West Ham United vs Manchester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Manchester City in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
West Ham United vs Manchester City
GREAT CHANCE! The big switch catches West Ham out and Foden slides it through for De Bruyne. He fizzes a low cross into the six-yard box and Gundogan squares it back across, but nobody's there for City.
West Ham United vs Manchester City
Still, City dominate possession, but they're struggling to find a way through West Ham. The hosts are staying compact and making it difficult in the final third.
West Ham United vs Manchester City
West Ham just can't get out of their own half at the moment as Gundogan cuts back inside to curl a cross in. It's too high for everyone though and bounces harmlessly wide.
West Ham United vs Manchester City
Haaland is the second debutant in Premier League history to both win a penalty and then successfully convert it, after Alexandre Pato for Chelsea in April 2016 (v Aston Villa).
West Ham United vs Manchester City
Substitution Manuel Lanzini Mohamed Saïd Benrahma
West Ham United vs Manchester City
Substitution Michail Gregory Antonio Gianluca Scamacca
West Ham United vs Manchester City
CHANCE! Lanzini latches onto Gundogan's loose pass and he slides it through to Antonio on the edge of the box. He tees up Bowen, who chooses to pull it back to Rice instead, but he fires his shot high over the bar.
West Ham United vs Manchester City
City are still dominating possession here and Rodri skips away from Soucek's challenge. West Ham quickly drop deep into their shape though, and City's way through is blocked again.
West Ham United vs Manchester City
Walker's throw-in is missed by Antonio and Foden is peeling off the back of Cresswell. There's a mix-up between the full-back and Zouma that almost lets Foden in, but they just manage to get it away.
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