Premier League Gameweek 17 Sat, Dec 20 2025 · 15:00 Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Manchester City
3–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.10 – 0.98
West Ham
  • E. Haaland 5’, 69’
  • T. Reijnders 38’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Manchester City cruise past West Ham

Manchester City entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Haaland and Reijnders. Manchester City finished with the higher xG (2.10 vs 0.98).

Manchester City ✓76%
Draw15%
West Ham9%

Model vs reality

Manchester City goals
3
Model 2.62 · xG 2.10
West Ham goals
0
Model 0.79 · xG 0.98
Total goals
3
Model 3.40 · xG 3.08
Score 3–0
10%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 66%
Both scored
No
Model 51%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchE. HaalandManchester City · 2 goals · 1 assist
8.6
  • RefereePaul Tierney
  • VenueEtihad Stadium
  • Table before kick-offManchester City 2nd · West Ham 18th

Timeline

  1. E. Haaland 1–0
    5’
  2. Nico GonzálezYellow card · Foul
    28’
  3. T. Reijnders 2–0Assist E. Haaland
    38’
  4. J. BowenYellow card · Argument
    41’
  5. Half time · 2–0
  6. ⇄ E. MayersFor O. Scarles
    64’
  7. ⇄ R. LewisFor T. Reijnders
    67’
  8. ⇄ SavinhoFor M. Cherki
    67’
  9. ⇄ A. KhusanovFor Nico González
    67’
  10. E. Haaland 3–0
    69’
  11. ⇄ Divine MukasaFor Bernardo Silva
    75’
  12. ⇄ T. SoučekFor Lucas Paquetá
    78’
  13. ⇄ C. WilsonFor F. Potts
    79’
  14. ⇄ G. RodríguezFor Mateus Fernandes
    79’
  15. ⇄ K. MavropanosFor C. Summerville
    79’
  16. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Manchester City17 shots · 14 in box, 3 outside
West Ham7 shots · 5 in box, 2 outside
Manchester CityWest Ham
66% Possession 34%
2.10 Expected goals (xG) 0.98
2.10 Expected points (xPts) 0.70
17 Shots 7
8 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 0
14 Shots inside the box 5
3 Shots outside the box 2
750 Passes 391
92% Pass accuracy 80%
6 Corners 0
4 Goalkeeper saves 5
16 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.40 Team rating 6.53

Line-ups

Manchester City 4-3-2-1

258.3 G. Donnarumma(G)
336.2 N. O'Reilly 247.3 J. Gvardiol 37.2 Rúben Dias 278.2 M. Nunes
207.0 Bernardo Silva ↓75’ 147.2 Nico González ↓67’ 47.3 T. Reijnders ↓67’
476.5 P. Foden 108.0 M. Cherki ↓67’
98.6★ E. Haaland A
  • 25G. Donnarumma (G)8.3
  • 33N. O'Reilly6.2
  • 24J. Gvardiol7.3
  • 3Rúben Dias7.2
  • 27M. Nunes8.2
  • 20Bernardo Silva↓75’7.0
  • 14Nico González↓67’7.2
  • 4T. Reijnders↓67’7.3
  • 47P. Foden6.5
  • 10M. Cherki↓67’8.0
  • 9E. Haaland ★A8.6

Substitutes used

  • 82R. Lewis↑67’7.2
  • 26Savinho↑67’6.6
  • 45A. Khusanov↑67’7.0
  • 63Divine Mukasa↑75’6.9

Unused: J. Trafford, R. Heskey, N. Aké, Charlie Gray, S. Mfuni

West Ham 4-3-1-2

237.0 A. Areola(G)
306.2 O. Scarles ↓64’ 256.0 J. Todibo 36.2 M. Kilman 25.9 K. Walker-Peters
187.0 Mateus Fernandes ↓79’ 327.2 F. Potts ↓79’ 276.6 S. Magassa
106.6 Lucas Paquetá ↓78’
76.7 C. Summerville ↓79’ 206.5 J. Bowen
  • 23A. Areola (G)7.0
  • 30O. Scarles↓64’6.2
  • 25J. Todibo6.0
  • 3M. Kilman6.2
  • 2K. Walker-Peters5.9
  • 18Mateus Fernandes↓79’7.0
  • 32F. Potts↓79’7.2
  • 27S. Magassa6.6
  • 10Lucas Paquetá↓78’6.6
  • 7C. Summerville↓79’6.7
  • 20J. Bowen6.5

Substitutes used

  • 63E. Mayers↑64’6.5
  • 9C. Wilson↑79’6.5
  • 28T. Souček↑78’6.5
  • 24G. Rodríguez↑79’6.6
  • 15K. Mavropanos↑79’6.7

Unused: M. Hermansen, Igor Julio, A. Irving, M. Kanté

Player stats

Top rated
E. HaalandManchester City8.6
2nd
G. DonnarummaManchester City8.3
3rd
M. NunesManchester City8.2

Manchester City

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
G. Donnarumma G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 88% 25 0 0 1/1 0/0 8.3
N. O'Reilly M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 61 1 1 0/4 5/0 6.2
J. Gvardiol D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 92% 77 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.3
Rúben Dias D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 95% 77 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
M. Nunes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 109 6 1 3/5 2/2 8.2
Bernardo Silva M 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 82 2 1 0/1 2/1 7.0
Nico González M 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 77 0 2 0/0 2/1 7.2
T. Reijnders M 67 1 0 2 (2) 0 92% 26 0 0 1/4 1/0 7.3
P. Foden M 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 94% 62 1 0 1/1 1/1 6.5
M. Cherki M 67 0 0 0 (0) 6 85% 53 1 1 2/5 0/1 8.0
E. Haaland F 90 2 1 7 (3) 1 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.6
R. Lewis D 23 0 0 0 (0) 2 81% 26 0 2 1/2 1/2 7.2
Savinho F 23 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 19 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
A. Khusanov D 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 34 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Divine Mukasa M 15 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 17 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.9

West Ham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Areola G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 58% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
O. Scarles D 64 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 32 5 1 0/1 2/0 6.2
J. Todibo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 33 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
M. Kilman D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 44 2 0 0/0 2/0 6.2
K. Walker-Peters D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 44 5 4 0/2 1/3 5.9
Mateus Fernandes M 79 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 42 1 2 2/2 0/3 7.0
F. Potts M 79 0 0 1 (1) 0 90% 30 2 0 1/2 0/0 7.2
S. Magassa M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 35 2 1 0/0 0/3 6.6
Lucas Paquetá M 78 0 0 1 (1) 2 78% 46 4 2 2/3 2/2 6.6
C. Summerville F 79 0 0 1 (1) 0 54% 13 1 2 1/3 2/2 6.7
J. Bowen F 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 67% 18 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
E. Mayers D 26 0 0 0 (0) 1 60% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
C. Wilson F 11 0 0 1 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
T. Souček M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
G. Rodríguez M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
K. Mavropanos D 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.