West Ham United vs Manchester City Preview


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:

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

Premier League Table

# 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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