West Ham United vs Manchester City Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: London Stadium Date: 7th August 2022 Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT
Manchester City will begin the defence of their Premier League title on Sunday when they travel to London to face West Ham United. David Moyes’ side enjoyed a dramatic season last term as they navigated a run to the semi-final of the Europa League and well as a quest for a top-six finish. Although they ultimately missed out on both quests, their experience in the season will serve as a tool in their armoury as they begin this season. The Hammers who are playing in the Europa Conference this year have the distraction of Thursday games to battle with and so they will be desperate to begin their PL season on a pleasant note to avoid being far from the top six when the European season begins proper. Having bolstered their forward line with the addition of Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca, who netted 16 times in Serie A (SA) last season, David Moyes will fancy his side’s chances of competing with the traditional top-six for a place in Europe next season. Manchester City meanwhile, will look to bounce back from a disappointing loss to rivals Liverpool in the FA Community Shield last weekend. Pep Guardiola’s side were beaten 3-1 by Jurgen Klopp’s men in the season curtain-raiser despite starting new striker Erling Haaland. The Spaniard has called for lesser scrutiny on his shiny new striker but will be desperate for the Norwegian to get up to speed as soon as possible. City will travel to London with an enviable away record in the PL. The visitors are unbeaten in their last 18 PL games away from home (W14, D4), with their last away loss coming in a 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the first game of last season. And so, they will fancy their chances of getting a win in this game against a side that has not won against them in this stadium in the league. Second favourites Liverpool only managed a draw on Saturday against Fulham so Manchester City can grab an early two point lead over the reds if they win on Sunday. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
April 20, 2024
Luton Town
15:00
Brentford
Sheffield United
15:00
Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers
19:30
Arsenal
April 21, 2024
Everton
13:30
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
15:00
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
15:00
West Ham United
Fulham
16:30
Liverpool
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
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Manchester City
32
22
7
3
76
32
+44
73
2
Arsenal
32
22
5
5
75
26
+49
71
3
Liverpool
32
21
8
3
72
31
+41
71
4
Aston Villa
33
19
6
8
68
49
+19
63
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
33
13
9
11
52
58
-6
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
32
12
7
13
46
51
-5
43
12
Fulham
33
12
6
15
49
51
-2
42
13
AFC Bournemouth
32
11
9
12
47
57
-10
42
14
Crystal Palace
32
8
9
15
37
54
-17
33
15
Brentford
33
8
8
17
47
58
-11
32
16
Everton
32
9
8
15
32
48
-16
27
17
Nottingham Forest
33
7
9
17
42
58
-16
26
18
Luton Town
33
6
7
20
46
70
-24
25
19
Burnley
33
4
8
21
33
68
-35
20
20
Sheffield United
32
3
7
22
30
84
-54
16
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