Man City vs West Ham LIVE: Citizens know victory is enough to beat Arsenal and seal fourth consecutive league title: kick-off time, team news and how to follow
Manchester City know they will be crowned champions if they beat West Ham on the final day of the season this weekend.
After the Citizens' 2-0 win over Tottenham in midweek, pep guardiolaon the side they are At the top of a fourth consecutive Premier League trophy.
Backup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega made a crucial save with the game at 1-0 to deny Heung-min Son a one-on-one early. Erling Haaland He scored a late penalty to seal the three points.
So no matter what happens in ArsenalThe last game against Everton. live on talkSPORTas long as City wins.
Meanwhile, the Hammers will want to send David Moyes start in the best way by getting a result at the Etihad.
This will be the Scot's last game as West Ham managerwhose contract will expire at the end of the campaign.
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Man City vs West Ham: decisive match for the title
city man They are unbeaten in the Premier League since December and have won eight domestic matches in a row.
They are almost unstoppable and it is difficult to see how they do not get the job done against a West Ham side who have nothing to play for.
Guardiola's teams are made for this type of situation and are on the verge of something that no club has ever achieved.
City will be bolstered by their incredible record in this fixture, having gone unbeaten in their last 16 Premier League games against West Ham (W13 D3), since a 2-1 home defeat in September 2015.
- Manchester City is the only team that has yet to lose a Premier League game at home this season (W13 D5). City are looking to remain unbeaten at home in a top-flight season for the fourth time, joining 1904-05, 1920-21 and 2011-12, while manager Pep Guardiola has only been unbeaten in one full top-flight season. once. with Barcelona in 2009-10.
- West Ham have lost 15 of their 17 Premier League away games against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, with the exception of a 1-1 draw (January 2008) and a 2-1 win (September 2015). ).
- West Ham have conceded at least one goal in their 17 Premier League games at the Etihad Stadium; Only Tottenham have played more at a specific venue in the competition without ever keeping a clean sheet (18 at the Emirates Stadium).
Man City vs West Ham: team news
The Citizens are likely to be without Ederson, who was withdrawn with a concussion against Tottenham after a sickening clash with Cristian Romero.
That means Ortega will once again substitute in goal, while Kevin De Bruyne also came off after being replaced by Pape Matar Sarr.
But the club's Belgian talisman revealed he should be fine to play.
Meanwhile, West Ham are without City loanee Kalvin Phillips, who is injured but ineligible to play against his parent club.
Konstantinos Mavropanos and Nayef Aguerd are also doubts.
- Manchester City comes into this match looking to become the first team in the history of the English top flight to win four titles in a row. It would be the sixth title in total for Pep Guardiola, only Sir Alex Ferguson has won more titles in the top flight (13).
- Before their 1-0 defeat at Brentford last season, Manchester City had won their last league game in each of Pep Guardiola's first six seasons in charge. They have not lost their final league game in consecutive seasons since a run of three between 2005-06 and 2007-08.
- West Ham have lost their last league game in each of the last two seasons; The last time he did it was three in a row between 2013-14 and 2015-16.
Man City vs West Ham: What has been said?
Guardiola continues to anticipate a difficult match this weekend.
Speaking after the win over Spurs, he said: “Tennis players say 'the serve to win Wimbledon', the last match, is the hardest.
“We know what we are playing for. The tension is there.
“Everyone comes to the stadium and makes noise.
“We will have one day off, two days to prepare and then we will do our best.”
- West Ham have lost 5-2 at Crystal Palace and 5-0 at Chelsea in their last two Premier League away games; The last team to concede more than five goals in three consecutive away games in the top flight was Blackburn Rovers (April-August 1965), while West Ham last did so in April 1932.
- Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne has six assists in Premier League final matches: the most for any current player, only Nolberto Solano has provided more in the history of the competition (7). De Bruyne's assist to Haaland against Spurs on Tuesday took him to 112 in the Premier League, only Ryan Giggs has more in the competition's history (162).
- This will be David Moyes' 198th and last Premier League game in charge of West Ham: no permanent manager has a higher winning rate for the Hammers in the competition than the Scot (37.1%, the same as Alan Curbishley ).
Man City vs West Ham: date and how to follow
This Premier League match is scheduled for Sunday, May 18.
Kick-off at the Etihad is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League and its coverage will begin at 3:00 p.m.
Sky Sports customers can stream this live via the app using their mobile devices, tablets or computers.
You can also buy a Sky Sports day pass on NowTV for £11.98, while Channel Four will be showing highlights later in the evening.
talkSPORT.com will also be in on the action with a dedicated live blog.
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