West Ham and Manchester City have announced their line-ups for their Premier League encounter scheduled for Saturday evening at the London Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who currently lead the Premier League table after securing victories against Chelsea and Ipswich Town, aim to maintain their unbeaten start.
Last weekend, City made a comeback to defeat newly-promoted Ipswich 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick, his 10th for Manchester City, while Kevin De Bruyne also contributed with a goal.
West Ham, having recently secured a win over Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup, achieved their first victory under manager Julen Lopetegui last weekend with a 2-0 triumph over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Manchester City have an impressive record against West Ham, having remained unbeaten in their last 19 encounters. Their most recent Premier League title was clinched with a 3-1 victory over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium in May, thanks to goals from Phil Foden and Rodri.
Erling Haaland, who scored twice on his Premier League debut at the London Stadium in August 2022, is expected to play again. Ilkay Gundogan, who recently returned to Manchester City from FC Barcelona, might also make his first start since rejoining the club.
As the teams prepare for kickoff, the confirmed starting line-ups are as follows:
**West Ham Starting XI:** Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Paqueta, Rodriguez; Bowen, Antonio, Kudus.
**Substitutes:** Fabianski, Casey, Coufal, Todibo, Soucek, Irving, Summerville, Guilherme, Fullkrug.
**Manchester City Starting XI:** Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo; Doku, Grealish, Haaland.
**Substitutes:** Ortega Moreno, Walker, Stones, Ake, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Nunes, O’Reilly, McAtee.
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