Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Manchester City vs West Ham – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City beat West Ham 3-0. Goals: E. Haaland (5'), T. Reijnders (38'), E. Haaland (69'). Manchester City had 66% possession against West Ham's 34%. Shots on target: 8-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 17

Saturday, 20 December 2025

Manchester CityManchester City

3 - 0

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

West HamWest Ham

Referee: Paul Tierney, England

Lineups

Manchester CityManchester City4-3-2-1
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
M. Nunes27M. NunesD
R. Dias3R. DiasD
J. Gvardiol24J. GvardiolD
N. O'Reilly33N. O'ReillyD
T. Reijnders4T. ReijndersM
Nico14NicoM
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
R. Cherki10R. CherkiM
P. Foden47P. FodenM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
6N. AkeD
26SavinhoF
45A. KhusanovD
59C. GrayM
63D. MukasaM
82R. LewisD
91S. MfuniD
92R. HeskeyF
West HamWest Ham4-3-1-2
A. Areola23A. AreolaG
K. Walker-Peters2K. Walker-PetersD
M. Kilman3M. KilmanD
J. Todibo25J. TodiboD
O. Scarles30O. ScarlesD
S. Magassa27S. MagassaM
F. Potts32F. PottsM
M. Fernandes18M. FernandesM
Lucas Paqueta10Lucas PaquetaM
J. Bowen20J. BowenF
C. Summerville7C. SummervilleF

Substitutes

1M. HermansenG
5IgorD
9C. WilsonF
15K. MavropanosD
24G. RodriguezM
28T. SoucekM
39A. IrvingM
55M. KanteM
63E. MayersD

Match Events

5'G

E. Haaland

28'Y

Nico González

38'G

T. Reijnders

Assist: E. Haaland

41'Y

J. Bowen

64'S

O. Scarles

Substitution 1

67'S

R. Cherki

Substitution 1

67'S

Nico González

Substitution 2

67'S

T. Reijnders

Substitution 3

69'G

E. Haaland

75'S

Bernardo Silva

Substitution 4

78'S

Lucas Paquetá

Substitution 2

79'S

F. Potts

Substitution 3

79'S

C. Summerville

Substitution 4

79'S

Mateus Fernandes

Substitution 5

Statistics

Manchester City
66%34%
West Ham
2.1Expected Goals (xG)0.98
17Total Shots7
8Shots on Target3
6Corners0
16Fouls10
1Offsides2
92Pass Accuracy (%)80
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Manchester City host West Ham on Saturday, 20 December 2025 at Etihad Stadium. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Manchester City go into the match 2nd in the table; West Ham sit 18th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Manchester City have taken 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 5 wins in a row. West Ham have collected 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 4 Jan 2025: Manchester City 4-1 West Ham; 31 Aug 2024: Manchester City 3-1 West Ham; 19 May 2024: Manchester City 3-1 West Ham. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City beat West Ham 3-0. Manchester City scored through E. Haaland 5', T. Reijnders 38', E. Haaland 69'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 69 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Manchester City held 66% of the ball against 34% for West Ham. Shots on target finished 8-3. Expected goals read 2.10 for Manchester City, 0.98 for West Ham.

Verdict

The win nudges Manchester City forward and leaves West Ham with work to do. Manchester City sat 2nd and West Ham 18th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.