West Ham beat Man Utd 2-0 at London Stadium and overtake them

West Ham United won against Manchester United 2-0 at London Stadium, and the Hammers are now ahead of the Red Devils in the league standings as David Moyes’ side is 6^th with 30 points while Erik ten Hag’s team is 8^th with 28 points.

The 1^st goal in the match came in the 72^nd minute when Lucas Paqueta assisted Jarrod Bowen, and he opened the score in the match.

West Ham have won back-to-back Premier League games against Manchester United for the first time since December 2007.

They extend their unbeaten run at the London stadium to seven games across all competitions. ⚒️ pic.twitter.com/8M2fx49N8n

— Squawka (@Squawka) December 23, 2023

Lucas Paqueta again gave the assist for the 2^nd goal of West Ham in the 78^th minute when he passed to Mohammed Kudus, and he beat 2 Manchester United defenders to score into the bottom left corner.

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Lucas Paqueta and Mohammed Kudus have now combined for 3 goals in West Ham’s last 2 Premier League games:

Paqueta → Kudus ⚽ vs. Wolves
Paqueta → Kudus ⚽ vs. Wolves
Paqueta → Kudus ⚽ vs. Manchester United

Link-up. ⛓️ pic.twitter.com/cRl4Q6utJj

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 23, 2023

That was the London team’s 3rd victory in their last 4 matches in the Premier League, as during that period, they also beat Wolverhampton and Tottenham.

Manchester United have only 1 victory in their last 5 games in the league and are slipping away from the top 4.