Perhaps a welcome break from league football as West Ham United & Manchester City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
West Ham United form and stats
West Ham participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.When playing at home in the Premier League, West Ham United have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
West Ham are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
West Ham's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Tottenham Hotspur. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Pablo Fornals got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Fornals hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Genk.The manager D. Moyes will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Aston Villa in only four days.
The West Ham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Manchester City form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for City, as they won the Carabao Cup.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
It's the second away game in a row for Manchester City, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League last time out. Phil Foden, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.24. Foden scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 32 successful passes (of 34 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 5-1 at Club Brugge.After this away game Manchester City return home for a Premier League game against Crystal Palace. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Manchester City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. It's not easy to score on Manchester City as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - one - nine (West Ham wins - draws - Manchester City wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Antonio 6 goals |  M. Benrahma 3 goals |   P. Foden 3 goals |
West Ham United missing players
Manchester City missing players
| West Ham United | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 49 | 19 | Scored | S | 23 | 65 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.9 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 16.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 43% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 22 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Southampton | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 4 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | -21 | 2 |
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