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 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | +36 | 64 |
| Manchester City | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | +32 | 59 |
| Manchester United | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | +12 | 51 |
| Aston Villa | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | +8 | 51 |
| Liverpool | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | +9 | 48 |
| Chelsea | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | +16 | 45 |
| Brentford | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | +4 | 44 |
| Everton | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +1 | 43 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | -2 | 40 |
| Fulham | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 40 |
| Sunderland | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 40 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | +3 | 37 |
| Newcastle United | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 36 |
| Crystal Palace | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 35 |
| Leeds United | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -11 | 31 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 29 |
| Nottingham Forest | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 27 |
| West Ham United | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -20 | 25 |
| Burnley | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 19 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | -30 | 16 |

