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
April 23, 2024
Arsenal
20:00
Chelsea
April 24, 2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers
19:45
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
20:00
Newcastle United
Everton
20:00
Liverpool
Manchester United
20:00
Sheffield United
April 25, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
20:00
Manchester City
April 27, 2024
West Ham United
12:30
Liverpool
Fulham
15:00
Crystal Palace
Manchester United
15:00
Burnley
Newcastle United
15:00
Sheffield United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Luton Town
Everton
17:30
Brentford
Aston Villa
20:00
Chelsea
April 28, 2024
AFC Bournemouth
14:00
Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur
14:00
Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
16:30
Manchester City
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
33
23
5
5
77
26
+51
74
2
Liverpool
33
22
8
3
75
32
+43
74
3
Manchester City
32
22
7
3
76
32
+44
73
4
Aston Villa
34
20
6
8
71
50
+21
66
5
Tottenham Hotspur
32
18
6
8
65
49
+16
60
6
Newcastle United
32
15
5
12
69
52
+17
50
7
Manchester United
32
15
5
12
47
48
-1
50
8
West Ham United
34
13
9
12
54
63
-9
48
9
Chelsea
31
13
8
10
61
52
+9
47
10
Brighton & Hov…
32
11
11
10
52
50
+2
44
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
33
12
7
14
46
53
-7
43
12
Fulham
34
12
6
16
50
54
-4
42
13
AFC Bournemouth
33
11
9
13
48
60
-12
42
14
Crystal Palace
33
9
9
15
42
56
-14
36
15
Brentford
34
9
8
17
52
59
-7
35
16
Everton
33
10
8
15
34
48
-14
30
17
Nottingham Forest
34
7
9
18
42
60
-18
26
18
Luton Town
34
6
7
21
47
75
-28
25
19
Burnley
34
5
8
21
37
69
-32
23
20
Sheffield United
33
3
7
23
31
88
-57
16
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