West Ham entertain Manchester City this evening in a huge early Premier League test under new boss Julen Lopetegui.
The Hammers have now recorded two consecutive wins under the Spaniard after a frustrating opening day loss at home to Aston Villa, following up their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace last weekend by beating Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.
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Hosting a rampant City, however, is clearly a much more difficult task.
Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions thrashed newly-promoted Ipswich 4-1 last time out despite falling behind and currently sit top of the table after also brushing aside Chelsea after winning the Community Shield at Wembley on penalties, albeit at this very early stage of the campaign.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game today.
Date, kick-off time and venue
West Ham vs Man City is scheduled for a 5.30pm BST kick-off time today on Saturday August 31, 2024.
The London Stadium will host the match.
Where to watch West Ham vs Man City
TV channel: Today’s game will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage starts at 5pm BST.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch on a live stream online via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, with analysis from reporter Dom Smith at the London Stadium.
West Ham vs Man City team news
West Ham XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson, Alvarez, Paqueta, Rodriguez, Bowen, Antonio, Kudus
Subs: Fabianski, Casey, Coufal, Todibo, Soucek, Irving, Summerville, Guilherme, Fullkrug
Man City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Doku, Grealish, Haaland
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Walker, Stones, Ake, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Nunes, O'Reilly, McAtee
West Ham vs Man City prediction
It’s so difficult to look past City, who have swept away all before them for almost the entirety of the calendar year.
Man City to win 3-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
West Ham wins: 38
Draws: 19
Man City wins: 64
West Ham vs Man City odds
West Ham to win: 6/1
Draw: 4/1
Man City to win: 4/11
