It wasn’t exactly a case of Pep Guardiola’s men being back to their best, but they began 2025 with a win. Look back with the best facts and Opta data in our Man City vs West Ham stats page.
Manchester City recorded back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since October as they battled to a 4-1 victory at home to West Ham on Saturday.
The champions ended 2024 in dreadful form, winning just two of their final 14 matches across all competitions, a run that put their Champions League participation in doubt and has likely ended their title defence.
While the scoreline arguably flattered City somewhat, they ultimately had little difficulty seeing off West Ham in their first match of 2025, making it two wins on the bounce after beating Leicester City 2-0 last time out.
It took City just 10 minutes to open the scoring, as Savinho’s shot took a hefty deflection off Vladimir Coufal on its way in.
The Brazilian winger then supplied the pinpoint cross that allowed Erling Haaland to make it 2-0 with a header just before half-time, the Norwegian scoring at home in the league for the first time since 26 October.
Haaland doubled his tally for the day early in the second half, finding the net with a delicate chip following another well-placed pass from Savinho.
For Haaland, it was a first top-flight brace since mid-September, while Savinho recorded two assists in the same Premier League game for the first time.
Phil Foden netted only his second league goal of the campaign to make it 4-0 soon after, coolly slotting home Kevin De Bruyne’s pass after West Ham coughed up possession in their own defensive third.
Niclas Füllkrug pulled one back for the Hammers, but it had little impact in the grand scheme of things, as the game was already beyond Julen Lopetegui’s men.
Regardless of the result, City remain well off the pace in the Premier League, with leaders Liverpool 11 points ahead having also played two fewer games.
Nevertheless, City at least prevented Bournemouth from nudging them down into seventh, as Pep Guardiola’s men stay sixth in the table.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Man City vs West Ham stats from their Premier League meeting at the Etihad Stadium.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Man City vs West Ham Stats: Post-Match Facts
- This is West Ham’s sixth Premier League defeat by a 3+ goal margin this season, more than any other side, while the Hammers have only done so more times in a Premier League season in 2017-18 (10), 2010-11 (8) and 1998-99 (7).
- Erling Haaland has scored nine goals against West Ham United for Manchester City, all coming in the Premier League. Only against RB Leipzig (12) has he scored more goals against a side in his top-flight club career in all competitions.
- Four of Savinho’s five Premier League assists this season have been for Erling Haaland, the joint-most from one player to another in the competition this term.
- On what was his 400th appearance for Manchester City in all competitions, Kevin De Bruyne registered his 165th assist the club.
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