Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 19 Premier League games against West Ham (W16 D3) since a 2-1 home defeat in September 2015.
West Ham have lost 15 of their last 16 Premier League away games against Man City, with the exception being a 2-1 win in September 2015 under Slaven Bilic.
Man City have won their last five Premier League games against West Ham, scoring at least three goals each time. Only Arsenal against Sunderland (2002 to 2007) and Manchester United against Nottingham Forest (1996 to 2022) have won six in a row against an opponent while scoring 3+ goals each time.
Manchester City have lost none of their last 46 Premier League home games against sides starting the day in the relegation zone (W42 D4), since a 2-1 loss to Tottenham in November 2008. They’ve won each of the last 14 by an aggregate score of 43-7.
If West Ham fail to win this match, they are guaranteed to be in the relegation zone at Christmas. It will be the fifth time they’ve been in the bottom three at Christmas in the Premier League, but they’ve avoided relegation on the two previous occasions they weren’t bottom (18th in 2006-07, 19th in 2009-10).
Since the start of April, Manchester City have won the most home games (12) and home points (36) in the Premier League, failing to win just once in that sequence, a 2-0 defeat to Spurs. City have won all seven at the Etihad since that loss, last winning more in a row on home soil between January and November 2023 (15 in a row).
West Ham have drawn their last three away Premier League matches, taking the lead in two of those before being pegged back. The Hammers haven’t drawn four in a row on the road since between November and January 2000.
In his managerial career, Man City’s Pep Guardiola has faced West Ham more often without ever losing than he has any other opponent (20 – W17 D3). However, one of those draws did result in a penalty shootout defeat in the 2021-22 League Cup.
Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored nine Premier League goals against West Ham, only netting more against Wolves (10). He could be the ninth player to score 10+ against the Hammers, and only the third non Englishman after Mohamed Salah and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki has assisted five goals in his last four home Premier League appearances despite playing just 223 minutes in those matches. He’s played 282 minutes overall and among players to play 250+ minutes at a stadium in Premier League history, Cherki assisting every 56 minutes at the Etihad is the best ratio.