EPL 2001/02 - West Ham United vs Manchester United
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00:00Upton Park in March 2002 saw visitors Manchester United take on West Ham
00:07The Red Devils were top of the Premiership
00:09and knew a win would put some daylight between themselves and rivals Liverpool
00:14Three more points would assure another season of Premiership football for Glenroders West Ham
00:19and they had won at Old Trafford earlier in the season
00:22Italian enigma Paolo Di Cagno, who United had tried to sign earlier in the campaign
00:27led the attack for West Ham
00:29They suffered a blow with Trevor Sinclair ruled out because of food poisoning
00:33but Michael Carrick and Steve Lomas returned to the side
00:36Jermaine Defoe, who'd scored the winner at Old Trafford, was on the bench
00:40Since losing that game Sir Alex Ferguson's men have been on a phenomenal run
00:45winning 13 of their last 15 fixtures
00:48Juan Sebastian Veron and Ryan Giggs were rested
00:51replaced by Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes in midfield
00:55Your match commentator at Upton Park is Rob Hawthorne
01:00It's West Ham seeking their first league double over Manchester United
01:05for 25 years to get the game underway
01:10Schemmel with the throw and here is Paolo Di Cagno
01:15Headed back is by Roy Keane
01:17Fabian Barthez gets his first touch
01:21This is Keane
01:23Gary Neville who's played most of this season at centre-back
01:27with a variety of partners as Manchester United tinkered early on
01:31to come up with the right combination
01:33particularly in the wake of Jaap Stam's departure
01:36Now the centre-back pairing of Laurent Blanc and Ronnie Janssen
01:42There's Schemmel
01:44Nicky Butt
01:45Nicky Butt
01:49Keane
01:51Solskjaer
01:53Now Beckham
02:00Solskjaer
02:02But with a lay-off, Scholes not close enough to him to take advantage of it
02:09Away by Lomas
02:12Joe Cole beaten to it by Ronnie Janssen
02:22This is Laurent Blanc
02:25Scholes
02:30Cricket given against Michael Carrick
02:34Straight through the tangle and maybe Carrick a little unlucky that the free-kick was awarded against him there
02:41A greater concern to West Ham and David James in particular is the fact that
02:46you know who is lining up to take it
02:50David James well aware I'm sure of what David Beckham's intentions will be
02:55even from this sort of distance
02:57And even from this sort of distance
03:00with a yard added
03:02by the referee
03:03which seems hugely trivial
03:06he still wouldn't bet against Beckham
03:12Referee being just as strict about the positioning of the wall as he was about the positioning of the ball
03:17Referee being just as strict about the positioning of the wall as he was about the positioning of the ball
03:27He would never bet against Beckham
03:31And on this occasion
03:32the deflection caused a little bit of confusion there
03:36Beckham gets it back across
03:37and James sees it run by him
03:41Maybe a measure of the anxiety there in the West Ham defence
03:44David James there says he didn't touch it even though a corner's been given
03:48Scholes gets it across
03:50And there may well have been controversy there
03:53had Solskjaer buried that
03:55David James furious that Manchester United were given a corner while West Ham were regrouping in anticipating a goal kick
04:15Reds! Reds! Reds!
04:18Reds! Reds! Reds!
04:19Reds! Reds! Reds!
04:21Reds! Reds! Reds!
04:23Reds! Reds! Reds!
04:24Le Ban with a cross
04:25looking for Lomas
04:27And it's gone in
04:28and it's a cracking start for West Ham
04:30and it's a superb return for Steve Lomas
04:34who's missed the last couple with a knee injury
04:37Barthez beaten by the header
04:39And West Ham get the initiative, the cross swung in by the new man, LeBant, Lomas, got
04:51the edge on Silvestre and even though Barthez got a hand to it, he couldn't get enough of
04:57a hand to it to turn it over.
05:09Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!
05:25D'Caneo, West Ham really are flying at the moment, D'Caneo sensed that could be his moment,
05:37Now he's doing a bit of defending here against David Beckham.
05:58Here's LeBant.
06:02And West Ham have won a corner.
06:03It's a cracking start for a team whose home form has been excellent.
06:13If only their away form could match it.
06:19Away by Gary Neville.
06:22LeBant has won the corner.
06:34I'll be delighted with his set-up play for the goal, LeBant.
06:39Di Canio's played the ball back to LeBant.
06:46They've only just brought in from Sparta Prague, it's his ninth game.
06:51And it was a cute piece of thinking that by Paolo Di Canio.
06:59Sir Alec Ferguson at the edge of his technical area.
07:04In a line with Juan Roda, in fact.
07:12United normally at their most dangerous when they've been wounded.
07:19Sometimes it takes the jolt of a 2-0 deficit to bring them round.
07:25Or even 3-0 has Tottenham found to their cost earlier in the campaign.
07:29Scholes here looking to set Beckham away.
07:32Oh, a beautiful goal. That is sheer class.
07:44The East Ender returns to haunt West Ham again.
07:48And in glorious fashion.
07:50It was a well-constructed move, good vision from Scholes in the first place.
07:54But if there was vision with a pass, what about that for a finish?
08:01An absolutely magnificent goal from David Beckham.
08:12Sheville.
08:15Neumanns. Carrick.
08:18Sheville again.
08:21Kanuti!
08:24What a fantastic response by West Ham!
08:32Two minutes after conceding the equaliser, West Ham break to retake the lead.
08:42Sheville's ball in.
08:44Calmly executed by Kanuti.
08:48He's into double figures for the season.
08:51West Ham are back in front.
08:55And it's been a cracking start to this match already.
09:02And he's put West Ham back in the driving seat in this one.
09:07A push on Van Nistelrooy there.
09:11And Manchester United with a quick free kick.
09:15Paul Scholes, the referee wants it retaken though.
09:25Paneo...
09:27Paneo evidently feels that it's come to nothing.
09:32Manchester United shouldn't be given the benefit of a retake.
09:43David James on his guard here against some more Beckham magic.
09:51Presumably as provided this time from this sort of angle.
09:55I'm not quite sure with Beckham.
10:01Oh, what a fantastic response yet again, it's Nicky Butts!
10:06It's 2-2!
10:10Well the goals are free flowing.
10:12And Beckham having drawn Manchester United level once, has played his part in trying them level again.
10:19There'll be a big inquest there from West Ham as to why they stood off.
10:23And Sir Alec Ferguson's team are back in it again.
10:28Well we haven't had a quarter of this FA Barclaycard Premiership match yet.
10:33And we've had four goals already, two for each side.
10:37And West Ham having twice established an advantage, has seen Manchester United get level.
10:44And Daly here has to try and hold off Van Nistelrooy, which is no easy task.
10:49Away by Levant.
10:51There's Keane, now Butts.
10:56Nicky Butts again.
10:58Sylvester.
11:01Van Nistelrooy.
11:04Keane.
11:07Scholes.
11:12And again Paul Scholes.
11:13And again Paul Scholes.
11:17Neville getting forward.
11:21Beckham challenging, away by Repka.
11:25Now Joe Cole.
11:28Di Canio.
11:32Turned away by Roy King.
11:40Here's Paulo Di Canio.
11:42And it was great skill, and he got tripped at the last minute by Gary Neville.
11:57Gary Neville, even though he's walking away from the situation.
12:01He's going to be booked here.
12:03He's going to be booked here.
12:11It was a lovely piece of skill to try and weave his way through, and he definitely got clipped by Gary Neville, no question about it.
12:24Di Canio with a free kick.
12:25Repka!
12:27Thomas Repka, who's never scored for West Ham.
12:31This is his 26th appearance for the club.
12:34And he wouldn't have had many better opportunities than that, anywhere but there.
12:43Beckham.
12:47Neville feeding it through to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but Repka is his shadow.
12:52And the pressure by Thomas Repka.
12:55Proceeds for the free kick.
12:56Repka unwisely deciding to confront the assistant referees.
12:59That is a disciplinary problem since he's been here.
13:02Sent off twice in his first three games for the club, Repka.
13:05And booked seven times since.
13:14Beckham is over the free kick.
13:18David James, beware again.
13:21David James, beware again.
13:24And he'll pick up Nicky Butt this time.
13:27Steve Lomas has.
13:31So it's angled back. Roy Keane!
13:33And it's back off James, and Repka is quickest to react.
13:40United going for a different option, having produced a goal from their previous free kick, but Keane's effort kept up by James.
13:47And Thomas Repka defended well to prevent any harm coming from the rebound.
13:54West Ham 2, Manchester United 2.
14:01Manchester United then, get us restarted.
14:04And here is Mikel Silvestre.
14:10Back gets his clearance all wrong.
14:13Winterburn helps him out.
14:15Gary Neville.
14:18Van Nistelrooy.
14:20Cleared by Winterburn.
14:21It's Beckham.
14:22Neville.
14:25Van Nistelrooy.
14:28Solskjaer.
14:30Gary Neville's ball in towards Scholes.
14:37The unusual if neither of United's strikers were to get on the score sheet today.
14:45Joe Cole.
14:47Winterburn.
14:53This is Carrick.
14:55And Winterburn's taken it on when De Canio was also in attendance.
15:01It's had a very quiet afternoon so far as Paolo De Canio, not too much to set the pulses racing from him, but that does from Carrick.
15:10For a moment at least.
15:12Warmly applauded by the West Ham faithful, although it was never going to seriously trouble Fabian Barthez.
15:29Trying to work it through for Carrick, which was a nice idea.
15:33Keane, though, was the obstacle and he sets Paul Scholes away.
15:38Van Nistelrooy.
15:41Has to do on his own from that side, it deflected back to James.
15:46Ronnie Johnson.
15:49Sylvester keeps it in, but in doing so is forced back by Lomas.
15:54Now Butt.
15:58Keane.
16:02Beckham.
16:03Beckham.
16:07Solskjaer gets in front of Thomas Repke.
16:11Yes!
16:12All too simple for Paul Scholes and Manchester United.
16:16And for the first time in this match they lead.
16:21A bemused David James wonders just how Scholes managed to break free
16:28and have the time that he required.
16:31To convert the opportunity that was put on a plate for him by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
16:38There were West Ham defenders there just standing and watching and they pay for their spectating.
16:45Because Scholes
16:48couldn't miss could he from that range?
16:50And he didn't.
16:57Laurent Blanc.
16:59Gary Neville.
17:05Roy Keane pulls it back, Van Nistelrooy!
17:11Sort of chance that you would have expected the Dutchman to bury normally.
17:18Gary Neville who got it forward, Keane who pulled it back for him.
17:22And he had time to set himself and shape up for the shot.
17:27But in the end the delivery wide.
17:44Gary Neville.
17:46Van Nistelrooy.
17:52Beckham.
17:54Headed against Van Nistelrooy.
17:57Solskjaer blocked by Schemmel.
17:59But he never gives up on anything Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
18:02And Manchester United increase their leads.
18:08It's a scrappy goal for West Ham to concede.
18:11But it's possibly finished off their hopes in this game.
18:16Beckham whipped it across.
18:19Ref could try to get it clear but it deflected back off Van Nistelrooy who forced it through.
18:24And Solskjaer having been denied by Schemmel wasn't to be denied in the end.
18:29And somehow manages to force it home.
18:33Inevitably
18:35one part of the United strike force
18:37is on the score sheet.
18:45That's a fact that you never write off.
18:48Manchester United no matter how late in the game they're trailing and they're really running away with it now.
18:52Droy Keane.
18:53Good save by James.
18:55Solskjaer.
18:56Van Nistelrooy.
18:57Blocked by Schemmel.
19:02Gary Neville.
19:05Now that they've got into their stride they're threatening a goal scoring spree.
19:13Silvestri.
19:15Solskjaer.
19:17Van Nistelrooy.
19:30Silvestri.
19:33Managed to work his way through until Joe Cole stopped him in his tracks.
19:37And he was the hero of West Ham's victory at Old Trafford.
19:41Jermaine Defoe
19:42is warming up on the touchline but
19:44may even be too late for a Saviour's Act from him now.
19:52Beckham.
19:56Scholes.
19:59Scholes.
20:01Beckham.
20:03Scholes.
20:05Droy Keane.
20:10It was an inviting ball across for Ruben Nistelrooy.
20:14But it was too far in front of his
20:17outstretched limb.
20:23Now that Manchester United have got the lead it seems there is no holding them.
20:27Some of the West Ham fans have given up all hope.
20:38Here's Scholes.
20:43Nicky Butt.
20:47Away by Joe Cole.
20:50Kanuta.
20:52Kanuta.
20:54Kanuta.
20:56Kanuta looking to get the edge on Ronny Janssen.
20:58Defoe is there in support. Jermaine Defoe!
21:04And hope still exists
21:06for West Ham United
21:08with 12 minutes left.
21:10And Defoe reducing the deficit to one.
21:14Can Glenn Roder's team pull it off now?
21:18Jermaine Defoe scores against Manchester United
21:21for the second time this season.
21:24So sharp.
21:26Got in front of Laurent Blanc
21:28to latch on to Freddy Kanuta's cross.
21:31And suddenly it looks like being
21:34an anxious closing period
21:36to this game for the champions.
21:48LeBant.
21:53Cole.
21:55Roy Keane.
21:57Now Becker.
22:04Gary Neville.
22:07And Scholes was in.
22:08Well there he was, it's a penalty.
22:11Thomas Repka who brought Scholes down has been ducked already.
22:17Will the referee take any further action against him?
22:20The immediate worry for West Ham is that they have a penalty
22:24to deal with that could well finish off their hopes once and for all.
22:29Repka the offender caught Paul Scholes
22:33but can Beckham finally finish off West Ham here?
22:39It's David Beckham.
22:42It's a goal!
22:43It's Manchester United's fifth
22:45and it looks like it's taken five to finally floor
22:49West Ham United's brave resistance.
22:55Beckham's second goal of the afternoon.
23:08Away goes Kanuta.
23:19Lomas.
23:23LeBant.
23:25Away to Roy Keane.
23:28Now Diego Forlan.
23:33Off!
23:34Well he launched a special effort there
23:36in a bid to get his first goal for Manchester United.
23:43Not quite this time.
23:44The hunt for that illusive first
23:47goes on for the Uruguayan.
23:50Not a bad try though.
23:52Sebastian Schemmel.
23:56Gary Neville.
23:58This is key.
24:03Prince of Portugal.
24:05Prince of Fiji.
24:07Prince of Fiji.
24:33The Rovers team have put up a brave fight here
24:35but it looks in the end as though it will be in vain.
24:37Kanuta looking to bring them further hope later on
24:41but we've played the three minutes that were indicated.
24:45It's another 5-3 victory in London for Manchester United
24:49but finally were made to work for it by West Ham.
24:59An absorbing eight goal thriller
25:01and although the Hammers ended up as losers
25:03they could take great heart from the performance.
25:05Under Glenn Roder they managed to lift themselves
25:07to a respectable 7th place
25:09just missing out on a UEFA Cup spot.
25:12Manchester United lost their penultimate game of the season
25:14to Arsenal who took their title as a result.
25:17United finished third
25:19the first time since 1989
25:21that Sir Alex Ferguson's team won.