West Ham United vs Manchester City Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: London Stadium Date: 15th May 2022 Kick-off time – 14:00 GMT
Manchester City take their title quest to London this Sunday as they face Europa League-chasing West Ham in their penultimate game of the 2021/22 Premier League season. David Moyes’ West Ham have endured a poor end to the season having missed out on a place in the Europa League final and without guarantee of a top-six finish. They come into this tie sitting in seventh place, three points behind Manchester United who occupy the last Europa League spot having played a game more than the Red Devils. They boosted their faint chances of finishing in the top six last weekend as they beat Norwich City 4-0. Should they win this game, they will go level on points with the Red Devils and will also guarantee themselves a place in the UEFA Europa Conference League. But given that they have won just one of their last six games in all competitions and have kept just one clean sheet in their last six games, three points from this game looks like a tall order. Manchester City, meanwhile, ensured that they remained in the driving seat of the Premier League title with a 5-1 win over Wolves last time out. Pep Guardiola’s rampaging side have scored 22 goals in their last five PL games and have increased their goal difference lead over Liverpool to 7+, ensuring that the title will remain at the Etihad this season should the title fight go down to goal difference. However, to ensure that they win without needing to bank on goal difference, the Cityzens have to win their next two games. Given that they have scored at least three goals in their last five games (the first side in English top-flight history to win five consecutive league games by a margin of at least three goals), they will come into this tie confident of getting another big result. Another source of confidence will be the fact that they are unbeaten in their last 17 away PL contests (W14, D3), the longest such run in the club’s league history. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa
20:00
Liverpool
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
34
18
6
10
67
54
+13
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
Chelsea
34
14
9
11
65
59
+6
51
9
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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