Manchester City vs West Ham United Premier League, Etihad Stadium, Sunday 19 May 2024, 16:00 BST
West Ham United’s 2023/24 Premier League season ends on Sunday at Manchester City.
The Etihad Stadium will host the Irons in a match of paramount importance in determining the fate of the elite title.
West Ham head northwest hoping to end their crusade with back-to-back wins, having beaten Luton Town 3-1 last time out.
Wednesday night’s results showed that the Irons would finish ninth in the table, meaning that David Moyes’ side have recorded 3 top-ten finishes in 4 seasons, the Scot will try to finish on a high note with a historic first win. against City as West Ham manager in his last game at the club.
However, Moyes’ fees will have no illusions about the scale of the task at hand, as City know that victory over the Hammers will be enough to give them a fourth successive Premier League title at the expense of second-placed Arsenal.
City won at the London Stadium in the other meeting in September, thanks to second-half goals from Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland that saw the visitors come from behind to claim three points after James Ward-Prowse opened the scoring.
West Ham enthusiasts claim that the 3,065 tickets allocated to the club are sold out.
The first 90 per cent of season tickets were sold to holders of vouchers and season tickets with more than 29 loyalty points. The remaining ten per cent (306 subscriptions) were made available to holders of subscriptions that had not yet been purchased for that adjustment by voting. This election ended on Friday, May 3 at 12 noon.
As was the case in many football stadiums of that era, it is recommended that fans use public transport instead of driving to the match.
If you’re exercising from London, take a service from Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, with direct facilities from London at 08:07, 08:16, 09:16, 10:16, 11:16 and 12:08. Piccadilly, take the Metrolink to the Etihad Campus, from where you can walk a short walk to the stadium.
The return departs from Piccadilly at 18:15, 18:35, 18:55, 19:15 and 19:35.
If you’re driving, park at one of the many Metrolink stations with Park and Ride parking and hop on the trolley to the floor. For a full list, click here.
It has been decided that West Ham United’s Premier League away match against Manchester City will be broadcast in the UK via Sky Sports.
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You can follow the action on our live blog on whufc. com and the app, as well as on our social media channels. We will also have exclusive highlights and reactions for you after the final whistle on our online page and on social media.
Live audio watching will be available in the UK on BBC Radio Five live and globally on our official online page and app.
Defenders Dinos Mavropanos and Nayef Aguerd will be assessed, as both were absent through injury in West Ham United’s last four Premier League matches.
Meanwhile, Manchester City may be without goalkeeper Ederson after he substituted him in their midweek win over Tottenham Hotspur following a clash with Cristian Romero, while Kevin De Bruyne, who is also out injured, will have to be assessed.
Manchester City have enjoyed a very good season under one of the most influential figures in modern football, Pep Guardiola.
And now, after 37 Premier League games, West Ham United are preventing the Spaniard from handing over the sixth top-flight trophy to the blue part of Manchester.
Guardiola, who continues to write in the history books, led the Citizens to a historic treble last season, City’s first UEFA Champions League crown.
City became the first English club to own five domestic and foreign titles, beating Fluminense 4-0 in the Club World Cup final in December, as well as winning the UEFA Super Cup at the start of the season.
Although their Champions League defence came to an end in this season’s quarter-finals, following a penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid, there are still two trophy chances ahead in the next ten days.
Guardiola puts City in a position where they are favourites to win a fourth straight Premier League title on Sunday, before facing rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley a week later on Saturday.
Like last season, Norwegian centre-forward Erling Haaland has made headlines for City with 38 goals in 43 appearances, adding 27 in the Premier League, but the 23-year-old is one of Guardiola’s stars.
Phil Foden, one of English football’s most productive clients, has one of the most remarkable players in what could be the most productive team in the world.
When City’s midfield contained David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva, it looked like one of their talents could be beaten by way of beloved imports.
But since 2020 he hasn’t looked back. Foden has been one of City’s main architects with 25 goals and 11 assists this season, helping his team reach the division record with 93 goals.
On the other side of the pitch, City have conceded just 33 goals (second-best to Arsenal) and Joško Gvardiol’s five goals since April show that Sunday’s hosts are a damaging proposition all over the pitch and not just in attack.
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We haven’t had a good time on our recent visits to the Etihad Stadium, as our last seven Premier League trips to Manchester City ended in home wins and West Ham United scored just four goals in total in those games.
Our last win at the Etihad in Farewell Boleyn’s season, 2015/16, when first-half goals from Victor Moses and Diafra Sakho secured a 2-1 good fortune – our only win in 17 Premier League trips to City’s new home, which was originally built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
In fact, it was our last Premier League win against Manchester City, with City winning thirteen and drawing 3 of the 16 meetings since.
However, we beat Pep Guardiola’s side by consequences in the fourth round of the EFL Cup at the London Stadium in October 2021.
Referee: John BrooksAssistant Referees: Lee Betts and Akil HowsonFourth Official: Sam AllisonVAR: Jarred GillettAssistant VAR: Tim Wood
John Brooks has been shown as the man in the middle of Sunday’s final matchday against Premier League hopefuls Manchester City.
The Leicestershire-born official was promoted to Select Group One in June 2021 and refereed his first Premier League game in December of that year.
He has whistled in 21 high-profile clashes this season, two of which involved the Hammers.
Indeed, Brooks was to blame for the 3-1 win over Chelsea in August and the 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in April, while he also took charge of West Ham’s last game against Manchester City, which ended in a 3-0 defeat towards the end of the season. . 2022/23.
In addition to his domestic duties, he also refereed this season’s UEFA Youth League final, which was won by Olympiacos, and featured in the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers and on stage.
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