27 November 2021, 11:14 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
The Premier League fixture, Manchester City vs. West Ham United, kicks off at 15:00 (GMT+1) on Sunday, November 28, at the City of Manchester Stadium. Referee Michael Oliver will have the assistants, Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett, lend a helping hand with the flags, while Jarred Gillett will be behind the VAR monitors.
Preview Manchester City Premier League, Nov 28, 2021
Preview The Cityzens return after a 2-1 win over PSG on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League. Goals from Raheem Sterling (63’) and Gabriel Jesus (76’) saw Manchester City complete the comeback after Kylian Mbappe (50’) had put the Paris-based side in front. Back on the home front, Manchester City swept Everton aside in a 3-0 win at home with 53,000 spectators present in the stands. With 12 points from a possible 15 (WWLWW), Manchester City maintain their grip on 2nd place, looking to close the gap if Chelsea slips up against Manchester United at the weekend. Manchester City has 26 points after 8W, 2D, & 2L, and trails the darker shade of blue by only 3 points. Pep Guardiola appears to have settled on the 4—3—3 formation this season, with many changes coming at the attacking end over the last few weeks. A similar shape with Raheem Sterling in the starting lineup, playing alongside Mahrez is expected while the focal point of attack remains open for contention. Phil Foden (knock) remains doubtful alongside Jack Grealish (knock). Kevin De Bruyne (COVID-19) also remains in doubt, while Ferran Torres is expected back in the squad in January 2022.
Preview West Ham United Premier League, Nov 28, 2021
Preview West Ham ironed out a result in Thursday’s Europa League match against Rapid Wien, picking up a 2-0 win to stay at the top of the Group H standings with 13 points. Back on Premier League soil, the Hammers dropped one spot, from 3rd to 4th place, after the 1-0 defeat to Wolves last Saturday. Raul Jimenez (58') struck for the only goal of the game at the Molineux Stadium. West Ham have picked up 23 points from 7W, 2D, & 3L, and the defeat to Wolves leaves the Irons with only one loss in five games: WWWWL. David Moyes could make an appearance with West Ham in a 4—2—3—1 formation with Michail Antonio at the top of the shape. The Jamaican did not travel to Vienna for the Europa League clash against Rapid. We have a busy week coming up with three Premier League fixtures, so we want to give Antonio every chance of being ready for it, Moyes said in the pre-match press conference against the Austrian side, Rapid. West Ham will be without Angelo Ogbonna (ACL injury) for the rest of the season.