Manchester City recorded a convincing 4-1 victory over West Ham United on Saturday to claim their second successive Premier League victory.
West Ham looked sharp on the counter-attack early on, but their sloppiness was punished in the tenth minute when the home side took the lead. Vladimir Coufalo’s unlucky own goal gave them the lead and Savinho’s arrowing cross struck the Czech defender’s shin before curling beyond the wrong-footed Alphonse Areola.
Man City flexed their attacking muscles as the half drew to a close and secured a significant second three minutes before the break. The energetic Savinho kicked out Erling Haaland with a precise cross, and the Norwegian made no mistake and headed past Areola.
The same duo combined as Man City quickly put the game beyond doubt ten minutes after half-time, Savinho releasing Haaland and the imposing centre-forward running into Konstantinos Mavropanos before chipping Areola.
Things would get worse for the visitors just three minutes later as some wayward passing gave Man City their fourth. Kevin De Bruyne pounced on Mohammed Kudus’ mistake and found Phil Foden who slotted home with ease.
West Ham would have reduced the deficit with 20 minutes added time as Niclas Fullkrug flashed over Stefano Ortega, but it was little more than a consolation after another disappointing performance putting pressure on Julen Lopetegui.
*Ratings are provided by FotMob*
|
Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: Stefan Oretga |
7.2/10 |
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CB: Manuel Akanji |
6.8/10 |
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CB: Nathan Ake |
6.9/10 |
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CB: Josko Guardiol |
7.2/10 |
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DM: Rico Lewis |
6.7/10 |
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DM: Mateo Kovačić |
7.6/10 |
|
RM: Phil Foden |
8.5/10 |
|
CM: Kevin De Bruyne |
7.7/10 |
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CM: Bernardo Silva |
7.2/10 |
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LM: Savinho |
8.6/10 |
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ST: Erling Haaland |
9.0/10 |
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UNDER: Ilkay Gundogan (61′ for Kovacic) |
6.3/10 |
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UNDER: Kyle Walker (61′ for Ake) |
6.3/10 |
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UNDER: James McAtee (81′ for Savinho) |
5.9/10 |
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UNDER: Jack Grealish (84′ for Haaland) |
ON |
Subs not used: Scott Carson (GK), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly, Jeremy Doku.
*Ratings are provided by FotMob*
|
Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: Alphonse Areola |
4.7/10 |
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RB: Vladimir Coufal |
5.2/10 |
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CB: Jean-Clair Todibo |
5.7/10 |
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CB: Max Kilman |
5.0/10 |
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LB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
5.9/10 |
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DM: Tomas Soucek |
6.0/10 |
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DM: Edson Alvarez |
4.6/10 |
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RW: Mohammed Kudus |
6.0/10 |
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in the morning: Lucas Paqueta |
7.7/10 |
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LW: Crysencio Summerville |
7.2/10 |
|
ST: Niclas Fullkrug |
7.6/10 |
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UNDER: Konstantinos Mavropanos (54′ for Todibo) |
6.3/10 |
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UNDER: Luis Guilherme (72′ for Kudus) |
6.4/10 |
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UNDER: Danny Ings (87′ for Alvarez) |
ON |
Subs not used: Wes Foderingham (GK), Aaron Cresswell, Andy Irving, Carlos Soler, Guido Rodriguez, Oliver Scarles.
Player of the match – Erling Haaland (Man City)
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