West Ham vs Manchester City Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
West Ham have lost their last nine matches against Manchester City in all competitions. only enduring a longer losing run against Arsenal (a run of 10 between 2010 and 2015) in their entire history.
Manchester City have won each of their five away matches in all competitions at London Stadium against West Ham by an aggregate score of 22-1, scoring at least four times in all five matches. City scored 22 goals in their last 20 matches against the Hammers at Upton Park.
West Ham have shipped at least four goals in each of their last four home league matches against Man City - only one other team has ever done this in the history of the Football League since 1888, with Man City conceding 4+ goals in four home games in a row against Wolves between 1957 and 1960.
This is the first time West Ham are starting a Premier League match against Man City above them in the table since March 2009, when they beat the Citizens 1-0 at Upton Park.
West Ham have scored 10 goals in their last three Premier League games, beating Wolves 4-0 at home, Leicester 3-0 away and drawing 3-3 at Spurs. The last time they scored 3+ goals in four consecutive league games was back in September 1928 - their sequence of results back then was a 4-0 home win, a 3-0 away win, a 3-3 away draw, and a 4-1 home win.
No team has scored 3+ goals in more different Premier League games in 2020 than West Ham (9). Indeed, the Hammers have scored at least three goals in nine of their 24 league games since David Moyes returned, as many as in their last 50 under Manuel Pellegrini. Manchester City have lost their last two Premier League games in London (vs Spurs and Chelsea), as many as they had in their previous 18 such matches (W14 D2 L2).
They've not lost three consecutive top-flight games in the capital since a run of five between March-December 2009. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League games that have kicked off at 12:30 (W9 D3) since losing 1-3 at home to Chelsea in December 2016.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola has won all nine of his matches against West Ham in his managerial career. a joint-best 100% win ratio for the Spaniard alongside his 9/9 against Watford and Bournemouth.
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Man City’s Raheem Sterling has been directly involved in 11 goals in his last six Premier League starts against West Ham (6 goals, 5 assists), netting a hat-trick at London Stadium in City's 5-0 win last season.
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