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Manchester City’s starting eleven is unchanged for the trip to West Ham United, but Kevin De Bruyne, back in shape, has been included among the substitutes at London Stadium.
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The Belgian is back in the squad after a two-game absence due to an injury suffered in international service as Pep Guardiola maintains faith in the team that beat Porto 3-1 in the middle of the week.
The City manager had hinted that not all of his injured players would recover in time and that means there is no room for Nathan Ake or Aymeric Laporte.
Ederson makes his 150th appearance with the Club in all competitions and the reserve bench also includes midweek scorer Ferran Torres and Academy graduate Cole Palmer.
Teams
CITY: Ederson, Walker, García, Dias, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling (C), Agüero.
SUBS: Steffen, Stones, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Foden, Torres, Palmer.
WESTERN HAM: Fabianski, Coufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku, Bowen, Soucek, Rice, Fornals, Antonio.
SUBS: Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Noble, Haller, Diop, Fredericks, Randolph.
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Training
An unchanged team suggests an unchanged setup so it looks like it will be the usual 4-3-3 formation for City.
Joao Cancelo should take the role of left back again, with Kyle Walker on the opposite flank and Eric Garcia and Ruben Dias in the middle.
Rodrigo, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva will form midfield three and Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling will be on either side of Sergio Agüero.
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Bernardo Silva: City playing with real hunger
Can Sterling attack again?
Sterling has a remarkable record against today’s opponents.
The City number 7 has scored six goals and provided five assists in his last six Premier League starts against West Ham, including a hat-trick in this match last season.
The winger, who is captaining the team for the third consecutive game, is in good shape after scoring in the previous two league games and claiming an assist against Porto.
They face a Hammers side that produced some impressive results so far this season, winning comfortably against Wolves and Leicester City before last weekend’s inspired comeback against Tottenham Hotspur.
That will certainly give them confidence, but perhaps that can play into the hands of City and if the home team chooses to adopt a more adventurous game plan, it could give Sterling a chance to exploit the gaps in defense.
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Pep Guardiola’s perfect record at London Stadium
Statistics and facts
- We have won our five away games in all competitions at London Stadium by a total score of 22-1, scoring at least four times in each.
- We have scored in 18 consecutive games against West Ham in all competitions, since November 2012.
- West Ham’s loss would equal their club’s record of 10 consecutive defeats against an opponent, set against Arsenal between 2010 and 2015.
- Pep Guardiola has won all nine of his games against West Ham by an aggregate score of 30-3. It is the best 100% winning percentage of his career along with matches against Watford and Bournemouth.
- Raheem Sterling has been directly involved in 11 goals in his last six league starts against West Ham (six goals and five assists). He scored a hat-trick at London Stadium in City’s 5-0 victory last season.
CITYZENS: SCORE PREDICTOR – Score Predictor_West Ham v City PL 20 / 21_U18
