West Ham United vs Manchester City

Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City head to the London Stadium to take on top-six hopefuls West Ham United in a high-stakes fixture.

West Ham’s 4-0 demolition of basement boys Norwich City last time out means a draw against table-topping Man City would virtually guarantee next season’s Europa Conference League football. However, the ‘Hammers’ are still in the Europa League qualification fixture, as they trail sixth-placed Manchester United by three points, albeit they do have a game in hand. In order to bridge that gap, David Moyes’ men will have to defy their disastrous 12-game winless Premier League streak against Man City (D2, L10). Unfortunately, the London Stadium is no longer a safe haven for West Ham, who will take the field on a run of four competitive home matches without winning (D2, L2). That said, the ‘Irons’ have found the net in all 18 Premier League home fixtures this season and could record a 100% scoring ratio in home top-flight games for the first time since 1926/27.

On the other hand, Manchester City are on the cusp of wrapping up their fourth Premier League title in five years, as they enter this round holding a three-point lead on current runners-up Liverpool. Despite suffering another heartbreaking European exit, the ‘Cityzens’ have been spot on in the Premier League, winning their last five games in the competition by an aggregate score of 22-2. What’s more, since falling to a 1-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in their Premier League curtain-raiser, Pep Guardiola’s men have gone unbeaten in their subsequent 17 away league matches (W14, D3). Another win in the nation’s capital would take Man City within a single point from defending the Premier League crown, though back-to-back winless visits to the London Stadium (D1, L1) do not sound promising.