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Full time! Manchester United stay top with a 1-0 win over West Ham and while they have been making shaky performances look like comfortable wins lately, it was the opposite tonight. Van Persie scored after just 33 seconds to seal three points but for such an assured performance for the most part, they clung onto that at the end.

Evra slices a back pass attempt! But Evans is there to hack the ball away before two Hammers players can capitalise!

Nolan! Shot blocked by Smalling!

Three stoppage time minutes for the Reds to hang on, three minutes for West Ham to salvage a point.

A Jones drive from 25 clearly comes off Hernandez and goes behind.... but Mike Jones gives a corner. Collins, the nearest man to Chicharito, and the other sky blue shirted players are FURIOUS.

Some rare sustained pressure from West Ham in search of a leveller ends when O'Neil treads on the ball but despite RVP's surge down the entire length of the pitch, the Irons defend well enough at the other end.

There are home fans leaving already....

It''s played short but possession is lost and West Ham counter. Maiga races down the left, pulls back and with two options for a short pass decides to move inside and curl a shot over the bar. Would have been some strike if on target, but alas.

Quick Manchester break but Collins blocks the through pass attempt for Rooney's run by Hernandez. The referee spots a handball at his chest - the defender had his arms up there - and gives the free-kick 35 yards out.

Phil Jones replaces Anderson and that's all six changes.

Free-kick lumped forward, Tomkins with the flick-on to Cole, who chests, turns and volleys for a Lindegaard save! Maiga is at the far post for the rebound two yards from goal! No, flag's up!

Anderson trips Reid on the halfway line and gets his final verbal warning from the ref.

United clear their lines again from the set play. Attendance: 75,572

Welbeck's first act is a defensive one, putting a dangerous Hammers move behind for a corner.

Rooney is replaced by Danny Welbeck in United's second change.

Carrick is booked, though he really should have been in the first half.

Hernandez is put through but great defending by Reid leaves him forced to settle for a tame low shot straight at Jaaskelainen.

Jarvis is replaced by Modibo Maiga while Gary O'Neil is on for Diame.