Saturday, November 9, 2024

Premier League LIVE: Build-up to Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion followed by six other games

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  • West Ham are winless in their last 17 Premier League meetings with Manchester City (D3 L14) since a 2-1 away win in September 2015.

  • Manchester City have lost just one of their last 14 away league games against West Ham (W8 D5), and are unbeaten in their last nine visits since a 2-1 loss at Upton Park in October 2014.

  • Manchester City have scored more away goals against West Ham than they have against any other opponent in the Premier League (42). Meanwhile, their 25 goals at the London Stadium is the most an away team has scored at a specific venue in the Premier League since its opening in 2016-17.

  • West Ham have conceded at least once in each of their last 10 Premier League home games, last having a longer run without a clean sheet between April and December 2009 (12).

  • Manchester City are unbeaten in 21 Premier League games so far in 2024 (W18 D3), their longest unbeaten run from the start of a calendar year in league history. Overall, they’re unbeaten in 25 Premier League games, winning the last 11 in a row.

  • Only Liverpool and Nottingham Forest (37 each) have had more shots than West Ham (32) in the opening two Premier League games this season. However, only three sides (Everton, Southampton, Ipswich) have had fewer attempts on target than the Hammers (6).

  • Manchester City have lost none of their 16 Premier League meetings with West Ham under Pep Guardiola (W14 D2). It’s the joint-most a manager has faced a specific opponent without ever losing in the competition’s history (Alex Ferguson vs Charlton also 16).

  • Michail Antonio has been involved in 99 Premier League goals for West Ham (67 goals, 32 assists), and could be the first player to reach 100 for the club. Five of these have been against Man City (3 goals, 2 assists), with the Jamaican only having a hand in more against four clubs (Crystal Palace 10, Tottenham 7, Liverpool 6, Watford 6).

  • Erling Haaland has scored 16 goals in 10 Premier League appearances in August, averaging a goal every 52 minutes, the best minutes-per-goal ratio by a player in a particular month in Premier League history (min. 500 minutes played).

  • Jarrod Bowen has been involved in 10 goals in his last 12 Premier League games (6 goals, 4 assists), while he was also the last West Ham player to score a brace against Manchester City (2-2 in May 2022).

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