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City make three changes for the visit of West Ham.

Stefan Ortega Moreno starts in goal, with Ederson on the bench.

Bernardo replaces Ilkay Gundogan, while there is a welcome return for Nathan Ake, in for Manuel Akanji.

Kyle Walker skippers the team this evening.

LINE-UPS

City XI: Ortega Moreno, Walker (c), Ake, Stones, Dias, Rodrigo, Bernardo, Grealish, Mahrez, Alvarez, Haaland

Subs: Ederson, Phillips, Gundogan, Laporte, Gomez, Akanji, Perrone, Foden, Lewis

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Emerson, Downes, Fornals, Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio.

Subs: Areola, Anang, Johnson, Lanzini, Cornet, Ings, Benrahma.

FORMATION

There are two distinct possibilities formation-wise given the Blues’ starting XI.

One is that City will go 4-2-3-1 and the other is that we will play 4-4-2.

Given the latter is not a regular Pep Guardiola plan, it seems the former is more likely!

That would mean Walker and Ake as full-backs, Ruben Dias and John Stones in central defence with Rodrigo and Bernardo sitting as holding midfielders.

Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez would then form an attacking trio behind Erling Haaland.

As always, it’s likely to be a fluid formation with players taking up a variety of positions as and when required.

When and where

We return to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday 3 May, with the game scheduled for kick-off at 20:00 (UK).

The game will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Ultra HD. You can also keep across all of the action via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on Twitter: @ManCity.

Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

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Man City app coverage

Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from one place.

Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at 19:00 (UK). 

Nedum Onuoha, David James and Esme Morgan will be the trio of guests joining presenter FG on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action. 

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They will also answer viewer questions throughout the broadcast, with audience participation actively encouraged on Matchday Live. To get in touch, send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.

During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison while our text commentary continues.

Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.

Highlights from the match, as well as a full-match replay [available on CITY+ and Recast] can be accessed from midnight.

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Pep Guardiola preview

The boss says Nathan Ake could feature against West Ham United after recovering from a muscle injury.

The Dutch defender has returned to full training after missing the last three games with a thigh injury.

Kevin De Bruyne looks less likely to line-up against the Hammers having not trained with the squad ahead of Tuesday’s late afternoon session.

“Nathan trained yesterday and feels good,” said Guardiola in Tuesday’s pre-match press conference.

“Kevin’s started to move but didn’t train with the team - we have training in a few hours, and we’ll see how they feel.”

Previous meeting

It’s been a while since City and West Ham last went head-to-head, with the previous meeting being the opening game of the 2022/23 Premier League campaign.

Erling Haaland scored our first goal of the season from the penalty spot shortly before half-time.

The summer signing doubled City’s advantage on his Premier League debut after a sublime through ball by Kevin De Bruyne allowed him to slot the ball into the back of the net with his first touch.

Last time out

City went top of the Premier League table for the first time in two months after our 2-1 win over Fulham on Sunday afternoon.

Erling Haaland registered his 50^th goal of the season in all competitions after we were awarded a penalty two minutes into the game.

Carlos Vinicius, however, levelled the score in the 15^th minute with a fine effort against the run of play.

A stunning goal by World Cup winner Julian Alvarez in the 36^th minute was the defining factor between the two sides. The Argentinian curled the ball into the top left corner from just outside the box that left the travelling fans mesmerised.  

Meanwhile, David Moyes’ West Ham have struggled with form as of late, suffering a 4-3 loss to Crystal Palace and 2-1 loss to Liverpool in the past week. 

Match Officials

Referee: John Brooks. 

Assistants: Matthew Wilkes, Nick Greenhalgh. 

Fourth official: Robert Jones. 

VAR: Michael Salisbury. Assistant VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis.

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