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00:00Upton Park in March 2002 saw visitors Manchester United take on West Ham
00:07The Red Devils were top of the Premiership
00:09and knew a win would put some daylight between themselves and rivals Liverpool
00:14Three more points would assure another season of Premiership football for Glenroders West Ham
00:19and they had won at Old Trafford earlier in the season
00:22Italian enigma Paolo Di Cagno, who United had tried to sign earlier in the campaign
00:27led the attack for West Ham
00:29They suffered a blow with Trevor Sinclair ruled out because of food poisoning
00:33but Michael Carrick and Steve Lomas returned to the side
00:36Jermaine Defoe, who'd scored the winner at Old Trafford, was on the bench
00:40Since losing that game Sir Alex Ferguson's men have been on a phenomenal run
00:45winning 13 of their last 15 fixtures
00:48Juan Sebastian Veron and Ryan Giggs were rested
00:51replaced by Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes in midfield
00:55Your match commentator at Upton Park is Rob Hawthorne
01:00It's West Ham seeking their first league double over Manchester United
01:05for 25 years to get the game underway
01:10Schemmel with the throw and here is Paolo Di Cagno
01:15Headed back is by Roy Keane
01:17Fabian Barthez gets his first touch
01:21This is Keane
01:23Gary Neville who's played most of this season at centre-back
01:27with a variety of partners as Manchester United tinkered early on
01:31to come up with the right combination
01:33particularly in the wake of Jaap Stam's departure
01:36Now the centre-back pairing of Laurent Blanc and Ronnie Janssen
01:42There's Schemmel
01:44Nicky Butt
01:45Nicky Butt
01:49Keane
01:51Solskjaer
01:53Now Beckham
02:00Solskjaer
02:02But with a lay-off, Scholes not close enough to him to take advantage of it
02:09Away by Lomas
02:12Joe Cole beaten to it by Ronnie Janssen
02:22This is Laurent Blanc
02:25Scholes
02:30Cricket given against Michael Carrick
02:34Straight through the tangle and maybe Carrick a little unlucky that the free-kick was awarded against him there
02:41A greater concern to West Ham and David James in particular is the fact that
02:46you know who is lining up to take it
02:50David James well aware I'm sure of what David Beckham's intentions will be
02:55even from this sort of distance
02:57And even from this sort of distance
03:00with a yard added
03:02by the referee
03:03which seems hugely trivial
03:06he still wouldn't bet against Beckham
03:12Referee being just as strict about the positioning of the wall as he was about the positioning of the ball
03:17Referee being just as strict about the positioning of the wall as he was about the positioning of the ball
03:27He would never bet against Beckham
03:31And on this occasion
03:32the deflection caused a little bit of confusion there
03:36Beckham gets it back across
03:37and James sees it run by him
03:41Maybe a measure of the anxiety there in the West Ham defence
03:44David James there says he didn't touch it even though a corner's been given
03:48Scholes gets it across
03:50And there may well have been controversy there
03:53had Solskjaer buried that
03:55David James furious that Manchester United were given a corner while West Ham were regrouping in anticipating a goal kick
04:14Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on...
04:24Levant with a cross
04:25Looking for Lomas
04:28And it's gone in and it's a cracking start for West Ham
04:31And it's a superb return for Steve Lomas
04:34who's missed the last couple with a knee injury
04:37Barthez beaten by the header
04:39And West Ham get the initiative, the cross swung in by the new man, LeBant, Lomas, got
04:51the edge on Silvestre and even though Barthez got a hand to it, he couldn't get enough of
04:57a hand to it to turn it over.
05:09Let's go, let's go!
05:25Di Canio.
05:29West Ham really are flying at the moment.
05:31De Calio sensed that that could be his moment, now he's doing a bit of defending here against David Beckham.
05:40Here's Le Bant, and West Ham have won a corner.
06:03It's a cracking start for a team whose home form has been excellent, if only their away form could match it.
06:16Away by Gary Neville, Le Bant has won the corner.
06:26He'll be delighted with his set up play for the goal, Le Bant.
06:39De Calio's played the ball back to Le Bant.
06:46They've only just brought in from Sparta Prague, it's his ninth game, and it was a cute piece of thinking that by Paolo De Calio.
06:59Sir Alec Ferguson at the edge of his technical area.
07:04In a line with Juan Roda in fact.
07:12They're normally at their most dangerous when they've been wounded.
07:19Sometimes it takes the jolt of a 2-0 deficit to bring them round.
07:25Or even 3-0 has Tottenham found to their cost earlier in the campaign.
07:29Scholes here looking to set Beckham away.
07:32Oh, a beautiful goal, that is sheer class.
07:44The East Ender returns to haunt West Ham again, and in glorious fashion.
07:51It was a well-constructed move, good vision from Scholes in the first place, but if there was vision with the pass, what about that for a finish?
08:02An absolutely magnificent goal from David Beckham.
08:14No mass, Carrick.
08:19Shevel again.
08:22Kanuti!
08:25What a fantastic response by West Ham!
08:35Two minutes after conceding the equaliser, West Ham break to retake the lead.
08:43Shevel's ball in, calmly executed by Kanuti.
08:49He's into double figures for the season.
08:52West Ham are back in front.
08:57And it's been a cracking start to this match already.
09:09He's put West Ham back in the driving seat in this one.
09:13Push on Van Nistelrooy there.
09:17And Manchester United with a quick free kick.
09:20Paul Scholes, the referee, wants it retaken though.
09:30Maneo evidently feels that it's come to nothing.
09:35Manchester United shouldn't be given the benefit of a retake.
09:46David James on his guard here against some more Beckham magic.
09:53He has provided this time from this sort of angle.
09:57They're not quite sure with Beckham.
10:03Oh, what a fantastic response yet again, it's Nicky Butts!
10:08It's 2-2!
10:11Well, the goals are free-flowing.
10:14And Beckham, having drawn Manchester United level once, has played his part in trying them level again.
10:20There'll be a big inquest there from West Ham as to why they stood off.
10:24And Sir Alec Ferguson's team are back in it again.
10:29Well, we haven't had a quarter of this FA Barclaycard Premiership match yet.
10:34And we've had four goals already, two for each side.
10:38And West Ham, having twice established an advantage, have seen Manchester United get level.
10:45And Daly here has to try and hold off Van Nistelrooy, which is no easy task.
10:51Away by Levant.
10:53There's Keane, now Butts.
10:58Nicky Butts again.
11:00Silvestre.
11:03Van Nistelrooy.
11:06Keane.
11:09Scholes.
11:14And again Paul Scholes.
11:18Neville getting forward.
11:22Beckham challenging, away by Repka.
11:26Now Joe Cole.
11:29Di Canio.
11:33Turned away by Roy King.
11:41Here's Paulo Di Canio.
11:45Well, it was great skill, and he got tripped at the last minute by Gary Neville.
11:51Gary Neville, even though he's walking away from the situation.
11:56He's going to be booked here.
12:05It was a lovely piece of skill to try and weave his way through, and he definitely got clipped by Gary Neville, no question about it.
12:13It's Di Canio with a free kick.
12:15Repka!
12:18Thomas Repka, who's never scored for West Ham.
12:22This is his 26th appearance for the club.
12:25And he wouldn't have had many better opportunities than that, anywhere but there.
12:30It's Di Canio with a free kick.
12:33Repka!
12:36Thomas Repka, who's never scored for West Ham.
12:39This is his 26th appearance for the club.
12:42And he wouldn't have had many better opportunities than that, anywhere but there.
12:46Beckham.
12:50Neville feeding it through to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but Repka is his shadow.
12:55And the pressure by Thomas Repka.
12:59Repka and Wisely deciding to confront the assistant referees.
13:05Disciplinary problem since he's been here, sent off twice in his first three games for the club, Repka.
13:10And booked seven times since.
13:18Beckham is over the free kick.
13:22David James, beware again.
13:25Wonder who will pick up Nicky Butt this time.
13:28Steve Lomas has.
13:31So it's angled back.
13:33Roy Keane!
13:34And it's back off James and Repka is quickest to react.
13:40United going for a different option, having produced a goal from their previous free kick.
13:45But Keane's effort kept up by James.
13:47And Thomas Repka defended well to prevent any harm coming from the rebound.
13:54West Ham 2, Manchester United 2.
13:59Manchester United then get us restarted.
14:04And here is Mikel Silvestre.
14:09The back gets his clearance all wrong.
14:12Winterburn helps him out.
14:14It's Gary Neville.
14:18Van Nistelrooy.
14:20Cleared by Winterburn.
14:21It's Beckham.
14:22Neville.
14:25Van Nistelrooy.
14:28Solskjaer.
14:31Gary Neville's ball in towards Scholes.
14:38The unusual if neither of United's strikers were to get on the score sheet today.
14:45Joe Cole.
14:48Winterburn.
14:54It's Carrick.
14:56And Winterburn's taken it on when Di Canio was also in attendance.
15:02It's had a very quiet afternoon so far as Paolo Di Canio.
15:06Not too much to set the pulses racing from him.
15:09But that does from Carrick, for a moment at least.
15:17Warmly applauded by the West Ham faithful.
15:21Although it was never going to seriously trouble Fabian Vartes.
15:26Come on United!
15:31Tried to work it through for Carrick which was a nice idea.
15:35Keane though was the obstacle and he sets Paul Scholes away.
15:43Van Nistelrooy.
15:46Has to do on his own from that side.
15:48It deflected back to James.
15:51Ronnie Johnson.
15:53Silvestre keeps it in but in doing so is forced back by Lomas.
15:58Now Butt.
16:01Keane.
16:05Beckham.
16:09Solskjaer gets in front of Thomas Repke.
16:13Yes!
16:15All too simple for Paul Scholes and Manchester United.
16:19And for the first time in this match they lead.
16:24A bemused David James wonders just how Scholes managed to break free
16:30and have the time that he required to convert the opportunity
16:34that was put on a plate for him by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
16:39There were West Ham defenders there just standing and watching
16:43and they pay for their spectating.
16:46Because Scholes couldn't miss could he from that range?
16:51And he didn't.
16:58Laurent Blanc.
17:01Gary Neville.
17:06Roy Keane pulls it back. Van Nistelrooy!
17:12Sort of chance that you would have expected the Dutchman to bury normally.
17:17Gary Neville who got it forward, Keane who pulled it back for him
17:21and he had time to set himself and shape up for the shot.
17:27But in the end the delivery wide.
17:29And in the end the delivery wide.
17:45Gary Neville. Van Nistelrooy.
17:53Beckham.
17:56Headed against Van Nistelrooy.
17:59Solskjaer blocked by Schemmel but he never gives up on anything Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
18:04and Manchester United increase their leads.
18:10It's a scrappy goal for West Ham to concede
18:13but it's possibly finished off their hopes in this game.
18:18Beckham whipped it across.
18:20Ref could try to get it clear but it deflected back off Van Nistelrooy who forced it through
18:25and Solskjaer having been denied by Schemmel wasn't to be denied in the end
18:30and somehow manages to force it home.
18:34Inevitably one part of the United strike force is on the score sheet.
18:41It's a fact that you never write off Manchester United no matter how late in the game they're trailing
18:50and they're really running away with it now.
18:52Roy Keane. Good save by James.
18:54Solskjaer. Van Nistelrooy. Blocked by Schemmel.
19:02Gary Neville.
19:05Now that they've got into their stride they're threatening a goal scoring spree.
19:11Silvestre.
19:14Solskjaer.
19:29Silvestre.
19:32Managed to work his way through until Joe Cole stopped him in his tracks.
19:40And he was the hero of West Ham's victory at Old Trafford.
19:48Jermaine Defoe is warming up on the touchline but may even be too late for a Saviour's act from him now.
19:59Beckham.
20:03Scholes.
20:08Roy Keane.
20:11It was an inviting ball across for Ruben Nistelrooy.
20:16But it was too far in front of his outstretched limb.
20:25Now that Manchester United have got the lead it seems there is no holding them.
20:34Some of the West Ham fans have given up all hope.
20:41Here's Scholes.
20:46Nicky Butt.
20:50Away by Joe Cole.
20:53Kanute looking to get the edge on Ronny Janssen.
20:55Defoe is there in support. Jermaine Defoe!
21:01And hope still exists for West Ham United with 12 minutes left.
21:07And Defoe reducing the deficit to one.
21:11Can Glenn Rhoda's team pull it off now?
21:15Jermaine Defoe scores against Manchester United for the second time this season.
21:21So sharp.
21:23Got in front of Laurent Blanc to latch on to Freddy Kanute's cross.
21:28And suddenly it looks like being an anxious closing period for West Ham United.
21:35An anxious closing period to this game for the champions.
21:49LeBant.
21:54Cole.
21:56Roy Keane.
21:58Now Becker.
22:05Gary Neville.
22:08And Scholes was in foul there, he was, it's a penalty.
22:12Thomas Repke who brought Scholes down has been booked already.
22:18Will the referee take any further action against him?
22:21The immediate worry for West Ham is that they have a penalty to deal with that could well finish off their hopes once and for all.
22:30Repke the offender caught Paul Scholes but can Beckham finally finish off West Ham here?
22:40It's David Beckham.
22:42It's a goal.
22:44It's Manchester United's fifth and it looks like it's taken five to finally floor West Ham United's brave resistance.
22:55Beckham's second goal of the afternoon.
23:00And away goes Kanute.
23:19Lomas.
23:23LeBant.
23:24LeBant.
23:28On the way to Roy Keane.
23:30Now Diego Forlan.
23:34Off!
23:35Well he launched a special effort there in a bid to get his first goal for Manchester United.
23:44Not quite this time.
23:45The hunt for that elusive first goes on for the Uruguayan.
23:51Not a bad try though.
23:55Sebastian Schemmel.
24:00Gary Neville.
24:02This is Keane.
24:07Brinson Fulgine.
24:25Well played.
24:33The Broders team have put up a brave fight here but it looks in the end as though it will be in vain.
24:38Kanute looking to bring them further hope later on but we've played the three minutes that were indicated.
24:46It's another 5-3 victory in London for Manchester United but finally were made to work for it by West Ham.
24:55An absorbing eight goal thriller and although the Hammers ended up as losers they could take great heart from the performance.
25:05Under Glenroda they managed to lift themselves to a respectable seventh place just missing out on a UEFA Cup spot.
25:12Manchester United lost their penultimate game of the season to Arsenal who took their title as a result.
25:17United finished third, the first time since 1989 that Sir Alex Ferguson's team has won a title.