Manchester City vs West Ham United: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-head

Man City have won 14 of their last 15 Premier League home games against West Ham (L1), including the last eight in a row since a 2-1 loss in September 2015.

West Ham are winless in their last 18 Premier League games against Man City, since a 2-1 away win in September 2015. Against no side have the Hammers had a longer winless run in their league history (also 18 vs Liverpool between 1983 and 1994).

West Ham have conceded at least once in each of their last 24 Premier League games against Man City – only against Sunderland have they had a longer run without a clean sheet in their league history (25 between 1923 and 1968), a run they ended with an 8-0 win with Geoff Hurst scoring six goals.

Manchester City have won their first league game in 17 of the last 18 calendar years, including each of the last 12 in a row since a 1-0 loss at Sunderland on New Year’s Day 2012.

West Ham haven’t lost their opening league game in any of the last seven calendar years (W4 D3), since a 2-0 loss to Man Utd in 2017. This is the first time they’re facing the reigning champions in their first league game of the year since 2006, and a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea.

Manchester City have failed to win either of their last two Premier League home games, despite opening the scoring both times (1-2 v Manchester United, 1-1 v Everton). They’ve not failed to win three consecutive home league games despite scoring first each time since December/January in 2003-04.

In 2024, West Ham conceded more goals than any other Premier League side (79), finishing the year with a 5-0 home defeat against Liverpool.

Man City have won all eight of their Premier League home games against West Ham under Pep Guardiola – only Arsène Wenger has a better 100% home win rate against an opponent in the competition (11/11 vs Leicester, 10/10 vs Stoke).

Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored seven goals in just five Premier League games against West Ham, though only one of these has come at the Etihad Stadium.

Since the start of last season, Jarrod Bowen has been involved in 16 away Premier League goals (10 goals, 6 assists), double that of any of his West Ham teammates. Overall, only Michail Antonio (36 goals, 11 assists) and Mark Noble (20 goals, 13 assists) have more goals and assists in away games for the Hammers than Bowen (14 goals, 17 assists).