In this 26th week match, on Saturday Feb 27th, Manchester City plays host to West Ham United in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Manchester City is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Borussia M’gladbach. Bernardo Silva struck first for Manchester City in the 29th minute on a feed from João Cancelo, then Gabriel Jesus added another in the 65th minute on a feed from Bernardo Silva At the end of 90 a dissapointed Borussia M’gladbach couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, having won 10 of their last 10 matches, while 4th placed West Ham United is fresh off their 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Michail Antonio scored the first goal for West Ham United in the 5th minute, then Jesse Lingard added another in the 47th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches West Ham United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, West Ham United and Manchester City battled to a 1-1 draw. Michail Antonio struck first for West Ham United in the 18th minute on a feed from Vladimír Coufal, then Phil Foden tied it up for Manchester City in the 51st minute earning Manchester City a comeback draw.
West Ham United’s most prolific scorer has been Jesse Lingard. The English midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Manchester City is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with İlkay Gündoğan and Raheem Sterling each having 2 goals in their last 5
Josep Guardiola i Sala’s Manchester City squad will be without Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Agüero, Rodri, İlkay Gündoğan, Fernandinho, Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké and Scott Carson, while David Moyes’s squad will be without Michail Antonio, Fabián Balbuena, Issa Diop, Andriy Yarmolenko, Angelo Ogbonna and Arthur Masuaku.