Manchester City vs West Ham

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Tierney 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 2 · West Ham 18
Referee Stats
12 matches · 2.92 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.92
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 42%
Draws 42%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (66%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14
Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

45
Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

1
West Ham (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 35
Avg: 1.00 / 1.84

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37
PPG
0.89
2.37
GF
1.00
0.74
GA
1.84
74%
O2.5
58%
47%
BTTS
47%
84%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd
West Ham rank18th
Manchester City points78
West Ham points39
Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
West Ham: #18 · 39 pts · GD -19
39 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
39-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals11-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

West Ham last 5 away

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals2-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

West Ham trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%
Manchester City clean sheet at home47%
West Ham score away63%
West Ham clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%
Manchester City win after scoring first75%
West Ham score first32%
West Ham win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · West Ham 27%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · West Ham 35.2'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53
Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22
West Ham score away1.00 vs 1.22
West Ham concede away1.84 vs 1.53
Manchester City score 55% above league average, while West Ham score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and West Ham are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 12
16-30 9
61-75 9
0-15 5
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1

West Ham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
0-15 7
31-45 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
17
7
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
2
0
Shots Inside Box
14
5
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
6
0
Fouls
16
10
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
750
391
Passes Accurate
693
314
Passes %
92%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
5'
5' Goal · 1-0
E. Haaland
Normal Goal
28'
28' Nico González
38'
38' Goal · 2-0
T. Reijnders
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Haaland
41'
41' J. Bowen
64'
64' O. Scarles
1st substitution · For: E. Mayers
67'
67' R. Cherki
1st substitution · For: Sávio
67'
67' Nico González
2nd substitution · For: A. Khusanov
67'
67' T. Reijnders
3rd substitution · For: R. Lewis
69'
69' Goal · 3-0
E. Haaland
Normal Goal
75'
75' Bernardo Silva
4th substitution · For: D. Mukasa
78'
78' Lucas Paquetá
2nd substitution · For: T. Souček
79'
79' F. Potts
3rd substitution · For: C. Wilson
79'
79' C. Summerville
4th substitution · For: K. Mavropanos
79'
79' Mateus Fernandes
5th substitution · For: G. Rodríguez

Manchester City vs West Ham 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat West Ham 3-0 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Paul Tierney. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 5' when E. Haaland scored, making the score 1-0. Nico González received a yellow card for Manchester City at 28'. Manchester City extended the lead at 38' when T. Reijnders scored, with the assist credited to E. Haaland, making the score 2-0. J. Bowen received a yellow card for West Ham at 41'.

Second half: West Ham made their 1st substitution at 64', with O. Scarles replacing E. Mayers. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 67', with R. Cherki replacing Sávio. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Nico González replacing A. Khusanov. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 67', with T. Reijnders replacing R. Lewis. Manchester City extended the lead at 69' when E. Haaland scored, making the score 3-0. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 75', with Bernardo Silva replacing D. Mukasa. West Ham made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Lucas Paquetá replacing T. Souček. West Ham made their 3rd substitution at 79', with F. Potts replacing C. Wilson. West Ham made their 4th substitution at 79', with C. Summerville replacing K. Mavropanos. West Ham made their 5th substitution at 79', with Mateus Fernandes replacing G. Rodríguez.

Manchester City used 4 substitutions while West Ham used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card, while West Ham got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (66%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins18
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals18 (75.0%)
BTTS15 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins11
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)

Manchester City vs West Ham Head-to-Head History by Season