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
November 23, 2024
Leicester City
13:30
Chelsea
AFC Bournemouth
16:00
Brighton & Hov…
Arsenal
16:00
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
16:00
Crystal Palace
Everton
16:00
Brentford
Fulham
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City
18:30
Tottenham Hotspur
November 24, 2024
Southampton
15:00
Liverpool
Ipswich Town
17:30
Manchester United
November 25, 2024
Newcastle United
21:00
West Ham United
November 29, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
21:00
Southampton
November 30, 2024
Brentford
16:00
Leicester City
Crystal Palace
16:00
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
16:00
Ipswich Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
West Ham United
18:30
Arsenal
December 1, 2024
Chelsea
14:30
Aston Villa
Manchester United
14:30
Everton
Tottenham Hotspur
14:30
Fulham
Liverpool
17:00
Manchester City
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Liverpool
11
9
1
1
21
6
+15
28
2
Manchester City
11
7
2
2
22
13
+9
23
3
Chelsea
11
5
4
2
21
13
+8
19
4
Arsenal
11
5
4
2
18
12
+6
19
5
Nottingham Forest
11
5
4
2
15
10
+5
19
6
Brighton & Hov…
11
5
4
2
19
15
+4
19
7
Fulham
11
5
3
3
16
13
+3
18
8
Newcastle United
11
5
3
3
13
11
+2
18
9
Aston Villa
11
5
3
3
17
17
+0
18
10
Tottenham Hotspur
11
5
1
5
23
13
+10
16
11
Brentford
11
5
1
5
22
22
+0
16
12
AFC Bournemouth
11
4
3
4
15
15
+0
15
13
Manchester United
11
4
3
4
12
12
+0
15
14
West Ham United
11
3
3
5
13
19
-6
12
15
Leicester City
11
2
4
5
14
21
-7
10
16
Everton
11
2
4
5
10
17
-7
10
17
Ipswich Town
11
1
5
5
12
22
-10
8
18
Crystal Palace
11
1
4
6
8
15
-7
7
19
Wolverhampton Wanderers
11
1
3
7
16
27
-11
6
20
Southampton
11
1
1
9
7
21
-14
4
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