The Premier League's Christmas feast kicks off with Westham hosting Manchester United in the first match. Westham's recent hot form, 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 matches at home, showing a strong home advantage. Manchester United, on the other hand, was deliberately conservative in the last double-red match, and adopted a defense-first strategy against the powerful Liverpool, and both sides eventually shook hands to make a draw. This time when they visit Westham, I am afraid that Man U will continue this strategy, and the two teams have not scored many goals in the past, so it is safer to choose the under 2.5 goals. (Now 621 and 611 live at 8:30pm on Saturday)
Westham suffered a crushing defeat away to Liverpool in the EFL Cup in midweek, going out 1-5. Leader David Moyes rotated six starters in that game, including Lucas Paqueta, Wattles, Gettysuma, Agut, Emmanuel Parmenia and Fabianski. While a big loss on the road was expected, the players will return home to adjust to the challenge. After all, the Hammers have a history of ups and downs. After a tough loss to Fulham on the road, they bounced back with back-to-back victories over Freiburg and Wolves at home, and after the big loss to Liverpool, I believe they will be playing with a full-strength lineup, and are expected to put on a different performance.
Manchester United's recent poor performance, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 3 matches, and the UEFA Europa League is even the bottom of the exit, the leader of the team Tannhäuser is under great pressure. However, in the last match against Liverpool, the team was passive but finally gained a point. Tannhäuser highly praised the team's defense, and goalkeeper Onana also regained his confidence. The team's morale is high and even though the field is tough, they are still able to hold their ground and ensure that the points are in their hands.
