West Ham United vs Manchester City Preview

West Ham United host Manchester City at the London Stadium on Saturday evening under the lights, with kick-off at 20:00 GMT. The Hammers head into this one having won their two most recent outings, while City arrive carrying the bruises of a heavy Champions League defeat in midweek.

West Ham’s most recent result was a 2-2 home draw with Brentford in the FA Cup — a tie they won on the night — and prior to that they claimed a 1-0 win away at Fulham in the Premier League on March 4. Earlier in this run, they lost 5-2 away at Liverpool in February, and a 0-0 home draw with Bournemouth also features in their last five. With 35 goals scored but 54 conceded, the defensive record tells the real story of West Ham’s season — a goal difference of -19 underlines how precarious their position remains. Fabianski and Pablo are both ruled out, with Summerville and Traoré listed as doubts.

Manchester City’s most recent outing was a 3-0 defeat away at Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout stage on March 11. Prior to that, they won 3-1 away at Newcastle in the FA Cup and drew 2-2 at home with Nottingham Forest in the league. Earlier in this sequence, they won 1-0 away at Leeds and 2-1 at home against Newcastle, pointing to a side that remains dangerous despite their midweek setback. City boast 59 goals this season and a goal difference of +32, and their 27 goals conceded remains one of the better defensive records in the division. Gvardiol and Kovacic are both out, with Rico Lewis doubtful.

The head-to-head record is entirely one-sided — Manchester City have won all five of the last meetings without conceding a single victory to the Hammers. Most recently, City won 3-0 at home in December 2025 and 4-1 at home in January 2025. West Ham also lost 3-1 at home on two separate occasions in this run.

UK supporters can watch on TNT Sports 1, discovery+ and the discovery+ App from 20:00 GMT. Fans in the United States can catch the action on USA Network or UNIVERSO, while viewers in Australia have coverage via Stan Sport. Indian fans can stream on JioHotstar or Star Sports Select HD1.

Possible line-ups

West Ham United (4-2-3-1) Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Magassa, Diouf, Disasi, Soucek, Bowen, Fernandes, Summerville, Castellanos

Manchester City (4-2-3-1) Donnarumma, Aït-Nouri, Guéhi, Dias, Nunes, Rodri, González, Marmoush, Silva, Semenyo, Haaland

Injured Players:

West Ham United: Lukasz Fabianski (Out), Pablo (Out), Crysencio Summerville (Doubtful), Adama Traoré (Doubtful)

Manchester City: Josko Gvardiol (Out), Mateo Kovacic (Out), Rico Lewis (Doubtful)

West Ham carry the heavier injury burden with two ruled out and doubts over key attacking options, compounding their defensive vulnerabilities ahead of a match against one of the division’s top attacks. City lose a key defender and midfielder but have sufficient depth to absorb the blow, remaining well-equipped despite their midweek exertions.

West Ham United Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	West Ham United	2-2	Brentford	English FA Cup	Mar 9, 2026
W	Fulham	0-1	West Ham United	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026
L	Liverpool	5-2	West Ham United	English Premier League	Feb 28, 2026
D	West Ham United	0-0	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026
W	Burton Albion	0-1	West Ham United	English FA Cup	Feb 14, 2026

Manchester City Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Real Madrid	3-0	Manchester City	Champions League	Mar 11, 2026
W	Newcastle United	1-3	Manchester City	English FA Cup	Mar 7, 2026
D	Manchester City	2-2	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026
W	Leeds United	0-1	Manchester City	English Premier League	Feb 28, 2026
W	Manchester City	2-1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Manchester City	3-0	West Ham United	Dec 20, 2025	English Premier League
Manchester City	4-1	West Ham United	Jan 4, 2025	English Premier League
West Ham United	1-3	Manchester City	Aug 31, 2024	English Premier League
Manchester City	3-1	West Ham United	May 19, 2024	English Premier League
West Ham United	1-3	Manchester City	Sep 16, 2023	English Premier League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
United States	USA Network, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW, SiriusXM FC
Australia	Stan Sport
India	Star Sports Select HD1, JioHotstar
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Germany	Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Go, WOW
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN1 Spain, Movistar+
Italy	Sky Sport Max, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV
France	Canal+ Foot, myCANAL