Analysis and prediction for Man City vs West Ham: The visitors will collapse.

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Manchester City's Oscar Bobb suffered a hamstring strain against Brentford midweek and will join the injury list alongside Rodri (hamstring), Mateo Kovacic (ankle/heel), Jeremy Doku and John Stones (both leg injuries).

Omar Marmoush and Rayan Ait-Nouri are also unavailable due to international duty with Egypt and Algeria at the CAN.

Guardiola is likely to field his strongest team, including star striker Erling Haaland – who has scored nine goals against West Ham in the Premier League, only more against Wolves (10 goals). The Norwegian forward could become the ninth player to score 10 or more goals against West Ham, and only the third non-English player to achieve this feat, after Mohamed Salah and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

Rayan Cherki – who scored a spectacular goal against Brentford in the previous game – has provided five assists in his last four home Premier League matches despite playing only 223 minutes. In total, he has played 282 minutes at the Etihad and, with an assist rate of one every 56 minutes, he is the most efficient player in Premier League history for those who have played 250 minutes or more at a single stadium.

On the West Ham side, reserve goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is still recovering from a back injury, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf are both busy playing in the Africa Cup of Nations against Senegal and the Republic of Congo.

Nuno will consider reverting to a five-man defense, with Kyle Walker-Peters and Oliver Scarles both capable of playing wing-backs in place of Wan-Bissaka and Diouf.

Max Kilman could benefit from the tactical change as he is likely to be brought back into the starting lineup alongside Konstantinos Mavropanos and Jean-Clair Todibo in the center of defense, protecting goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.

Matheus Fernandes scored the opening goal after just 29 seconds against Aston Villa and could continue to play further up the pitch alongside Lucas Paqueta – who was once a transfer target for Man City – while star Jarrod Bowen could play as a striker, and Callum Wilson could be moved back to the bench.

Latest predicted lineups for Man City vs West Ham

Manchester City:

Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Gonzalez; Bernardo, Reijnders, Cherki, Foden; Haaland

West Ham United:

Areola; Mavropanos, Todibo, Kilman; Walker-Peters, Magassa, Potts, Scarles; Paqueta, Fernandes; Bowen

Latest Man City vs West Ham football match preview

Since their narrow 0-1 defeat to Aston Villa at the end of October, Man City have undergone a dramatic transformation in recent weeks, winning 10 of their last 12 matches in all competitions (losing 2), and scoring at least two goals in all 10 of those wins.

The Citizens extended their winning streak to six and secured their place in the EFL Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Brentford at home on Wednesday night, just three days after a convincing 3-0 win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Sitting second in the table and just two points behind Arsenal, Pep Guardiola's side could temporarily take the top spot if they beat West Ham before Arsenal face Everton late Saturday night. City also have a chance to retain the top spot by Christmas if Mikel Arteta's team fail to win.

Man City have every reason to be confident playing at the Etihad this weekend, as they have won the most home games (12) and earned the most points at home (36) in the Premier League since April. The only exception was the 0-2 defeat against Tottenham. City have won seven consecutive home games since then; the last time they had a longer run was a run of 15 wins at the Etihad from January to November 2023.

The Citizens are unbeaten against West Ham in their last 19 Premier League matches (16 wins, 3 draws), with five consecutive wins recently, scoring at least three goals in each game. Only Arsenal against Sunderland (2002–2007) and Man United against Nottingham Forest (1996–2022) have ever won six consecutive matches against the same opponent, scoring three or more goals in each game.

West Ham's record after 11 Premier League matches under manager Nuno Espirito Santo is two wins, four draws, and five losses, along with a run of five consecutive winless games (three draws, two losses), leaving them still in the relegation zone as the festive season approaches.

Following consecutive 1-1 draws against Manchester United and Brighton, and a 2-3 defeat to Aston Villa last weekend, West Ham are currently 18th and three points behind safety. A loss this Saturday would guarantee them a relegation spot by Christmas.

This will be the fifth time West Ham have been in the bottom three of the Premier League at Christmas. However, their fans can take some comfort in the fact that the team avoided relegation in two seasons where they finished 18th (2006–07) and 19th (2009–10) at Christmas.

West Ham travel to the Etihad this weekend after three consecutive away draws in the Premier League, twice taking the lead but being pegged back each time. They haven't drawn four consecutive away games since that run between November and January 2000.

Nuno faces a difficult task as he must end West Ham's poor run of form against Man City. The Hammers have lost 15 of their last 16 away Premier League matches against City and conceded two or more goals in 13 of them – the only exception being a 2-1 victory in September 2015 under Slaven Bilic.

Latest Man City vs West Ham score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Man City vs West Hamas follows:

• Sportsmole:Man City 3-0 West Ham

• WhoScore:Man City 2-0 West Ham
• We predict:Man City 3-0 West Ham

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