Man City vs West Ham

27 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Rúben Dias 30’
  • John Stones 68’
  • Michail Antonio 43’

Match summary

Man City saw off West Ham 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Rúben Dias put Man City ahead with a header in the 30th minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne, Michail Antonio equalised in the 43rd minute, set up by Jesse Lingard, and John Stones won it from a corner in the 68th minute, set up by Riyad Mahrez.

West Ham can feel hard done by, creating 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Man City's 0.76 from 10.

Match stats

Man City West Ham
10 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.76 xG 1.93
0.76 Non-penalty xG 1.93
5 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man City West Ham
Kick-off
Rúben Dias
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne1-0 (Man City)
30’
43’
Michail Antonio
Assist: Jesse Lingard1-1 (West Ham)
Half-time1-1
John Stones
Assist: Riyad Mahrez2-1 (Man City)
68’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man City
  • Fernandinho
West Ham
  • Ben Johnson

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 2.40 30’ Rúben Dias (Man City), 1-0 30’ 43’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 1-1 43’ 68’ John Stones (Man City), 2-1 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 2.40 30’ Rúben Dias (Man City), 1-0 Dias 30’ 43’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 1-1 Antonio 43’ 68’ John Stones (Man City), 2-1 Stones 68’
Man City 0.76 xGWest Ham 2.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Ham attacking Man City attacking 
43’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 19’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 43’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 30’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 90+4’ Issa Diop (West Ham), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 78’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 39’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 68’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 78’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Craig Dawson (West Ham), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 19’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 43’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 30’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 90+4’ Issa Diop (West Ham), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 78’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 39’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 68’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 79’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Jesse Lingard (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Craig Dawson (West Ham), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF901 0.010.000
Rúben Dias DEF9011 0.360.000
John Stones DEF9012 0.130.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF900 0.000.122
Kevin De Bruyne MID9012 0.030.402
Fernandinho MID900 0.000.011
Ilkay Gündogan MID900 0.000.000
Riyad Mahrez FWD9012 0.160.071
Sergio Agüero FWD620 0.000.021
Ferrán Torres FWD662 0.060.000
Gabriel Jesus Sub280 0.000.000
Phil Foden Sub240 0.000.061
Rodri Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 76% Avg odds 1.26
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.18
West Ham win 9% Avg odds 11.14

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: West Ham 1-1 Man City, 24 Oct 20 Next meeting: Man City 2-1 West Ham, 28 Nov 21  All Man City vs West Ham meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.