at this point, and it would love to close Boleyn Ground with a victory to kill the chances of the Hammers to play in Europe next year. Though we definitely see a path to victory for Diafra Sakho, Enner Valencia, Andy Carroll and company, Manchester United is clearly the better of the two plays.
English Premier League Odds: Manchester United 2, West Ham 0
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