Manchester City vs West Ham United, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 0
3 - 0
Erling Haaland scores twice as Man City cruise past West Ham
Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat West Ham United 3-0 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 1': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 5': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 5': Goal! Manchester City 1, West Ham United 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 10': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 13': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Ollie Scarles (West Ham United).
- 15': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 17': Nico González (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 22': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
- 25': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
- 28': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 28': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 28': Nico González (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 30': Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 33': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 34': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 34': Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
- 38': Goal! Manchester City 2, West Ham United 0. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
- 40': Handball by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 41': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 42': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 43': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 44': Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 45'+1': Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Handball by Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, West Ham United 0.
- 47': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 47': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Freddie Potts (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 47': Attempt missed. Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 48': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 48': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 51': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 51': Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Offside, West Ham United. Crysencio Summerville is caught offside.
- 53': Offside, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 55': Foul by Ollie Scarles (West Ham United).
- 55': Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball following a fast break.
- 57': Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Scarles (West Ham United).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, West Ham United. Ezra Mayers replaces Ollie Scarles because of an injury.
- 64': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 64': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Nico González.
- 67': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
- 69': Goal! Manchester City 3, West Ham United 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 74': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 74': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Divine Mukasa replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 76': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 76': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 76': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 78': Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces Crysencio Summerville.
- 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Guido Rodríguez replaces Mateus Fernandes.
- 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Freddie Potts.
- 80': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 80': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 82': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 84': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Rico Lewis with a through ball.
- 87': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
- 87': Guido Rodríguez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (West Ham United) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ezra Mayers with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 90': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 90'+1': Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Divine Mukasa with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Foul by Divine Mukasa (Manchester City).
- 90'+5': Guido Rodríguez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, West Ham United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, West Ham United 0.
Statistics
 WHU |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 33.8 | Possession | 66.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 314 | Accurate Passes | 693 |
| 391 | Passes | 750 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 1 | Crosses | 21 |
| 1.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 24 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 13 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,454
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,454
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 22 | +26 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | +24 | 43 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 22 | +8 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | +4 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 14 | Nico González  |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 4 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
West Ham United (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 3 | Max Kilman |
| 30 | Oliver Scarles |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 7 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 32 | Freddie Potts |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 27 | Soungoutou Magassa |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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