It’s that time of matchday when the great — and the not-so-great — of [Claret & Hugh](https://www.claretandhugh.info/category/news/) deliver their predictions ahead of West Ham’s trip to Old Trafford this evening.
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has suggested the Red Devils could be without two senior players tonight, but he might easily be playing possum… who really knows?
Following Leeds United’s 3–1 win over Chelsea last night, West Ham now need a two-goal victory to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.
Optimism in Short Supply at C&H Towers
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It’s fair to say confidence is not overflowing at C&H HQ, with Matt Kemp predicting:
**“2–0 Man Utd and no shots on target by West Ham!!”**
— a grim repeat of the Liverpool performance.
Martin hasn’t even entertained the idea of a contest, going with:
**“4–0 Man U”**
followed by a suitably miserable emoji.
Sean Whetstone, ever the optimist, reckons West Ham will sneak a 1–0 win. And at this point I should give a shout-out to Pete — who keeps the website running behind the scenes. He’s going **3–0 West Ham**, but let’s be honest… Pete knows far more about IT than he does about football. Sorry mate.
As for me? I think we’ll lose **2–1**.
I’d love to believe we can grab something at Old Trafford, and Manchester United are far from brilliant — but like Matt, I just don’t think we have the firepower to seriously trouble even an average Premier League side right now.