West Ham United vs Manchester United
Match pulse
Who won: West Ham 1-0
West Ham United beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at Boleyn Ground. Goals for West Ham: Nigel Reo-Coker (75').
Play by play
- 94'
Curbs has got his first-ever win as a manager over Sir Alex and the 16th time of asking. What a dream start for the new manager!
- 94'
West Ham have beaten the leaders and turned the title race on it's head - United's lead over Chelsea cut to just two points when at the start of the day it was five.
- 94'
It's all over!!
- 93'
Ronaldo drives the freekick into the wall. Poor from Ronnie.
- 93'
A freekick to United. Last change time!
- 92'
Luckily for VDS Harewood can;t get to the ball and the keeper is back in place
- 92'
Another corner and Van der Sar stays up but it breaks and the keeper is nowhere!
- 91'
Bowyer heads the freekick out for a corner - and Van der Sar is coming up!
- 91'
Free kick on the right hand edge of the box; can Ronaldo deliver something?
- 91'
United again have the ball in the West Ham half.
- 90'
Corner for West Ham - but not too many are going up for it!
- 90'
Four minutes of added time signalled
- 89'
Scholes drives into the West Ham half but he is repelled by the sheer number of Hammers men.
- 88'
A last throw of the dice of United: Off goes Heinze on comes Ji-Sun Park
- 87'
Ronaldo misses the target as his tries a shot from outside the box - there were eight West Ham men cramming the space between him and the goal and West Ham closing in on a famous win
- 86'
Whistles starting to ring out from those West Ham fans who forgot their watches - four minutes left, at least
- 86'
Time running out for United!
- 85'
The ref gives a foul against Sheringham for what can only have been obstruction on Vidic as they jostled for a header
- 84'
Anton clears the ball ahead of brother Rio Ferdinand - the big defender is making forays up front as Untied chase the game
- 83'
Some jitters creeping into the West Ham side. As United bring on John O'Shea for Michael Carrick.
- 83'
Rooney looks riled - would you bet against him taking revenge with a goal?
- 82'
Rooney furious that a tug on his shirt is not given as a penalty against Collins - a difficult one to call, but Rooney is knows what it should have been
- 81'
I wonder where the Chelsea team are watching the game? On a coach, on a plane, in airport? Where ever they are they will be loving this!
- 80'
10 minutes to and on the bench Fergie looks, well he actually looks quite calm. He feels his side can get two goals; I'm not so sure.
- 79'
Carrick with a great peice of defending nicks the ball off Sheringham before clipping a sweet pass forward to start a new attack

