West Ham v Man United
Man Utd fights back to beat West Ham 3-1 before 2,000 fans
LONDON -- — Manchester United scored three goals in 13 minutes in a brilliant second-half comeback to beat West Ham 3-1 Saturday in the first Premier League match with fans in attendance since the coronavirus outbreak in March.
Trailing 1-0 at halftime in front of 2,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer introduced substitutesBruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, and they changed the game.
Paul Pogba ran onto a pass from Fernandes and curled a long-range shot into the corner in the 65th minute, before smart buildup play involving Fernandes ended in Mason Greenwood controlling a left-wing cross and driving home a finish in the 68th.
Rashford then ran onto Juan Mata's through-ball and chipped the goalkeeper for the third goal in the 78th.
West Ham went ahead through Tomas Soucek at a corner in the 38th and should have been leading by a bigger margin at halftime.
Fans were allowed to return to British soccer grounds this week at the end of a second national lockdown.
England is the first of the major soccer nations to allow supporters back into football games during COVID-19′s second wave.
Fans, wearing face masks, were spread out in the lower and middle tiers of the Olympic Stadium.
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Game Information
English Premier League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | +26 | 50 |
| Manchester City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | +24 | 43 |
| Aston Villa | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | +8 | 43 |
| Liverpool | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | +4 | 36 |
| Manchester United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | +6 | 35 |
| Chelsea | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | +12 | 34 |
| Brentford | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | +5 | 33 |
| Newcastle United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | +5 | 33 |
| Sunderland | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 33 |
| Everton | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 32 |
| Fulham | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 31 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | +3 | 29 |
| Crystal Palace | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 27 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 26 |
| Leeds United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 25 |
| Nottingham Forest | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 22 |
| West Ham United | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -20 | 17 |
| Burnley | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -19 | 14 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | -26 | 8 |

