Man City vs West Ham LIVE Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Ilkay Gundogan and substitute Fernandinho scored for the hosts before a late stunner from Manuel Lanzini
Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan struck in the midst of a first-half snowstorm before a late goal from substitute Fernandinho proved enough to secure a 2-1 home victory over West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday.
The win lifts City back up to second place and level on 29 points with leaders Chelsea, who host Manchester United in the late game. WestHam, who snatched an added-time consolation with a superb Manuel Lanzini strike, stay fourth on 23 points.
“It was a very difficult day because of the weather conditions but it is always difficult against this team,” City midfielder Rodri told the BBC.
“We were lucky to get this first goal because in the first half we couldn’t play much. In the second we dominated and could have scored more.”
With thick snow falling for most of the opening half, City’s Riyadh Mahrez had the ball in the net in the 16th minute after a superb finish but his effort was ruled out for offside.
City took the lead in the 33rd minute when Mahrez drove the ball across the goal and Gundogan was on hand to steer it home.
That marked the beginning of a spell of heavy pressure from the hosts and they could have gone 2-0 up four minutes later but Gabriel Jesus’s shot was cleared off the line by Ben Johnson.
Halftime saw the snowstorm abate and an army of groundstaff cleared the pitch. WestHam then had another let-off when Aaron Cresswell made a goal-line clearance as City dominated.
It took the home side until the 90th minute to score again, however, as Jesus teed up fellow Brazilian Fernandinho to net three minutes after he came off the bench.
Having seen little to warm them up during the game, the WestHam fans finally had something to celebrate when Lanzini won the ball on the edge of the area and sent an unstoppable shot into the top right corner with the final kick of the game.
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Man City vs West Ham: Head-to-head
Manchester City have won nine of their 10 Premier League games against West Ham under Pep Guardiola, scoring 28 goals and conceding just five.
The Hammers won 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium in September 2015 but that is their only victory in their last 15 league fixtures away to City - with one draw and 13 defeats in that run.
City had scored in 20 consecutive league and cup games against West Ham until last month’s Carabao Cup tie at the London Stadium, which ended 0-0 - with the Hammers progressing after a penalty shootout.
Man City vs West Ham: David Moyes desperate to avoid another ‘boom and bust’ cycle for West Ham
David Moyes wants West Ham to avoid another “boom and bust” era as they look to establish themselves among the leading Premier League clubs.
The Scot has overseen impress progress since heading back for a second spell at the London Stadium two years ago, when his remit was to keep them up.
A top-six finish followed in 2020-21 and with it a return to European football.
David Moyes desperate to avoid another ‘boom and bust’ cycle for West Ham
Man City vs West Ham: Team changes
Pep Guardiola makes two changes to the Manchester City line-up that defeated Paris Saint-Germain during the week. Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus come into the team with John Stones and Oleksandr Zinchenko dropping to the bench.
David Moyes meanwhile reverts back to one of is strongest starting line-ups. There are eight changes from the midweek team but just one change from the side that lost to Wolves last time out in the Premier League. Jarrod Bowen drops to the bench and Arthur Masuakau is given a starting place.
Man City vs West Ham: Line-ups
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Masuaku, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio
Man City vs West Ham: Moyes on Man City
West Ham manager David Moyes says Manchester City’s Champions League win over PSG was one of the best games he’s seen in a long time and says City are the team everyone else aspires to be. He said:
I watched Manchester City’s game against Paris St Germain on Wednesday and it was an incredible game of football, probably one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. The standards, the levels were up there with anything we’ve seen.
“Mick [Michail Antonio] will probably cause them different problems than [Lionel] Messi would do, but I think Manchester City have shown exactly what they are.
“Everyone is trying to aspire to be at the level of Manchester City, but that takes time and I don’t think you can do it immediately. I don’t think Manchester City have done it immediately.
“They’ve taken a long period [to build] and they’ve got a great team and a great manager as well.”
MAn City vs West Ham: The standings
This is top of the table clash between Manchester City and West Ham United. City come into the match sitting third in the Premier League table - behind Liverpool and Chelsea - with West Ham trailing them by three points in fourth.
The Hammers can move level on points with Pep Guardiola’s men if they manage to win at the Etihad stadium with City able to join Chelsea at the top of the table if they pick up the three points.
Man City vs West Ham: Ogbonna out for Hammers
Angelo Ogbonna is confirmed absentee for West Ham. The centre-back is recovering from knee surgery after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and is unlikely to play again this season.
Man City vs West Ham: Recent results
Since their 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on October 30th Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have won their last four matches across all competitions including a 2-0 victory in the Manchester derby. If they win today City will draw level on points with Premier League leaders Chelsea before they face Manchester United in the late kick off.
West Ham are looking to bounce-back from their 1-0 defeat to Wolves last time out in the Premier League. Arsenal have caught up to them in terms of points and a result against City today will give them a cushion over the Gunners as they look to hold on to a top four spot.
Man City vs West Ham: Prediction
West Ham are having a brilliant season but should come up short and a world-class team who are in fine form. Man City 2-0 West Ham.
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