Manchester City vs West Ham United Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

The reigning champions are finally back to winning ways. 

Pep Guardiola will be relieved after his side pulled a crucial win against Leicester City in the last match. They are now set to take on West Ham United who were outclassed in their last match against Arsenal. The clash will be the first match of 2025 for them at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. 

After their abysmal form lately, Manchester City finally returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 win over Leicester City. With this win, Pep Guardiola’s side moved to sixth in the Premier League table. This season, they have accumulated 31 points from 19 matches which is one of the worst records in history. However, they can now look to turn their season around securing consecutive victories going forward. 

Starting 2025 with a trip to Manchester 🚍 pic.twitter.com/mXeFzsaUPT

— West Ham United (@WestHam) January 1, 2025

West Ham United on the other hand were outclassed by Arsenal in the last match in their 5-0 defeat. Currently languishing at 13th in the overall standings, Julen Lopetegui’s side will be hoping to start their 2025 campaign with a victory here. The last five matches have been good for Hammers as they picked up two wins and two draws. However, they will have to be at their brilliant best here to get back with any points in this tie.  

Kick-Off:

Saturday, 4 January 2025 at 3:00 PM UK; at 8:30 PM IST

Location: Etihad Stadium

Form:

Manchester City (in all competitions): L-L-L-D-W

West Ham United (in all competitions): W-D-D-W-L

Players to Watch

Erling Haaland (⁠Manchester City) 

Erling Haaland finally ended his three-match goal drought to help Manchester City get back to winning ways in the last match. This goal has made his tally for the season to 14 goals from 19 games. Haaland will be now hoping to discover his goalscoring form to help his team get back to the top in coming matches. Despite not scoring regularly recently, Haaland remains the danger man given the havoc he can create with his excellent finishing. 

A thumping header from @ErlingHaaland! 😤 pic.twitter.com/LcqNFi6VTO

— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 29, 2024

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United)

Despite the team’s underwhelming performances this season, Jarrod Bowen continues to deliver the goals for them. This season, the England international has five goals and is currently their top scorer. In the last five matches in December, Bowen has scored two goals and provided an assist to help the team register some crucial points. He will again be crucial to helping his team register a win here. 

Match Facts

• Manchester City returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Leicester City in the previous league game
• West Ham United suffered a humiliating 5-0 loss against Arsenal in the previous league game
• City are unbeaten in their last seven matches against West Ham United

Manchester City vs West Ham United: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: Erling Haaland to score a goal anytime– 7/4 with bet365
• Tip 2: Manchester City to win this game– 4/11 with William HILL
• Tip 3: Both teams to score in this match– 3/1 with sky bet

Injury & Team News

Manchester City will be without several players for this match. The injury list includes Oscar Bobb, Rodri, and Ruben Dias. Also, Matheus Nunes and John Stones remain possible doubts as they recover from an injury.

As for West Ham United, they will be without the pair of Michail Antonio and Lukasz Fabianski due to head and broken leg injury. 

Head-to-Head

Total Matches – 122

Manchester City– 65

West Ham United– 38

Draws – 19

Predicted Lineup

Manchester City predicted lineup

Ortega (GK); Walker, Akanji, Gvardiol; Lewis, Kovacic; Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Savinho; Haaland

West Ham United predicted lineup

Areola (GK); Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo, Emerson; Bowen, Paqueta, Soucek, Soler, Kudus; Füllkrug

Match Prediction

Pep Guardiola’s side finally returned to winning ways in the last match and will be hoping to continue a winning run now. In contrast, the Hammers have struggled to maintain consistency this season and might struggle here against a top opposition. 

Prediction: ⁠Manchester City 3-1 West Ham United

Telecast Details

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UK – Sky Sports, TNT Sports

US –  NBC Sports

Nigeria – SuperSport, NTA, Sporty TV

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