At 2 a.m. Beijing time on May 8, Manchester United came to the London Bowl to challenge West Ham United in the 35th round of the 2022-23 Premier League season. In the first half, De Gea made a mistake and leaked Ben Lahema's long-range shot in, with both Rashford and Anthony hitting the upright; In the second half, both West Ham goals were ruled invalid. In the end, Manchester United lost 1-0 away to West Ham United and suffered two consecutive defeats and remained in fourth place, just one point ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool with one game less.
Manchester United lost 1-0 to Brighton in the last round. Third-placed Newcastle took the lead in the round, losing 2-0 to Arsenal and giving United a chance to come back. West Ham are at the bottom of the table, four points above the relegation zone.
In the second minute, United played a quick counter-attack, Marcus Rashford and Erikson passed each other up front, and finally Marcus Rashford shot from distance and the ball went high. In the 7th minute, Anthony cut inside from the right flank with the ball, and B Fei in the middle followed up and pushed the ball.
In the 10th minute, Malasia crossed 45 degrees on the left flank of the pitch, the West Ham defender headed the ball short, Westhorst chested the ball and Anthony's left-footed volley that followed was slightly deflected. In the 15th minute, Anthony cut inside from the right side of the field and passed back, and Eriksen pushed his shot off the right side of the box and deflected off the post.
In the 16th minute, Ben Lahema crossed from the left in front of the field and Antonio in the box fired a shot from his back and heel, and the ball was deflected. In the 17th minute, Baffy advanced with the ball in front and split to the left, Marcus Rashford received the ball and cut inside the box with a low right-footed shot that bounced off the post.
In the 27th minute, Ben Lahema immediately counter-attacked after a tackle, he dribbled the ball to the box under the three-man interception, the ball was not very powerful, De Gea fell to the ground to make a mistake, the ball leaked into the goal, Manchester United 0-1 behind West Ham United.
In the 30th minute, Antonio crossed from the left side of the box and Bowen's shot was denied by De Gea. In the 32nd minute, B Fei crossed from the left side of the field, Anthony received the ball and turned to the box to volley with his left foot, and the ball hit the post and went off the line.
In the 42nd minute, Anthony picked out a cross from the right side of the box and Marcus Rashford's header was not strong enough for goalkeeper Fabianski to hold the ball. In the 45+1st minute, Paqueta headed straight at the right side of the pitch and Ben Rahma's low right-footed shot into the box was saved by De Gea. Ben Lahma's shot was suspected to have hit Lindelof's arm, which the referee thought was not a penalty.
In the 45+2nd minute, Casemiro crossed from the right side of the pitch and Erikson received the ball and burst into the left side of the box with a left-footed volley, which Fabianski held. At the end of the first half, United were temporarily behind.
In the 49th minute, Ben Lahema's cross from the left side of the box was blocked, Soczek volleyed from a small angle in front of the bottom line on the right side, and De Gea saved the ball. In the 52nd minute, West Ham United threw an out-of-bounds ball into the box, Sauček headed it over, Antonio scored in the scuffle, but the referee ruled that Antonio rushed the goalkeeper first and the goal was invalidated.
In the 56th minute, Wan-Bissaka crossed from the right side of the field, Westhorst in the middle volleyed with his right foot, and Fabianski flew to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Paqueta fired a long-range left-footed shot in front of the box that went over the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Paqueta picked up a cross in front of the left edge of the penalty area, and Shoczek's small-angle volley hit the side netting at the back post.
In the 66th minute, Paqueta cut inside from the right into the box and volleyed from a small angle, the ball deflected off the upright. In the 73rd minute, Rice split the ball to the left in front of the box, Paqueta received a cross, and Shoček in front of the post flicked his head into the net, but Shoček was offside and the goal was invalidated.
In the 77th minute, Marcus Rashford received a small-angle volley from the right side of the penalty area and Fabianski lifted the ball off the crossbar with one hand. In the 91st minute, Martial broke through with the ball, collided with Marcus Rashford and made a tackle on the line of the small penalty area, and Fabianski struggled to save the ball. In the 98th minute, Fee cut inside the box from the right and deflected a left-footed shot.
In the end, the game was over, and Manchester United lost 1-0 to West Ham United.