English Premier League---Manchester City VS West Ham United Prediction

Manchester City VS West Ham United    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:20-12-2025 23:00 Saturday
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The Citizens extended their winning streak to six games and punched their ticket to the EFL Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 home win over Brentford on Wednesday night, three days after claiming a statement 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
Sitting second in the table and just two points behind leaders Arsenal, Pep Guardiola’s side could momentarily climb to the summit with a win over West Ham before the Gunners lock horns with Everton in Saturday’s evening kickoff. City could remain top at Christmas, though, if Mikel Arteta’s men fail to win.
Man City will rightly be confident of success at the Etihad this weekend, as they have won the most home games (12) and have collected the most home points (36) in the Premier League since the start of April, with a 2-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur the only blot on their copybook. City have won their last seven at home since that defeat, last winning more in a row at the Etihad between January and November 2023 (15 in a row).

Two wins, four draws and five defeats have been posted by West Ham across 11 Premier League matches since the arrival of head coach Nuno Espirito Santo, with a five-game winless run (D3 L2) keeping them firmly in the relegation picture heading into the festive period.
Back-to-back 1-1 draws with Manchester United and Brighton were followed by a 3-2 home defeat against Aston Villa last weekend, leaving the Hammers 18th in the table and three points adrift of safety. Defeat on Saturday would therefore guarantee their place in the relegation zone at Christmas.
This would represent the fifth time that West Ham have been in the bottom three at Christmas in the Premier League, but supporters will take some comfort from the fact that they have avoided relegation on the two previous occasions they were not rock bottom of the table (18th in 2006-07 and 19th in 2009-10).

Match Prediction: Manchester City 3-0 West Ham United
It is difficult to look beyond a largely refreshed and high-flying Man City side that is brimming with confidence and will be regarded as firm favourites to get the better of a West Ham side finding it difficult to grind out positive results.
The Etihad is once again becoming a fortress for the Citizens, who should have few problems beating an opponent they have had plenty of success against over the years.