Manchester City F.C.
·15 May 2022
Manchester City F.C.
·15 May 2022
Everything you need to know ahead of City's crucial Premier League clash against the Hammers.
Fernandinho and Aymeric Laporte have recovered from the knocks they picked up against Wolves in midweek to start in central defence.
Pep Guardiola has made three changes to the team that won at Molineux, with Jack Grealish, Gabriel Jesus and Riyad Mahrez replacing Phil Foden, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling.
The Hammers make one change, with Tomas Soucek coming in for the injured Said Benrahma.
CITY: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho (C), Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Jesus, Grealish.
WEST HAM: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice (C), Soucek, Bowen, Lanzini, Fornals, Antonio.
SUBS: Areola (GK), Johnson, Fredericks, Kral, Noble, Masuaku, Okoflex, Vlasic, Yarmolenko.
The match gets underway on Sunday 15 May with kick-off at the London Stadium scheduled for 14:00 (UK).
Viewers in the UK can watch the action live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with our global TV listings at the foot of this page showing where the game is being broadcast around the world.
Alistair Mann will provide commentary throughout the 90 minutes with Michael Brown providing co-commentary.
Minute-by-minute text updates are available in our Matchday Centre, starting at 12:00 (UK).
For those with push notifications turned on, you'll get alerted as soon as the teams are announced and any goals go in.
And our Matchday Live show with special guests Trevor Sinclair and David James will begin just before 13:00 (UK).
The Matchday Live team will then reconvene for a quick half-time debrief before a more in-depth post-match verdict, including their reaction to the full-time thoughts of Pep Guardiola and, time permitting, one of our players.
The guests will also answer viewer questions throughout the broadcast, with audience participation actively encouraged on Matchday Live. To get in touch, send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.
Highlights from the match can be found later in the evening, while a full-match replay will also be available from midnight following the game with a CITY+ subscription.
Ruben Dias, John Stones and Kyle Walker are out for City.
At his press conference on Friday afternoon, Pep Guardiola revealed Fernandinho and Aymeric Laporte both picked up knocks against Wolves and will be assessed on matchday ahead of Sunday's game.
Michail Antonio (hip,) Craig Dawson (calf) and Said Benrahma (ankle) all face late fitness tests for the Hammers, while Angelo Ogbonna is ruled out.
"West Ham have been extraordinary the last two seasons, not just this one, the previous one. They made an incredible season in all competitions, especially in the Europa League.
"Unfortunately they were not lucky in the game against Frankfurt and after a few minutes Cresswell was sent off and it is so difficult to manage these type of games with 10 against 11.
"They had an incredible season and are so strong in many departments. At set pieces and in the middle with Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek.
"They attack the chance perfectly, quality with Manuel Lanzini, Said Benrahma and Pablo Fornals. They are a top side, a difficult one, but at the same time we know how important it is."
City had to battle a dogged West Ham and blizzard conditions to edge a narrow 2-1 victory at the Etihad.In freezing temperatures, Ilkay Gundogan gave City a first-half lead after good work by Riyad Mahrez.
And though chances came and went for the champions, sub Fernandinho's 90th-minute goal proved vital, with Manuel Lanzini pulling one back in added time.
A superb Kevin De Bruyne quadruple in midweek inspired City to a 5-1 Premier League victory over Wolves, putting City three points clear at the top of the table.
City boast a superb away league record so far this season, losing just once in our opening game of the season away to Tottenham Hotspur.Pep Guardiola's men have also won the last five league games, scoring 22 goals and conceding just twice in the process.As for the Hammers, their form has dipped of late, with David Moyes' side winning just once in their last five Premier League games, though they won last time out, beating Norwich 4-0 at Carrow Road.
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