Need to know
Match: City (1st) v West Ham (5th)
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Date and time: Saturday 19 September 2015, 5:30pm BST
Referee: Robert Madley
Last time: City 2-0 West Ham, 19 April 2015
60-second highlights
Head to head record
Matches 100, City wins 48, Draws 16, West Ham wins 36
TV and radio: Sky Sports 1 and BBC Radio Manchester
Form
City - WWWWW
West Ham - WLLWW
Ticket info: Tickets still available
Key quotes
Manuel Pellegrini: “West Ham are doing very well, especially away. It’s not luck to beat Arsenal and Liverpool – we must be careful.”
Kevin De Bruyne: “I know of Payet because one of my Belgium team-mates, Michy Batshuayi, played alongside him at Marseille for one season and he told me a lot about him. I know Payet had a lot of assists last year and that he’s a really good player so he will be a threat, especially in his current form.”
Jesus Navas: “They look to be a team who are perhaps better suited playing on the road with a fast counter-attack so it should be a good, open game.”
Slaven Bilic: “We are confident, this is not a bonus game, I would be very disappointed if we don’t get anything from the game.”
Dimitri Payet: “a player that I admire, with the way that he manages, practically every time that he gets the ball, to find space in behind.”
Team news
Out (City): Clichy, Delph, Kompany, Nasri, Zabaleta
Doubtful (City): None
Out (West Ham): Burke, O’Brien, Ogbonna, Poyet, Song, Valencia
Doubtful (West Ham): Obiang, Zarate
Further reading
Talking Points: Time to unleash De Bruyne?
A special relationship feature
Global TV Listings
Support the team in aiming for a record 12 Premier League wins in a row as they take on West Ham on Sat 19th Sept at 5.30pm. Make sure you don’t miss out on another memorable game at the newly-expanded Etihad Stadium and buy your tickets now or enjoy the game in the new 93:20 bar from £60 + VAT.
Hospitality is also available – Experience the new Legends suite from £150 + VAT and enjoy a matchday like a Legend. You can book online, call our hospitality team on +44 161 444 1894 (option 1, option 2) or email hospitality@mcfc.co.uk.
