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West Ham v Man City predictions- How do the pundits reckon the Hammers will fare against Pep Guardiola’s men?

November 24, 2018 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

West Ham’s first game after the international break sees Manuel Pellegrini’s men host league leaders Man City. The fixture will be refereed by Andre Marriner, under whom Man City beat Huddersfield 6-1 earlier this season.

The Hammers have lost their last five games against City across all competitions and one needs to go back to the time current Irons gaffer Manuel Pellegrini was at the Etihad as MCFC boss for West Ham’s last win over the Citizens.

The home side are definitely up against it this weekend, although their performances against the top sides has been encouraging this season. Bar that opening day loss to Liverpool, none of their games against the top six has been a walkover for the opposition. [Read more…]

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Man City vs West Ham 2017- Post Match Analysis, Thoughts and Report

December 3, 2017 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

Angelo Ogbonna scored his first ever Premier League goal, but a gutsy West Ham side were eventually beaten by Man City, who equalled Chelsea and Arsenal’s record of thirteen consecutive wins in the same Premier League season with this hard fought 2-1 victory at the Etihad.

Both sides made four changes for this clash. City boss Pep Guardiola, with one eye on the upcoming Manchester derby, opted not to risk Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho, both of whom were a booking away from a potential ban.

For West Ham, Adrian made his first start in goal in place of Joe Hart, who was ineligible to play against his parent club as per the terms of his loan deal. With Winston Reid joining the injured list, David Moyes opted for three at the back, with Aaron Cresswell joining Ogbonna and youngster Declan Rice. Pablo Zabaleta captained the club for the first time ever, and Arnautovic, Ayew and Sakho were all left on the bench as Michail Antonio started alone upfront. [Read more…]

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Key moment Video Feghouli open goal miss vs Man City in the FA Cup

January 7, 2017 By West Ham Blog 1 Comment

Well, this was a rather depressing game to watch, more so the second half. However you probably can’t blame the players- they were 3-0 down at the interval and conceded one more shortly after coming on.

The first half was certainly better than the second, but this open goal miss from Sofiane Feghouli was a key one- it would’ve been an equaliser after conceding a soft penalty through Ogbonna. Unfortunately for the Algerian, he failed to convert his chance and it was pretty much down hill after that. West Ham’s heads dropped, David Silva ran the show and three more goals were scored in quick succession, and John Stones added a late fifth to complete a comprehensive win for Pep Guardiola’s side [Read more…]

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Sofiane Feghouli ban rescinded | Can play against Man City on Friday

January 5, 2017 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

West Ham midfielder Sofiane Feghouli will not be required to serve a three game ban and is free to play against Man City on Friday in the FA Cup after the Football Association overturned his red card. Feghouli was sent off 15 minutes into West Ham’s 2-0 loss against Manchester United by Mike Dean for his “challenge” on Phil Jones.

While it’s good that his red has been overturned (check the video below for his dismissal), it’s a bit frustrating for West Ham fans that it cannot alter the result of the game- one where they started well and then had to play 75 minutes one man down.

West Ham have also now had four of their last five red cards rescinded by the FA- not a stat that makes for happy reading at all! [Read more…]

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FA Cup Third Round- Hammers to host Manchester City

December 5, 2016 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

Of all the teams West Ham could’ve drawn in the third round of the FA Cup, they’ve got Pep Guardiola’s title challengers, which all but puts paid to the hopes of a good Cup run. With the league likely to be the Hammers’ main focus given their precarious position currently, even the most die-hard WHUFC fans will not bet against this being a virtual walkover for City, despite the game being played at home.

West Ham’s last four Cup games have been against Man Utd (h/a), Chelsea (h) and now Man City (h)! [Read more…]

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