Man City v West Ham
Man City 1
De Bruyne 45′
West Ham 2
Moses 6′ Sakho 31′
FT 90 +5
HT 1-2
City had won their previous 11 Premier League matches
19 September 2015
Last updated at
19:41
By Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport
Manchester City missed the chance to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League as West Ham produced a clinical counter-attacking display at Etihad Stadium.
Victor Moses drilled in his first West Ham goal with a low 20-yard shot which crept inside Joe Hart’s left-hand post.
The visitors doubled their lead when Diafra Sakho hooked in from six yards.
City’s record signing Kevin De Bruyne fired in to halve the deficit, but West Ham held on to move into second place.
Yaya Toure’s angled shot whistled past the Hammers’ post after the break, while away keeper Adrian made a string of excellent saves.
City dominated the game, controlling 72% of possession and attempting 27 shots at goal, but were unable to find a way past an away side who are now three points behind them.
Reaction to the Hammers’ shock win at leaders City
Hammers happy on the road
Many West Ham fans might have been forgiven for fearing the worst when the fixture computer handed their team trips to Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City in their opening three away games.
But they have taken nine points from a possible nine after following up their
opening-weekend 2-0 win
at Emirates, and
the 3-0 success
at Anfield, with an arguably even better result against City.
City had not conceded a single Premier League goal before Saturday’s match, but without injured skipper Vincent Kompany were overcome by defensive uncertainty.
Left-back Aleksandar Kolarov backed off to allow Moses to shoot for the opener, while the home defence reacted slowly to a set-piece as Sakho pounced.
The heatmap marking the average position of each team’s back four shows how deep West Ham’s defence (right) were forced compared to their City rivals (left)
City’s European hangover
Manuel Pellegrini’s side suffered a chastening midweek defeat when they surrendered a 1-0 lead against Italian side Juventus to lose 2-1 in their Champions League opener.
But the Blues, who netted 11 goals without reply in their opening five top-flight matches, would have been confident of bouncing back against opposition with a woeful record at Etihad Stadium.
Going into the match, the Hammers had suffered seven consecutive defeats in east Manchester, scoring just three goals and conceding 20 in the process.
However, Slaven Bilic’s side executed their game plan perfectly, catching their opponents on the break, taking the chances they created, and then defending stoutly to preserve their lead.
Reid shines in heart of defence
While Spanish keeper Adrian will take most of the plaudits for keeping out City, Hammers centre-back Winston Reid was also instrumental in helping his team clinch their fourth win of the Premier League season.
The New Zealand international made the most clearances (20) and interceptions (five) during the match, while he also won back possession for his side (nine) more than any other player.
Match of the Day commentator Steve Wilson
“Winston Reid might have only cost £3m from Danish side Midtjylland but he has just produced one of the best individual defensive displays that I have ever seen.”
Man of the match – Winston Reid
Winston Reid produced a commanding display at the heart of the Hammers defence. The New Zealand centre-back cleared the ball on 20 occasions – more than any other Premier League player has managed in a single match this season
Manager reaction
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini: “We played very well in the second half, though not in the first. We were not the aggressive team we need to be at home.
“We corrected those things, played very well, created a lot of chances but didn’t score. We were under pressure, falling two goals behind.
“We knew this would be a difficult game because it was not luck that meant they beat Liverpool and Arsenal. We needed to be better with our finishing.”
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic: “You need a bit about you if you want to score two goals here, or two goals at the Emirates or three at Anfield.
“You’ve got no chance unless you sprint until the end of the game. We deserved it, considering the way we played in the first half and fought in the second.
“But this was hard – City pressed us and City were the better team in the second half.”
What’s next for both teams?
The League Cup. City, who could make a raft of changes, go to Sunderland on Tuesday for their third-round tie. West Ham are also playing away in another all-Premier League tie at Leicester.
Both teams return to top-flight action on 26 September when City travel to Tottenham and the Hammers host Norwich.
Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (6)
Manchester City
01 Hart
03 Sagna
30 Otamendi
20 Mangala (Demichelis – 45′ )
11 Kolarov Booked (Iheanacho – 84′ )
42 Y Touré
25 Fernandinho
15 Jesús Navas
17 De Bruyne
07 Sterling (Bony – 66′ )
10 Agüero
Substitutes
06 Fernando
13 Caballero
14 Bony
26 Demichelis
27 Roberts
50 Maffeo
72 Iheanacho
West Ham United
13 Adrián
12 Jenkinson (Collins – 85′ )
05 Tomkins
02 Reid
03 Cresswell
16 Noble
14 Obiang Booked
28 Lanzini Booked (Jelavic – 69′ )
27 Payet
20 Moses (Antonio – 60′ )
15 Sakho
Substitutes
01 Randolph
09 Carroll
10 Zárate
19 Collins
26 Jelavic
30 Antonio
35 Oxford
Ref: Robert Madley
Att: 53,545
Match Stats
Possession
72 28
Shots
27 6
On target
8 3
Corners
16 3
Fouls
10 7
Live Text Commentary
Full time
Full Time Match ends, Manchester City 1, West Ham United 2.
90:00 +4:19 Full time
Full Time Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, West Ham United 2.
90:00 +3:58
Offside, West Ham United. Pedro Obiang tries a through ball, but Nikica Jelavic is caught offside.
90:00 +1:54
Attempt blocked. Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaya Touré with a cross.
90:00 +1:27
Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90:00 +1:27
Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
90:00 +0:04
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Michail Antonio.
89:14
Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89:14
Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
88:42
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joe Hart.
88:39
Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
87:51
Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
87:51
Nikica Jelavic (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84:57
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adrián.
84:55
Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
84:42 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. James Collins replaces Carl Jenkinson because of an injury.
83:49 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, Manchester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Aleksandar Kolarov.
83:23
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tomkins.
83:07
Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
82:31
Attempt blocked. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
80:49
Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
80:30
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tomkins.
80:27
Attempt blocked. Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bacary Sagna with a cross.
79:13
Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
79:13
Nikica Jelavic (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78:01
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77:01
Delay in match Carl Jenkinson (West Ham United) because of an injury.
73:29
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
73:29
Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72:33
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
72:16
Attempt blocked. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Bony.
71:32
Attempt missed. Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Bacary Sagna with a cross.
69:24
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
68:52 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. Nikica Jelavic replaces Manuel Lanzini.
67:55
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Winston Reid.
67:53
Attempt blocked. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
65:53
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dimitri Payet.
65:18 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, Manchester City. Wilfried Bony replaces Raheem Sterling.
64:43
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adrián.
62:22
Attempt missed. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Demichelis.
60:48
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pedro Obiang.
60:46
Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Demichelis.
59:41 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Victor Moses.
59:02
Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
57:10
Attempt missed. Diafra Sakho (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
56:46
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
56:46
Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55:17
Attempt saved. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
54:52
Attempt saved. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
53:07 Booking
Booking Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53:01
Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).
53:01
Victor Moses (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52:16
Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
51:44
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
51:31
Attempt blocked. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
49:33
Foul by Martín Demichelis (Manchester City).
49:33
Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49:04
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mark Noble.
48:30
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Winston Reid.
47:35
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47:35
Foul by Diafra Sakho (West Ham United).
47:00
Attempt missed. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
45:44
Attempt missed. Victor Moses (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini with a cross.
45:00
Second Half begins Manchester City 1, West Ham United 2.
45:00 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, Manchester City. Martín Demichelis replaces Eliaquim Mangala because of an injury.
45:00 +5:27 Half time
Half Time First Half ends, Manchester City 1, West Ham United 2.
45:00 +5:05
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
45:00 +4:46
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45:00 +4:34
Delay in match Yaya Touré (Manchester City) because of an injury.
45:00 +4:03 Booking
Booking Pedro Obiang (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45:00 +3:36
Yaya Touré (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45:00 +3:36
Foul by Pedro Obiang (West Ham United).
45:00 +2:32
Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
45:00 +2:32
Winston Reid (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45:00 +2:05
Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
45:00 +1:13 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Manchester City 1, West Ham United 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.
44:30
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
43:53
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42:36
Delay in match Diafra Sakho (West Ham United) because of an injury.
39:46
Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39:46
Foul by Diafra Sakho (West Ham United).
39:20
Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
39:18
Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bacary Sagna with a cross.
38:20
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
38:10
Attempt saved. Jesús Navas (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
36:50
Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
36:50
Diafra Sakho (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34:47
Offside, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
34:04
Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
34:04
Dimitri Payet (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32:36
Jesús Navas (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32:36
Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
30:49 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Manchester City 0, West Ham United 2. Diafra Sakho (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Obiang following a corner.
30:44
Attempt missed. Winston Reid (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
30:06
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
27:52
Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
21:40 Booking
Booking Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21:32
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21:32
Foul by Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United).
20:01
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
18:02
Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
18:02
Diafra Sakho (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15:28
Offside, West Ham United. Carl Jenkinson tries a through ball, but Victor Moses is caught offside.
12:50
Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross following a corner.
12:27
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by James Tomkins.
8:32
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
5:21 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Manchester City 0, West Ham United 1. Victor Moses (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
3:12
Attempt saved. Fernandinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
2:42
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Winston Reid.
0:00
First Half begins.
0:00
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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