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Manchester City vs West Ham - as it happened: David Silva strikes at the death to hand City victory

Re-live all the action from the Etihad Stadium

Jack Watson
Sunday 03 December 2017 16:11 GMT
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City returned the gap at the top to eight points
City returned the gap at the top to eight points (Getty)

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Manchester City host West Ham today as they look to extend their winning run in the league to 13 consecutive games. They take on a side that hasn’t won a domestic match since late September.

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What time does it start?

The game kicks off at 4pm on Sunday 3 December at the Etihad Stadium.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Coverage starts at 3.30pm. Alternatively, follow our live blog above.

Kevin De Bruyne will be the man to watch again today
Kevin De Bruyne will be the man to watch again today (Getty)

Team news:

Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Mangala, Danilo, De Bruyne, Delph, Silva, Sterling, Aguero, Sane.

West Ham United: Adrian, Zabaleta, Rice, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Fernandes, Kouyate, Obiang, Masuaku, Lanzini, Antonio.

Head to head:

West Ham United 0 Manchester City 4, Premier League, February 2017

West Ham United 0 Manchester City 5, FA Cup, January 2017

Manchester City 3 West Ham United 1, Premier League, August 2016

Form guide:

Manchester City: WWWWWW

West Ham United: LDLLDW

Odds:

Manchester City to win: 1/9

Draw: 11/1

West Ham United to win: 25/1

58: Kevin De Bruyne is booked for a foul to stop West Ham advancing up the pitch.

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:20

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:20

61: City win a corner which is cleared by West Ham but they have nobody to find up the pitch.

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:22

A different side to Pep Guardiola's tactics

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:24

Not a bad player option to bring on from the bench

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:25

68: West Ham make their first change of the match and it’s an attacking one. Manuel Lanzini is replaced by Marco Arnautovic.

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:30

70: Kevin De Bruyne finds a rare bit of space on the edge of the area and let’s fly but his shot is straight at Adrian.

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:30

71: Jesus has a shot well saved by Adrian but the ball falls to Raheem Sterling who fails to control the ball inside the six yard box and West Ham clear.

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:32

West Ham currently owe a lot to Adrian. They have 15 minutes of normal time to hold on, or even snatch a winner.

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:36

76: David Silva tires to shoot at goal but Jesus is in his way. The ball then falls to Raheem Sterling but West Ham clear fr a corner. The ball is the worked to Sergio Aguero who then wins another corner.

Jack Watson3 December 2017 17:38

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