FULL TIME
There were 32 Premier League goals today! Here are the full-time scores:
Everton 3-2 Swansea City http://bit.ly/EFC3-2Swans
Hull City 2-0 West Brom http://bit.ly/Hull2-0WBA
Manchester City 5-0 Fulham http://bit.ly/City5-0FFC
Newcastle United 1-0 Crystal Palace http://bit.ly/CisseWinner
Norwich City 2-0 Sunderland http://bit.ly/Nor2-0SAFC
West Ham 0-2 Manchester Unitedhttp://bit.ly/WHU0-2United
Bellow is the match report for Man utd vs West ham game.... u can follow the link beside your team to view your own match report......
Wayne Rooney scored a goal-of-the-season contender as his brace helped Manchester United cap a memorable week with a 2-0 Premier League win at West Ham.
After Robin van Persie's hat-trick against Olympiakos fired David Moyes' men into the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, Rooney - stand-in captain due to Nemanja Vidic's suspension - gave everyone a timely reminder of his match-winning ability at Upton Park on Saturday.
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| By Oliver Platt Life without Robin van Persie might not be too bad after all for Manchester United. The Dutchman complained a few weeks ago of players playing in the spaces he liked to operate in, and this match perhaps provided evidence that he had a point. David Moyes' team looked much more balanced with Wayne Rooney operating as the lone striker, and Juan Mata flourished in his preferred central role. Rooney's first ranks up there with the best goals of his career. Ashley Young did little more than hopefully loop a bouncing ball in his vague direction; what followed stunned Upton Park and not least Adrian, who almost tripped over himself as he stumbled back in a vain attempt to palm the 45-yard shot away. Manchester City will be a much sterner test on Tuesday but United, at least, can go into that game feeling better about themselves than they probably have done for some time. |
Rooney was employed in a more advanced role due to Van Persie's absence with a knee injury, and the 28-year-old broke the deadlock with an ingenious looped half-volley from almost 50 yards in a goal reminiscent of David Beckham's memorable strike against Wimbledon in 1996.
It was fitting that the former England captain was in attendance to witness the goal, watching from the stands, and Beckham saw Rooney add a second after 33 minutes when the ball fell to him fortuitously eight yards out.
Rooney had the chance to complete his hat-trick nine minutes after the break when he met Ashley Young's cross with a looped header, but United had to settle for the two-goal cushion.
Moyes was able to reflect on a rare successful week in a season of disappointments in his maiden campaign at Old Trafford, while Sam Allardyce's West Ham are not yet out of relegation trouble, though they remain six points clear of the drop zone in 14th.
The visitors could have moved ahead as early as the third minute when Marouane Fellaini's downward header was cleared just in front of goal by Andy Carroll.
But the away fans were soon celebrating Rooney's wonder-goal five minutes later.
The England international spotted goalkeeper Adrian off his line and struck an audacious half-volley from almost the half-way line, with the ball looping over the flailing Spaniard before bouncing into the roof of the net.
With Upton Park still stunned, Juan Mata then led a swift breakaway in the 25th minute and picked out Shinji Kagawa on the left, but the Japanese fired straight at Adrian.
West Ham were causing problems of their own from wide areas and captain Kevin Nolan saw his penalty appeal for a tussle with Darren Fletcher waved away by referee Lee Mason in the 33rd minute.
That proved to be a double blow for the home side as, from the resulting counter-attack, Mark Noble cleared Young's cross straight at Rooney and he took advantage of the good fortune with a cushioned side-foot finish.
West Ham made a sprightly opening to the second period without troubling the Manchester United goal.
After settling into the half, Rooney missed the chance for his hat-trick by floating a header wide from Young's cross in the 54th minute.
Young was involved again 11 minutes later as his whipped cross was headed over the crossbar by Fellaini, who was put under pressure by James Collins.
Rooney was replaced by Javier Hernandez in the 77th minute and left the field to a rapturous reception from the visiting supporters, as United comfortably saw out the closing stages.
Fellaini had a tentative claim for a penalty late on when he went to ground under Antonio.
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