Premier League: Manchester City manages to draw 2-2 with West Ham United after recovering a 0-2 deficit
LONDON. West Ham United manages to recover against Manchester City with a goal on the J. Grealish 49' and an own goal from V. Coufal 69'.
LONDON. West Ham United manages to recover against Manchester City with a goal on the J. Grealish 49′ and an own goal from V. Coufal 69′. Manchester City was far superior when it came to possession ball (78%)
R. Mahrez missed a decisive penalty (86′). That would have allowed Manchester City to win the match.
R. Mahrez missed 1 penalty (86′) for Manchester City.
The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor who was helped by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.27 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 78% while West Ham United was struggling with a 22% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 114 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 8 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Manchester City to win the match.
West Ham United shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester City shot 30 times, 8 on target, 22 off target.
Cards
West Ham United received 3 yellow cards (J. Bowen, V. Coufal and L. Fabianski). On the other side, Manchester City received 1 yellow card (G. Jesus).
After playing this match, West Ham United will have 55 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Manchester City will have 89 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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24'24'
J. Bowen
P. Fornals
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33'33'
J. Bowen
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45'45'
J. Bowen
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49'49'
J. Grealish
Rodri
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59'59'
V. Coufal
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61'61'
L. Fabianski
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69'69'
V. Coufal (OG)
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77'77'
M. Noble
M. Lanzini
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86'86'
R. Mahrez
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90'90'
B. Johnson
P. Fornals
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90'90'
G. Jesus
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90'90'
A. Yarmolenko
M. Antonio
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, West Ham United will play away with Brighton & Hove Albion on the 22nd of May with a 3-3 head to head.
Manchester City will host Aston Villa on the 22nd of May with a 23-4 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (4 draws).
West Ham United: Formation and Lineups
West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Moyes chose to play with the following team: Łukasz Fabiański , Vladimír Coufal , Craig Dawson , Kurt Zouma , Aaron Cresswell , Tomáš Souček , Declan Rice , Jarrod Bowen , Manuel Lanzini , Pablo Fornals and Michail Antonio .
Substitutes
West Ham United made 3 changes: M. Lanzini for M. Noble (77′), P. Fornals for B. Johnson (90′) and M. Antonio for A. Yarmolenko (90′).
Top player: Jarrod Bowen
The player who no doubt impressed West Ham United the most was Jarrod Bowen.
His rating is with 2 goals, 8 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , João Cancelo , Fernandinho , Aymeric Laporte , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Bernardo Silva , Rodri , Kevin De Bruyne , Riyad Mahrez , Gabriel Jesus and Jack Grealish .
Substitutes
Manchester City decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Top player: Jack Grealish
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester City was Jack Grealish.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
