E. Valencia enters the game and replaces D. Payet.
Payet comes off to be replaced by Enner Valencia for West Ham. The referee has signaled that there will be FOUR minutes of time added allocated after the 90, which does indeed give United a very slight ray of hope to try and grab their third.
89'
BRILLIANT CLEARANCE FROM CRESSWELL! United pile forward trying to find the equaliser and it is Martial who typically leads the charge. He eventually chips a wicked cross to the back post, but before a white shirt can get there the left-back comes in bravely to clear with a commanding header!
87'
A. Januzaj enters the game and replaces A. Valencia.
Last throw of the dice from Van Gaal now, who is arguably making changes now to perhaps try and save his job. The forgotten man, Adnan Januzaj, has been tasked with trying to save Manchester United's season within the space of five minutes, and he will replace Valencia.
85'
J. Tomkins enters the game and replaces D. Sakho.
The second change sees local lad, James Tomkins, replace Sakho.
84'
Pedro Obiang enters the game and replaces M. Lanzini.
West Ham make a double change in quick succession here. The first sees Manuel Lanzini trudge to the side of the pitch to be replaced by Pedro Obiang, who will just provide a little more solidity in the middle of midfield than his predecessor.
83'
J. Lingard enters the game and replaces Ander Herrera.
82'
Van Gaal reacts almost immediately to that goal from Reid and makes an attacking substitution. Entering the action is talented young Englishman, Jesse Lingard, and he will replace the disappointing Hererra for the latter stages of play. Time is running out for United!
80'
W. Reid has scored a goal for West Ham United! Assist by D. Payet.
GOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLL FOR WEST HAM! THIS IS INCREDIBLE! Payet is the provider once again as he swings a free-kick from the left wing dangerously into the box, and it is Reid who manages to rise above Blind to bullet a header past De Gea, who just can't get a strong enough glove to it! Three-two!
Another assist for Payet, and from another cross!
78'
Just over 12 minutes to go here and the way the game is going, we really don't want to see it stop! This has been a truly brilliant game to commemorate the last ever fixture in this stadium, but there are no signs that the goalscoring is going to let up as both sides are really going for it. United need the points a lot more, though!
76'
M. Antonio has scored a goal for West Ham United! Assist by D. Payet.
A masterful assist from Payet with a cross into the area for Antonio!
GOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL FOR WEST HAM! THE HAMMERS STRIKE BACK! Payet hits a disappointing free kick into the wall only to receive possession back to feet. He finds a yard of space before clipping an absolutely perfect cross into the box for Antonio, who sends a wonderfully header into the top corner past De Gea! Two-two! WHAT A GAME!
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75'
Ander Herrera gets yellow.
74'
Herrera finally goes in late on one tackle too many, and suffers the wrath of the referee as a result as he receives a yellow card. Plenty of players just needing to watch themselves for the last 15 minutes or so here.
72'
A. Martial has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by M. Rashford.
Neat assist from Rashford.
GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLL FOR MANCHESTER UNITED! WHAT A TURNAROUND! Rashford receives the ball from Rooney and curls a low pass to the feet of Martial down the left channel, who leaves Reid for dead with a burst of pace before beautifully lifting the ball into the corner past Randolph! Very questionable goalkeeping in the end, but Van Gaal won't care! Two-one!
70'
A. Valencia gets yellow.
The bookings are coming thick and fast in this second period now and it comes for United on this occasion. Valencia seems his name go into the book after getting the wrong side of Payet, who was rushing forward into the final third with tremendous pace. The West Ham midfielder gets up to hit the subsequent free kick, but it flies high and wide into the stand.
69'
A. Carroll gets yellow.
Another yellow card here, and this is CERTAINLY a deserved one. Carroll is the guilty party as he initially does good tracking work on Blind all the way down the right wing, only to eventually scythe down the Dutchman right in front of the dugout. Needless.
67'
CLEARED OFF THE LINE FROM MARTIAL! Payet curls a teasing corner-kick into the box and Carroll powers a header at goal from all of 16 yards, but United are saved in the end by the vigilant Frenchman, who is perfectly position on the post to make the VITAL block! Never hurts to have a man on the post.
65'
The visitors move further forward to the edge of the box, with Rooney pulling the strings from the No.10 position. Rashford eventually receives the ball to feet with his back to goal, and proceeds to flick a quite outstanding back-heel into space at the back post, but there are no takers for United! That was absolutely begging to be smashed home from close range!
63'
It is United's turn to have a spell of possession in the middle of the park, just trying to probe for any potential openings in and around the penalty area. Carrick has did really well to steady the ship for the Red Devils in those central spaces after being introduced at half-time.
61'
Before the match tonight, all the pre-game talk was about how this was the Boleyn Ground's last hurrah, but due to this some quarters have actually forgotten how much is riding on the outcome. If United fail to win tonight, they face a massive uphill task to get into the Champions League for next year, which may indeed cost Van Gaal his job, but still time to get more goals here.
59'
Andy Carroll doesn't half get involved with some extremely physical tussles inside the opposition penalty area. The former Liverpool man has actually been at the ear of the referee, Mike Dean, within the past few minutes trying to make him see some of the potential grappling going on from Smalling, but both parties are probably as guilty as each other.
58'
A. Martial gets yellow.
57'
Surprisingly, it has took us until this point to see the first yellow card of the match, and it is harshly brandished to Martial after leaving a trailing leg out during an altercation with Kouyate. The game has been played at such a frantic pace that you would think there would be more yellows being awarded, but just the one so far.
55'
OOHHHH WHAT A MISS FROM SAKHO! Payet stands over a free kick midway through the United half and proceeds to clip a fabulous cross to the back post for his team-mate. However, the opening goalscorer can't decide whether to use his feet or his head, and ends up bundling an awkward attempt north of the crossbar! That could prove to be vital.
53'
PAYET! HOW CLOSE WAS THAT! Carroll and Smalling get into an aerial duel inside the United penalty area which results in possession breaking free to the edge of the area. The former Marseille man latches on to the ball and whips a cracking strike aimed towards goal, but it just flirts with the side-netting before going wide! De Gea was certainly struggling to get there!
51'
A. Martial has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by Mata.
GOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLL FOR MANCHESTER UNITED! Rashford picks up a loose ball down the right and barges forward before cleverly flicking into the path of Mata, who skips past the defender before laying a perfect pass to the back post for Martial. The Frenchman makes no mistake with the close range finish and fires into the empty net! Great move! One-one!
Brilliant work from Mata to pick out Martial at the back post for his assist!
50'
There is a small break in play at the moment as the ball goes into the stand behind De Gea and doesn't come out again. We can forgive the West Ham fans for that one as the probably want some kind of souviner from such a momentous occasion in the Boleyn's last ever match!
48'
A superb interception at the back from Rojo allows United to break free from pressure. Martial, who has been extremely quiet so far, leads the charge forward before laying down the wing for the onrushing Valencia, who subsequently wins the corner-kick from Cresswell at left-back.
46'
M. Carrick enters the game and replaces M. Schneiderlin.
A change to report at the break from United, and it sees Schneiderlin make way for Michael Carrick.
The second period is underway at Upton Park...and for the last time!
45'
Only one minute of added time allocated by the referee here which sounds about right as there has't been many stoppages, mainly due to the pace the game has been played at.
43'
Payet moves down the channel and decides against going for the long-range strike, instead opting to lay down into space for Antonio. The former Nottingham Forest man takes on Rojo at left-back before clipping a cross deep to the back post, but Smalling marshalls Carroll well to usher possession away from danger out for a throw-in
41'
Antonio picks up the ball down the right flank and opens up his stride with a marauding run, with Martial nowhere to be seen to match the venture forward from the West Ham man. Rojo is forced to come across, but gifts the home side with a set-piece opportunity after a poorly timed tackle on the full-back. Such a daft area to dive in, but the Argentine has previous for such lapses in judgement.
39'
The visitors put together a nice little period of sustained possession down the right wing, with Rooney, Mata, and Valencia all involved. However, any potential for an attack breaks down as Herrera receives the ball to feet before being pounced upon quickly by Kouyate, who really hasn't given the Spaniard room to breath in this first half.
37'
United play the ball out from the back, with De Gea finding Schneiderlin with the short pass. Rooney eventually receives the ball inside the centre circle before drilling a low pass out wide for Valencia, but the Ecuador international is bereft of options down the touchline and is forced to revert back to the England captain. Just no threat coming from Van Gaal's charges here.
35'
Ten minutes to go in the first half here in London and the first part of the match has been all-West Ham. However, the Hammers, and Bilic, will be very wary that they should be two or three goals up rather than the 1-0 lead they have at the moment, as they have really wasted a plethora of decent chances.
33'
Rooney, who is once again being deployed in a more deeper role tonight, finds a bit of space down the right channel before whipping a glorious cross to the edge of the six-yard box. Rashford attempts to get on the end of it, but is bested by Ogbonna who just gets in front of the United striker to put behind for a corner-kick.
31'
One to forget for Payet here as West Ham break forward on a pacey counter after Martial slips and loses possession a yard in from the left touchline. The hosts penetrate into the final third, with the ball eventually coming to their Player of the Year, but the subsequent strike on goal goes high and wide into the stand, catalysing a groan from the fans. Not like him at all!
29'
United haven't been able to handle having zero time on the ball in the final third, which is meaning the likes of Rooney and Mata can't creating anything in those more central areas. Plenty of possession for the Red Devils in the past 10 minutes or so, but it is coming in defence and in deep positions which isn't particularly threatening.
27'
There's no way that Randolph in between the sticks for West Ham would have expected such a quiet game up until now, as he has probably saw the least amount of action of any player out there. Not one United chance or strike on goal of note, so far.
25'
Lanzini, who superbly assisted the opening goal for Sakho, attempts to grab one for himself this time by turning sharply around 25 yards out before flashing a right-footed strike low towards the bottom corner. However, the Argentine's strike never really bothers De Gea in the United goal, who comfortably sees it wide.
23'
We are just beyond the midway point of a frantic opening half of this Barclays Premier League match, and it has taken this long for United to finally find some kind of order in their play out there. West Ham may indeed just be taking a break with their pressing, but it is allowing us to take a little breather with a quiet bit in the game on the go at the moment.
21'
GOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLL FOR WEST HAM! WAIT! NO! THE BALL HAD GONE OUT OF PLAY! Antonio bundles the ball in over the line at the back post and darts away to start a dancing celebration, only to be left disappointed as the linesman already had his flag up for a corner kick to the Hammers after a cross cannoned off Martial!
19'
SITTER FROM CARROLL! An awful bit of positioning from Blind allows the West Ham striker to run through one-on-one with the keeper, but it is the United goalkeeper who comes out on top after a terribly tame finish from the former Newcastle and Liverpool man! It should be 2-0.
18'
SAVE FROM DE GEA! Antonio clips a lovely cross to the back post and Carroll barges his way through some bodies to chest a lay-off perfectly into the path of Payet, who rifles a low strike bouncing towards goal. Luckily for United, the Spaniard is vigilant in his defending and gets his body behind the attempt to make the stop.
16'
The Hammers are winning everything in those central areas at the moment, with Herrera and Schneiderlin struggling greatly to contend with the pressing of Noble and Kouyate, who are bossing things in the middle area of the pitch. United need to sort themselves out and try and get some kind of order into their possession, particularly in the final third.
14'
The tempo and intensity with which West Ham are playing with at the moment has been absolutely fantastic, and the completely antithesis of their performance at the weekend against Swansea at Upton Park, when they were lackadaisical all afternoon. United are having to work very, VERY hard to try and weather the storm and keep from conceding again early on.
12'
Originally, that looked like a quite brilliant finish from Sakho, but in actual fact it took a wicked deflection off the leg of Blind on the route to goal, which left De Gea completely rooted to the spot in between the sticks. The Hammers won't care though, as they have a deserved 1-0 lead!
10'
D. Sakho has scored a goal for West Ham United! Assist by M. Lanzini.
Perfect pass back into the danger area from Lanzini to earn an assist!
GOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL FOR WEST HAM! WHAT A START FROM THE HAMMERS! A wonderfully worked move down the left wing allows Cresswell to pick out a lovely pass in behind the Unite defence for Lanzini, who in turn reverses a cross low into the penalty area. Sakho meets it with a superb curled finish into the bottom left corner! One-nil!
7'
With the kick-off being delayed by 45 minutes, there could have been a risk of a slightly slow start to proceedings as both sets of players got their preparations in later than usual. However, the match has started at a blistering pace, with a lot of pressure being put on the United defence with crosses into the box aimed at the towering figure of Andy Carroll.
5'
An interesting duel which is one to keep an eye on is that of Martial down the left-hand side going up against Antonio at right-back, who is usually more comfortable in advances areas further forward. The West Ham man will certainly have his hands full with the rapid movement of the Frenchman tonight, you would think!
3'
There are already signs that we could be in for a pretty special game tonight, folks. The atmosphere is like nothing we have seen all season in the Premier League due to the sentimental love coming from the West Ham fans for their home ground, but United are looking like they are up for spoiling a party!
1'
WE ARE UNDERWAY AT THE BOLEYN GROUND FOR THE LAST TIME!
After 112 years, one of the world's most famous football arenas, the Boleyn Ground at Upton Park, will finally close the doors to its tenants, West Ham, who will be moving to the Olympic Stadium for the start of the next Premier League season. It is sure to be a fairly emotional night for Hammers fans, but there can be no room for complacency on the pitch as they face a Manchester United side full of motivation.
Indeed, sentimentality will need to wait until the full-time whistle, as West Ham would love to derail United's chance of going ahead of Manchester City in the race to claim the last remaining Champions League place. However, Slaven Bilic will be demanding a much better performance from his side than what he witnessed on Saturday afternoon, as the Londoners were embarrassed at home in a 4-1 loss to Swansea.
In the second half of the season, Louis van Gaal has came under increased scrutiny as United boss, with the currently unemployed Jose Mourinho being touted for the managerial role at the Red Devils from some sources. Champions League football is seen as a must for a club the size of United, and if they are to gain entry to the tournament, they would ideally have to come out of tonight's match with a win in order to heap pressure on Man City in the top-four race.
The Hammers have enjoyed a fabulous season under the tutelage of the Croatian boss, but will be disappointed that their own slight ambition of making it into the top four is now gone after that damaging loss at the weekend. They still harbour hopes of gracing their new Olympic Stadium home with European football next campaign, though, so entry into the Europa League remains a real target for their two remaining league matches.
Due to the Manchester United coach arrival late at the stadium kick-off has been DELAYED by 45 minutes.
All the stats point to United potentially spoiling the Boleyn Ground leaving party here tonight. They have lost none of their last 14 league matches against the Hammers, and in Wayne Rooney they have a player who has scored 11 goals in 15 games in this fixture, while also being the record scorer of opposition goals at Upton Park with seven. The last match between the two outfits took place a month ago in the quarter-final replay of the FA Cup, and on that occasion Van Gaal's charges progressed with a narrow 2-1 win thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini.
TEAM NEWS...
West Ham subs: Spiegel, Tomkins, Valencia, Obiang, Collins, Moses, Emenike.
West Ham (4-4-2): Randolph; Antonio, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Payet, Noble, Kouyate, Lanzini; Sakho, Carroll.
Good evening football fans! Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Barclays Premier League clash between West Ham United and Manchester United from the Boleyn Ground.
Manchester United subs: Romero, Jones, Depay, Januzaj, Carrick, Lingard, Borthwick-Jackson.
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Blind, Rojo; Herrera, Schneiderlin; Mata, Rooney, Martial; Rashford.
The atmosphere continues to build in the last ever game at the Boleyn Ground, and even more than it possibly could have been due to the fact the fans have been waiting an extra 45 minutes for kick-off! Not too long to wait now...
The players are making their way to the pitch and we are almost ready for kick-off! 'I'm forever blowing bubbles' is being absolutely blasted out from the stands! What an atmosphere!
Half-time at the Boleyn Ground. West Ham are halfway towards marking their last ever match at this stadium with a victory as they lead Manchester United 1-0 at the break thanks to a goal from Diafra Sakho after some lovely build-up play from the hosts. Louis van Gaal's men have simply been unable to handle the occasion and the atmosphere being created by the Hammers fans, who have catalysed quite the performance from their team so far. Very interesting second period to come!
The final whistle goes for the last time EVER at the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park, and what a fitting way to end West Ham's tenancy here with a spectacularly entertaining 3-2 victory over Manchester United in front of the Hammers crowd. The goalscorers for the hosts were Diafra Sakho, Michail Antonio, and Winston Reid, who all netted after the Red Devils had initially come from behind to lead 2-1, to eventually end the game at 3-2. 'I'm forever blowing bubbles' plays out among the stands for the very last time, and I'm sure the West Ham fans will be more than happy to pick up a few souvenirs from the Boleyn! Thanks for joining us, see you at the Olympic Stadium in August!
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