Report: United 1 West Ham 1
The goal meant the visitors had to come out and attack, and they duly increased the pressure on United's goal, with Yoro provided an excellent covering challenge in the 71st minute to deny Bowen – it transpired that the forward had strayed into an offside position, but the Frenchman wasn't to know.
As the game opened up, space appeared for the Reds in what had been a resolute defensive performance from the Londoners to that point. Mbeumo was one player to take the invite, almost tricking Jean-Clair Todibo into giving away a penalty following the Cameroon international's customary cut inside, but replays showed the centre-back pulled his leg away just in time, avoiding contact. Cunha still had a great chance to score but it deflected over the top.
But the Irons had been provoked into bounding forward, and that's what they did. Earning a corner as we entered the last 10 minutes, Andy Irving found Bowen who got a flick on it, and Noussair Mazraoui managed to clear it off the line, but it wasn't enough to save our advantage, as Magassa was on hand to stroke home the rebound.
Wan-Bissaka somehow survived a second booking when flattening Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu and both teams went for a winner.
In the dying seconds, substitute Lisandro Martinez almost found Fernandes in the box from some way out, via a botched Todibo headed clearance, but the chance was always moving away from the captain, and he couldn't keep the volley down.
The Reds had seen positive spells in the game, but, in the end, were forced to settle for a point and another missed chance to climb into the top five.
