MANCHESTER. Manchester City estinguishes West Ham United 4-1 with goals of V. Coufal (10′ own), E. Haaland (42′), E. Haaland (55′) and P. Foden (58′). On the opposite side, West Ham United scored with ​Niclas Füllkrug  (71′). Manchester City took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury with the collaboration of Edward Smart and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 3.11 degrees Celsius or 37.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester City

4 - 1

West Ham United

• 56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

• 10 Total 17
• 7 On Target 4
• 0 Off Target 10
• 3 Shots blocked 3

• 98 Attack 80
• 45 Dangerous attack 34
• 65 Ball safe 57

• 0 Penalties 0
• 7 Corners 1
• 1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

• 8 Total 13
• 2 Yellow Cards 1
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 56% while West Ham United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match​.

Manchester City shot 10 times, 7 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United shot 17 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (K. Walker and M. Kovačić). Talking about the opposition, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (Niclas Füllkrug  and Julen Lopetegui Argote).

Standings

After playing this contest, Manchester City has 34 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, West Ham United stays with 23 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Brentford on the 14th of January with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

West Ham United will host Fulham on the 14th of January with a 16-5 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (11 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City

G

Stefan Ortega 18.Germany

7.0

D

Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands

6.9

61'

D

J. Gvardiol 24.Croatia

7.3

D

M. Akanji 25.Switzerland

6.7

D

R. Lewis 82.England

7.0

M

M. Kovačić 8.Croatia

7.2

61' 28'

M

Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium

7.6

M

Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal

7.2

M

Sávio 26.Brazil

8.9

80'

M

P. Foden 47.England

8.2

58'

F

E. Haaland 9.Norway

8.7

84' 42', 55'

Substitutes

G

Scott Carson 33.England

D

K. Walker 2.England

6.5

61' 64'

D

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 66.England

M

J. Grealish 10.England

6.7

84'

M

İlkay Gündoğan 19.Germany

6.6

61'

M

Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal

M

James McAtee 87.England

6.2

80'

F

J. Doku 11.Belgium

Manchester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Stefan Ortega (7.0), R. Lewis (7.0), M. Akanji (6.7), Nathan Aké (6.9), J. Gvardiol (7.3), M. Kovačić (7.2), P. Foden (8.2), Kevin De Bruyne (7.6), Bernardo Silva (7.2), Sávio (8.9) and E. Haaland (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: K. Walker (6.5), J. Grealish (6.7), J. Doku, İlkay Gündoğan (6.6), Matheus Nunes, Scott Carson, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Nico O’Reilly and James McAtee (6.2).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 4 changes: M. Kovačić for İlkay Gündoğan (61′), Nathan Aké for K. Walker (61′), Sávio for James McAtee (80′) and E. Haaland for J. Grealish (84′).

Player of the match: Sávio​

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

His rating is 8.9 with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United

G

A. Areola 23.France

6.3

D

Jean-Clair Todibo 25.France

6.3

54'

D

V. Coufal 5.Czech Republic

6.9

D

Max Kilman 26.England

6.3

D

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England

6.6

M

Crysencio Summerville 7.Netherlands

7.3

M

Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil

8.0

M

Mohammed Kudus 14.Ghana

6.2

72'

M

Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico

6.0

87'

M

T. Souček 28.Czech Republic

6.9

F

Niclas Füllkrug  11.Germany

7.6

14' 71'

Substitutes

G

Wesley Foderingham 21.England

D

Aaron Cresswell 3.England

D

K. Mavropanos 15.Greece

6.6

54'

M

Carlos Soler 4.Spain

M

Luis Guilherme 17.Brazil

6.9

72'

M

Guido Rodríguez 24.Argentina

M

A. Irving 39.Scotland

F

Danny Ings 18.England

6.4

87'

West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: A. Areola (6.3), V. Coufal (6.9), Jean-Clair Todibo (6.3), Max Kilman (6.3), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.6), T. Souček (6.9), Edson Álvarez (6.0), Mohammed Kudus (6.2), Lucas Paquetá (8.0), Crysencio Summerville (7.3) and Niclas Füllkrug  (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: K. Mavropanos (6.6), Aaron Cresswell, Carlos Soler, Luis Guilherme (6.9), Danny Ings (6.4), Wesley Foderingham, Guido Rodríguez, A. Irving and Oliver Scarles.

West Ham United could not rely on the presence of K. Mavropanos (injured).

Substitutions

West Ham United made 3 changes: Edson Álvarez for Danny Ings (87′), Jean-Clair Todibo for K. Mavropanos (54′) and Mohammed Kudus for Luis Guilherme (72′).

Player of the match: Lucas Paquetá​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Lucas Paquetá.

His rating is 8.0 with 60 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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

• AFC Bournemouth – Everton – 1-0
• Aston Villa – Leicester City – 2-1
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Arsenal – 1-1
• Crystal Palace – Chelsea – 1-1
• Manchester City – West Ham United – 4-1
• Southampton – Brentford – 0-5
• Tottenham Hotspur – Newcastle United – 1-2