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 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | +32 | 56 |
| Manchester City | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | +30 | 53 |
| Aston Villa | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | +10 | 50 |
| Manchester United | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | +10 | 45 |
| Chelsea | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | +17 | 44 |
| Liverpool | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 42 |
| Brentford | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | +5 | 39 |
| Everton | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 37 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | -2 | 37 |
| Newcastle United | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 36 |
| Sunderland | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 36 |
| Fulham | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 34 |
| Crystal Palace | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 32 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| Leeds United | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 30 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| Nottingham Forest | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 27 |
| West Ham United | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 24 |
| Burnley | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -23 | 18 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | -32 | 9 |

