Pep Guardiola confirms club are still in the market after missing out on Marc Cucurella
West Ham United vs Manchester City
Competition: F.A. Premier League
Date: 4.30pm, Sunday 7th August 2022
Venue: London Stadium, London
Referee: Michael Oliver Assistants: S Burt, S Bennett Fourth Official: S Atwell VAR: M Dean
Odds: West Ham 15/2, Draw 4/1, City 4/11
Tickets: Sold out
TV: Sky Sports
West Ham
Manager: David Moyes
Squad (from): Fabianski, Areola, Randolph, Johnson, Cresswell, Zouma, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Diop, Fornals, Lanzini, Vlasic, Doucek, Coventry, Rice, Scamacca, Antonio, Bowen, Benrahma
Injured: Aguerd
Doubtful: Ogbonna, Diop, Scamacca
Suspended: None
Form guide: LLWDL
Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Squad (from): Ederson, Ortega, Carson, Walker, Stones, Ake, Cancelo, Mbete, Wilson-Esbrand, Phillips, Gundogan, Grealish, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Foden, Palmer, Haaland, Alvarez, Mahrez, Delap
Injured: Laporte
Doubtful: None
Suspended: Mendy
Form guide: DWWWL
Aymeric Laporte is the only absentee as City travel to the London Stadium for their opening fixture of the 2022/23 season. The Blues missed out on left-back target Marc Cucurella, who this week joined Chelsea in a deal worth £62m, and Pep Guardiola confirmed that no new deals are imminent.
"Nothing special. We are the same," he said.at Friday's press conference.
"Josh is there. Joao is there. Nathan is there. We will see. We have two weeks until the end of the month and we will see.
"There are a lot of players around the world and a lot of them can suit perfectly this team and the way we are.
"The transfer market is often difficult. Selling is harder than buying but sometimes it is not possible. We have an academy and we will see."
City drew their last game at the London Stadium 2-2, with goals from Jack Grealish and Vladimir Coufal (og). Overall City have won 59 of the 116 games played against the Hammers, with 19 draws and 38 defeats.
Predicted line-up: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodri, Silva, De Bruyne, Grealish, Mahrez, Haaland
Score prediction: West Ham 2 City 2