Premier League 25/26 · 20 Dec 2025

Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Manchester City favourites at 76%.

Manchester City won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Rayan Cherki, 75.3 in 67′.

Well above their usual level: Gianluigi Donnarumma +16.1, Lucas Paquetá +14.5, Rayan Cherki +13.9.

Well below it: Nico O'Reilly −20.6, Phil Foden −16.6, Rúben Dias −12.4.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Dec 2025	W 2–0	v Brentford EFL Cup
14 Dec 2025	W 3–0	at Crystal Palace Premier League
10 Dec 2025	W 2–1	at Real Madrid Champions League
6 Dec 2025	W 3–0	v Sunderland Premier League
2 Dec 2025	W 5–4	at Fulham Premier League

14 Dec 2025	L 2–3	v Aston Villa Premier League
7 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
4 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Manchester United Premier League
30 Nov 2025	L 0–2	v Liverpool FC Premier League
22 Nov 2025	D 2–2	at Bournemouth Premier League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Rayan Cherki Midfielder	67	0	0	–	75.3	+13.9
Rico Lewis Defender	23	0	0	–	69.1	–
Divine Mukasa Midfielder	15	0	0	–	67.4	–
Erling Haaland Forward	90	2	1	1.32	66.3	+9.0
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	61.5	+16.1
Matheus Nunes Defender	90	0	0	–	57.7	+0.8
Nico González Midfielder	67	0	0	–	55.5	+0.5
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder	67	1	0	0.27	52.2	−2.0
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	75	0	0	–	51.8	+5.4
Joško Gvardiol Defender	90	0	0	0.37	50.1	−5.7
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender	23	0	0	–	49.7	–
Phil Foden Midfielder	90	0	0	0.08	46.4	−16.6
Rúben Dias Defender	90	0	0	0.11	44.3	−12.4
Sávio Midfielder	23	0	0	0.28	44.2	–
Nico O'Reilly Defender	90	0	0	–	37.7	−20.6

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Ezra Mayers Defender	26	–	77.9	–
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder	78	0.04	67.7	+14.5
Mateus Fernandes Midfielder	79	0.15	58.8	+6.1
Callum Wilson Forward	11	0.07	53.5	–
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder	90	0.55	51.9	+2.0
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender	90	–	51.1	+3.7
Konstantinos Mavropanos Defender	11	–	51.0	–
Freddie Potts Midfielder	79	0.14	50.0	+4.4
Guido Rodríguez Midfielder	11	–	49.5	–
Oliver Scarles Defender	64	–	47.4	–
Crysencio Summerville Midfielder	79	0.07	44.2	−4.1
Alphonse Aréola Goalkeeper	90	–	43.7	−7.9
Soungoutou Magassa Midfielder	90	–	42.3	−7.8
Jean-Clair Todibo Defender	90	–	40.8	−6.6
Max Kilman Defender	90	–	40.7	−11.0
Tomáš Souček Midfielder	12	–	40.7	–