LONDON. Manchester City succeeded in turn the tables against West Ham United. It was West Ham United to score first with a goal from James Ward-Prowse. Nevertheless, later Manchester City found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Jeremy Doku (46′), Bernardo Silva (76′) and Erling Haaland (86′). Manchester City was surely better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the collaboration of Harry Lennard and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.56 degrees Celsius or 72.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.​

Match Statistics​

West Ham United

1 - 3

Manchester City

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 6 Total 29
  • 3 On Target 15
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 9
  • 51 Attack 129
  • 27 Dangerous attack 91
  • 56 Ball safe 59
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 7 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 69% while West Ham United was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was putting more pressure with 91 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 15 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.​

West Ham United shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City shot 29 times, 15 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

West Ham United received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Paquetá, Tomáš Souček and Edson Álvarez). On the other side, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Rodri and Joško Gvardiol).

Match Timeline

James Ward-Prowse(goal)Vladimír Coufal
36'
Edson Álvarez- Yellow
38'
45'
Josko Gvardiol- Yellow
46'
Jérémy Doku(goal)Julián Álvarez
Mohammed Kudus- sub ->Michail Antonio
67'
67'
Matheus Nunes- sub ->Phil Foden
68'
76'
Bernardo Silva(goal)Julián Álvarez
Tomas Soucek - Yellow
79'
86'
Erling Haaland(goal)Bernardo Silva
Danny Ings- sub ->Tomáš Souček
87'
87'
89'
Rodri- Yellow
90'
Sergio Gómez- sub ->Jeremy Doku
90'
Rico Lewis- sub ->Erling Haaland
90'
Nathan Aké - sub ->Joško Gvardiol
Lucas Paquetá- Yellow
90'
90'
Oscar Bobb- sub ->Bernardo Silva

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, West Ham United will stay with 10 points like Arsenal to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City will have 15 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, West Ham United will play away against Aston Villa on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).

Manchester City will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 21st of October with a 11-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Alphonse Areola 23.France
9.1
D
Kurt Zouma 4.France
7.0
D
Nayef Aguerd 27.Morocco
8.1
D
Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy
6.8
D
Vladimir Coufal 5.Czech Republic
7.3
87'
M
James Ward-Prowse 7.England
7.9
36'
M
Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil
7.5
90'
M
Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico
6.4
68' 38'
M
Jarrod Bowen 20.England
6.3
M
Tomas Soucek 28.Czech Republic
7.3
87' 79'
F
Michail Antonio 9.Jamaica
6.4
67'
Substitutes
G
Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland
D
Thilo Kehrer 24.Germany
6.4
87'
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 15.Greece
D
Angelo Ogbonna 21.Italy
D
Aaron Cresswell 3.England
M
Mohammed Kudus 14.Ghana
6.4
67'
M
Pablo Fornals 8.Spain
F
Saïd Benrahma 22.Algeria
6.6
68'
F
Danny Ings 18.England
6.4
87'

West Ham United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager David Moyes decided to play with the following team: Alphonse Aréola (9.1), Vladimír Coufal (7.3), Kurt Zouma (7.0), Nayef Aguerd (8.1), Emerson Palmieri (6.8), Tomáš Souček (7.3), Edson Álvarez (6.4), Jarrod Bowen (6.3), James Ward-Prowse (7.9), Lucas Paquetá (7.5) and Michail Antonio (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Saïd Benrahma (6.6), Thilo Kehrer (6.4), Danny Ings (6.4), Mohammed Kudus (6.4), Konstantinos Mavropanos, Angelo Ogbonna, Pablo Fornals, Łukasz Fabiański and Aaron Cresswell.

West Ham United could not rely on the presence of Saïd Benrahma (injured).

Substitutions

West Ham United made 4 changes: Edson Álvarez for Saïd Benrahma (68′), Michail Antonio for Mohammed Kudus (67′), Tomáš Souček for Danny Ings (87′) and Vladimír Coufal for Thilo Kehrer (87′).

Best player: Alphonse Aréola​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was the goalkeeper: Alphonse Aréola. His rating is 9.08. He performed 10 saves.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
7.1
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
7.8
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.3
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
7.5
D
Josko Gvardiol 24.Croatia
7.9
90' 45'
M
Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium
8.5
90' 46'
M
Rodri 16.Spain
9.1
89'
M
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
8.5
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
8.8
90' 76'
M
Phil Foden 47.England
7.3
67'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
6.3
90' 86'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
G
Scott Carson 33.England
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
90'
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
90'
M
Kalvin Phillips 4.England
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
6.8
67'
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
90'
M
Oscar Bobb 52.Norway
90'

Also Manchester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (7.1), Kyle Walker (7.8), Manuel Akanji (7.5), Rúben Dias (7.3), Joško Gvardiol (7.9), Rodri (9.1), Bernardo Silva (8.8), Phil Foden (7.3), Julián Álvarez (8.5), Jeremy Doku (8.5) and Erling Haaland (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nathan Aké, Kalvin Phillips, Matheus Nunes (6.8), Stefan Ortega, Sergio Gómez, Scott Carson, Rico Lewis and Oscar Bobb.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 5 changes: Phil Foden for Matheus Nunes (67′), Erling Haaland for Rico Lewis (90′), Jeremy Doku for Sergio Gómez (90′), Bernardo Silva for Oscar Bobb (90′) and Joško Gvardiol for Nathan Aké (90′).

Best player: Rodri​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Rodri even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.1) with 115 passes (97% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​