West Ham United vs. Manchester United: Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info

West Ham United vs. Manchester United will be the last FA Cup tie played at the Hammers' home, the Boleyn Ground, before they leave for the Olympic Stadium in the summer. 

The sixth-round replay sees Slaven Bilic's men attempt to finish the job they so nearly completed at Old Trafford. Speaking ahead of this one, Bilic said, per Matt Law of the Telegraph:

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At home we are slight favourites, but when it comes to Man United I don't know. I don't gamble so I don’t know a lot about it.

For me it is easy to say it is not important who is favourites because it is a game of football but I can say "yes, tomorrow night I expect us to win and I think we have a good chance to beat them."

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Tottenham Hotspur easily beat Louis van Gaal's side on Sunday, leading to reports of player unrest, per Neil Ashton of the Sun. A "source" is quoted as saying, "They blamed it all on the manager. You could hear everything. They don’t seem to have much time for him."

A win here would keep Manchester United's floundering season alive. Given the teams left in the draw, either of these sides could most certainly go on to lift the trophy.

Date: Wednesday, 13 April

Time: 7 p.m. GMT/2 p.m. ET

Venue: Upton Park, London, England

TV Info: BBC One (UK Only) / Fox Sports 2 (U.S. only)

Live Stream: BBC iPlayer (UK Only)  / Fox Soccer 2 Go (U.S. only)

Form Lines

West Ham United: WWDDDD

Manchester United: LDDWWL

Team News

West Ham head of medical and sports science Stijn Vandenbroucke gave an update on the club's website. He wrote, "We welcomed back James Collins, James Tomkins and Sam Byram back to full training. Unfortunately Sam is cup-tied but we hope to have all three of them back in first-team contention soon."

He added, "we have just the one injury at present, and that is Diafra Sakho. Diaf picked up a minor right knee injury in training on Friday and we hope to see him back on the pitch either at the end of the week or the beginning of next week."

Manchester United's official site reports that Timothy Fosu-Mensah's 68th-minute departure through injury during the Spurs game leaves him a doubt. They add that Phil Jones played the full 90 minutes during the under-21s' win over Middlesbrough U21s on Monday night. Wayne Rooney featured in that game, playing the first hour.

According to PhysioRoom.com that leaves Adnan Januzaj, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Will Keane and Luke Shaw on the injured list.

Predicted Lineups

West Ham have had a relatively settled side of late. With Bilic having reverted to a back four in the second half against Arsenal, it seems a good bet he will go with that again. That will certainly offer his dangerous attacking players plenty of room in which to operate. 

The big debate is likely to be around whether Andy Carroll starts. Given Sakho's injury, and Carroll's star turn against Arsenal, there would seem to be room in the side for the big man. 

The big shout in the above lineup is the inclusion of Marouane Fellaini. It would seem fairly typical of Van Gaal to include the Belgian to help deal with Andy Carroll's presence at set pieces. 

Elsewhere, Matteo Darmian will likely replace Fosu-Mensah, should the 18-year-old be unavailable through injury.

Of course, as he showed in the second half against Spurs, there is every chance Van Gaal will spring a surprise—potentially a start for Rooney, for example.

Players to Watch

Van Gaal picked out a few West Ham players ahead of this one, per ManUtd.com:

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[Andy Carroll] has special qualities and we have seen that in the match he played on Saturday.

It was also against Arsenal and they have great central defenders and yet still he could do that. So we have to cope with Andy Carroll but not only him, also with the other players they have. A certain player named [Dimitri] Payet, for example, he can also play and [Manuel] Lanzini can also play and score goals.

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Carroll's hat-trick against Arsenal obviously marks him out as a player in form. However, it is clear that Payet has been the brightest star in the Hammers' firmament this season. He is their top goalscorer and top assist-maker.

The four key passes per 90 minutes he has made in the league make him the division's second most potent creative force, behind only Mesut Ozil of players who have played more than five games, per WhoScored.com.

He had an off day in terms of set-piece delivery against Arsenal, but his goal at Old Trafford showed just how dangerous he is from dead-ball situations.

Manchester United were ruinously poor against Spurs, so picking out a player in form is tricky. As has been the case so often this season, the default choice is thus Anthony Martial. The France international has been a tonic for the Red Devils this season, and his mazy run through Tottenham's defence was the solitary attacking bright spot in that one.

If Fosu-Mensah plays, it will be worth keeping an eye on whether he can repeat his impressive performance against Spurs. 

Key Battle

Spurs got a huge amount of joy down Manchester United's right flank, particularly once Fosu-Mensah left the field. Payet is a good bet to start on the left of West Ham's attack, backed up by Aaron Cresswell from full-back. Their tussle with Juan Mata and whoever ends up at right-back for Van Gaal's men could be crucial. 

Odds

West Ham United: 33-20

Draw: 12-5

Manchester United: 9-5

Odds for the game correct at the time of writing, per Odds Shark.