Manchester City v West Ham United, 20 December 2025

Score3-0 to Manchester City
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,454

View Manchester City v West Ham United head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 49 Manchester City won: 32 Drawn: 8 West Ham United won: 9 Manchester City scored: 96 West Ham United scored: 44 . Manchester City had now become the first team to win in six consecutive meetings in the Premier League with the same opponent and score three or more goals in each game since Manchester United against Nottingham Forest in December 2022.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 West Ham United

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Erling Haaland 5 G
Tijjani Reijnders 38 G
Erling Haaland 69 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Forward Erling Haaland

Starting lineup:

Alphonse Areola Goalkeeper
Max Kilman Defender
Jean-Clair Todibo Defender
Soungoutou Magassa Defender/Midfielder
Freddie Potts Defender/Midfielder
Oliver Scarles Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder
Mateus Fernandes Midfielder
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward
Crysencio Summerville Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Abdukodir Khusanov for Nico González 67
Rico Lewis for Tijjani Reijnders 67
Sávio for Rayan Cherki 67
Divine Mukasa for Bernardo Silva 75

Substitutions:

Ezra Mayers for Oliver Scarles 64
Tomáš Souček for Lucas Paquetá 78
Dinos Mavropanos for Crysencio Summerville 79
Guido Rodríguez for Mateus Fernandes 79
Callum Wilson for Freddie Potts 79

Cards:

Nico González 28 Y

Cards:

Jarrod Bowen 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender Stephen Mfuni
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Charlie Gray
Midfielder/Forward Divine Mukasa
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Reigan Heskey

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Dinos Mavropanos
Defender Ezra Mayers
Midfielder Andy Irving
Midfielder Mohamadou Kanté
Midfielder Guido Rodríguez
Midfielder Tomáš Souček
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City now remained unbeaten in their 47 home games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the bottom three since a 2-1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on 9 November 2008 (won 43). . The Citizens had now won eight consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2023 (15). . They had now kept a clean sheet in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2021 (three).

Comments:

League position: 18th . This result confirmed that West Ham United were in the Premier League’s relegation zone at Christmas for the fifth time. . The Hammers had now lost 20 of their last 36 games in the Premier League (won seven). . They had now conceded three or more goals in six of their 18 games in all competitions in 2025-26.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland 5 G
Tijjani Reijnders 38 G
Erling Haaland 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Forward Erling Haaland

Substitutions:

Abdukodir Khusanov for Nico González 67
Rico Lewis for Tijjani Reijnders 67
Sávio for Rayan Cherki 67
Divine Mukasa for Bernardo Silva 75

Cards:

Nico González 28 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender Stephen Mfuni
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Charlie Gray
Midfielder/Forward Divine Mukasa
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Reigan Heskey

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City now remained unbeaten in their 47 home games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the bottom three since a 2-1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on 9 November 2008 (won 43). . The Citizens had now won eight consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2023 (15). . They had now kept a clean sheet in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2021 (three).

0 West Ham United

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Alphonse Areola Goalkeeper
Max Kilman Defender
Jean-Clair Todibo Defender
Soungoutou Magassa Defender/Midfielder
Freddie Potts Defender/Midfielder
Oliver Scarles Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Paquetá Midfielder
Mateus Fernandes Midfielder
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward
Crysencio Summerville Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ezra Mayers for Oliver Scarles 64
Tomáš Souček for Lucas Paquetá 78
Dinos Mavropanos for Crysencio Summerville 79
Guido Rodríguez for Mateus Fernandes 79
Callum Wilson for Freddie Potts 79

Cards:

Jarrod Bowen 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Dinos Mavropanos
Defender Ezra Mayers
Midfielder Andy Irving
Midfielder Mohamadou Kanté
Midfielder Guido Rodríguez
Midfielder Tomáš Souček
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 18th . This result confirmed that West Ham United were in the Premier League’s relegation zone at Christmas for the fifth time. . The Hammers had now lost 20 of their last 36 games in the Premier League (won seven). . They had now conceded three or more goals in six of their 18 games in all competitions in 2025-26.