Man City vs West Ham 2021-22 English Premier League
2 - 1
Man City conquer snow and West Ham to keep title pressure on Chelsea
Snow may have slowed down the match at the Etihad but it didn't stop Manchester City from securing a 2-1 win over West Ham.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 29': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Goal! Manchester City 1, West Ham United 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 59': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 61': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, West Ham United. Vladimir Coufal replaces Aaron Cresswell because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen replaces Arthur Masuaku.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 90': Goal! Manchester City 2, West Ham United 0. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90'+4': Goal! Manchester City 2, West Ham United 1. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,245
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | Manchester City | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +7 | Liverpool | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| +4 | Arsenal | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
 WHU |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 31.5 | Possession | 68.5 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 260 | Accurate Passes | 658 |
| 330 | Passes | 728 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 18 | Clearances | 11 |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte  |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 31 | Ben Johnson |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 26 | Arthur Masuaku |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
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