PREVIEW | Manchester City vs West Ham - team news, lineups, predictions

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·18 December 2025

PREVIEW | Manchester City vs West Ham - team news, lineups, predictions

Manchester City host West Ham this Saturday at the Etihad Stadium for round 17 of the Premier League.

Manchester City have 34 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table. In their last game, Pep Guardiola's team won 2-0 against Brentford (League Cup 2025/26).

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West Ham currently have 13 points and lie in 18th position. In their last fixture, Nuno Espírito Santo's team suffered a 2-3 reverse against Aston Villa (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Manchester City winning 4-1.

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Manchester City

Omar Marmoush - National team duties
Rodri - Injury
Rayan Aït-Nouri - National team duties
John Stones - Injury

West Ham

Lukasz Fabianski - Back Injury

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Manchester City ( vs Brentford 2025-12-17): James Trafford, Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nathan Aké, Nico OReilly, Nico González, Tijjani Reijnders, Oscar Bobb, Rayan Cherki, Savinho, Divine Mukasa

West Ham ( vs Aston Villa 2025-12-14): Alphonse Aréola, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Kostas Mavropanos, Jean-Clair Todibo, El Hadji Diouf, Mateus Fernandes, Soungoutou Magassa, Freddie Potts, Lucas Paquetá, Jarrod Bowen, Crys Summerville

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MANAGERS

Pep Guardiola has faced Nuno Espírito Santo on 12 occasions, recording six wins, two draws, and four losses.
Nuno Espírito Santo has faced Manchester City on 12 occasions, recording four wins, two draws, and six losses.
Pep Guardiola has faced West Ham on 20 occasions, recording 17 wins and three draws.

TEAMS

Away from home, West Ham currently has one win in the last nine games.
Away from home, West Ham has scored in four consecutive games.
Away from home, West Ham has conceded goals in six consecutive games.
Away from home, West Ham has gone six consecutive games without winning.
Away from home, West Ham has gone three consecutive games without losing.
West Ham currently has two wins in the last 13 games.
West Ham has scored in three consecutive games.
West Ham has conceded goals in 13 consecutive games.
West Ham has gone five consecutive games without winning.
At home, Manchester City currently has one loss in the last 11 games.
At home, Manchester City has scored in three consecutive games.
At home, Manchester City has gone three consecutive games without losing.
At home, Manchester City has won three consecutive games.
Manchester City currently has three losses in the last 22 games.
Manchester City currently has one draw in the last 19 games.
Manchester City has scored in six consecutive games.
Manchester City has gone six consecutive games without losing.
Manchester City has won six consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Manchester City and West Ham have faced each other 122 times, with Manchester City having an advantage: 65 wins, against 37 wins for West Ham.
At the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City has an advantage in clashes against West Ham: 43 wins in 61 games. West Ham has 12 wins.
In the English League, there have been 106 matches between the two teams, with Manchester City winning 57, 17 draws, and West Ham winning 32.