- Tomás Soucek - 38'
- Paul Pogba - 65'
- Mason Greenwood - 68'
- Marcus Rashford - 78'
Man Utd fights back to beat West Ham 3-1 before 2,000 fans
LONDON -- — Manchester United scored three goals in 13 minutes in a brilliant second-half comeback to beat West Ham 3-1 Saturday in the first Premier League match with fans in attendance since the coronavirus outbreak in March.
Trailing 1-0 at halftime in front of 2,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer introduced substitutesBruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, and they changed the game.
Paul Pogba ran onto a pass from Fernandes and curled a long-range shot into the corner in the 65th minute, before smart buildup play involving Fernandes ended in Mason Greenwood controlling a left-wing cross and driving home a finish in the 68th.
Rashford then ran onto Juan Mata's through-ball and chipped the goalkeeper for the third goal in the 78th.
West Ham went ahead through Tomas Soucek at a corner in the 38th and should have been leading by a bigger margin at halftime.
Fans were allowed to return to British soccer grounds this week at the end of a second national lockdown.
England is the first of the major soccer nations to allow supporters back into football games during COVID-19′s second wave.
Fans, wearing face masks, were spread out in the lower and middle tiers of the Olympic Stadium.
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English Premier League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | +16 | 31 |
| Manchester City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 23 |
| Chelsea | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +9 | 22 |
| Arsenal | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +9 | 22 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | +14 | 19 |
| Nottingham Forest | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +2 | 19 |
| Aston Villa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Fulham | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Newcastle United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Brentford | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| Manchester United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| West Ham United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 15 |
| Everton | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -7 | 11 |
| Leicester City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 10 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| Ipswich Town | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -10 | 9 |
| Crystal Palace | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 8 |
| Southampton | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -15 | 4 |
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