Nuno Espirito Santo has sent West Ham fans into meltdown ahead of the clash with Man United but is now only waiting on one star before naming his team.
West Ham welcome Man United to the London Stadium knowing they have a fantastic recent record against them there.
The Hammers have beaten Manchester United in their last three Premier League encounters in east London.
In fact you have to go back to 2021 for the last Red Devils win at West Ham.
Should Nuno Espirito Santo’s side continue that fine recent record when former Hammer Michael Carrick brings Manchester United to Stratford, then they will go level on points with Nottingham Forest in the safety of 17th place.
Nuno waits on West Ham duo’s fitness tests for Man United
An unlikely win by four goals would actually lift West Ham out of the relegation zone at Forest’s expense, for 24 hours at least – until Sean Dyche’s side play Wolves.
While Man United have looked like a completely different side under Carrick, the Irons are in good form themselves.
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Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 2-0 during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on February 7, 2026 in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Key players are bubbling at just the right time with Crysencio Summerville scoring five games in a row and Mateus Fernandes well on his way to being the Hammer of the Year.
Captain Jarrod Bowen is always a consistent threat and new striker Taty Castellanos was flawless in the win over Burnley as he got his first Premier League goal.
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West Ham even kept a rare clean sheet in that game, thanks in no small part to the performance of Axel Disasi on his debut on loan from Chelsea.
But there has been some disarray in Hammers circles over injury news ahead of the big game.
Nuno admitted West Ham had players out for Man United but it has been confirmed by multiple sources a new maverick has been drafted in.
There were claims on social media and fan forums that the Hammers could be without one or more of Bowen, Summerville, Fernandes and Pablo.
It was even claimed Tomas Soucek and Aaron Wan-Bissaka might miss the game.
Bowen and Summerville play but two Hammers all but out
Now Nuno waits on West Ham duo’s fitness tests for Man United but gets a double boost.
There was a major boost for West Ham after worries that three big stars will miss Man United.
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The fantastic news is that Bowen, Summerville, Fernandes, Soucek and Wan-Bissaka have all been training ahead of the game.
West Ham posted video from training on Instagram Stories and all of those key stars featured.
The only players who weren’t spotted were January signings Pablo and Adama Traore.
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It is believed both face late fitness tests but the club are not expecting either to be available.
That explains why another January signing, winger Keiber Lamadrid, has received his first call-up to the Hammers squad.
The likely absence of Pablo means Nuno has a big call to make on Callum Wilson.
The experienced striker started at Burnley and has rarely been risked in games this close together as his hamstrings need to be carefully managed.
However, Wilson did only play 55 minutes at Turf Moor, so he probably could start again with Pablo out.
West Ham duo Pablo and Traore are major doubts for Man United
Another call for the manager is who plays in goal after Alphonse Areola was dropped in favour of Mads Hermansen at Burnley.
West Ham have only kept two clean sheets all season and both were with Hermansen in goal.
Some elements of the Dane’s performance were understandably rusty and Man United actually have a serious aerial threat – especially with Bruno Fernandes’ delivery from set-pieces.
They say never change a winning team, though, so it looks like Hermansen keeps the shirt.
The official teams will be announced at 7pm ahead of the 8.15pm kick-off.
Predicted West Ham starting XI to face Man United:
Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Summerville, Bowen, Taty, Wilson.
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