It is not hard to imagine Pep Guardiola and his players being less than thriled with their destination on the opening day of the 2022/23 Premier League season.
Most had considered Manchester City's trip to West Ham United little more than a formality in their final away game of 2021/22 after Liverpool had dropped points on the final stretch of the tight title race.
As it was, European qualifiers West Ham took a 2-0 lead before City replied twice and spurned a late chance to win the game when Riyad Mahrez missed a penalty.
How can you watch Erling Haaland's potential debut for City? What odds are West Ham to go one better against the reigning champions this time? The Sporting News has all the details.
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What time is West Ham vs. Manchester City?
West Ham host Manchester City at the London Stadium in London, UK. It kicks off at 4.30 p.m. BST on Sunday, August 7.
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| August 7/8 | Sunday, August 7 | Sunday, August 7 | Sunday, August 7 | Monday, August 8 |
| Time | 16:30 BST | 11:30 ET | 11:30 ET | 01:30 AET |
How to watch West Ham vs. Manchester City
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| TV channel | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD |
Telemundo | — | — |
| Streaming | Sky GO / NOW TV | fuboTV, Peacock | fuboTV | Optus Sport |
UK: The match will be televised and streamed by Sky Sports in the UK.
USA: West Ham vs. Man City will be only be televised by Telemundo in Spanish, and that channel is streamed by fuboTV. The English-language broadcast is available only via stream on NBC streaming platform Peacock.
Canada: Every Premier League game in Canada streams live and on demand exclusively via fuboTV.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream matches live and on demand on Optus Sport.
West Ham vs. Manchester City lineups
New West Ham signing Gianluca Scamacca is a substitute for the home side, who have Michail Antonio leading the line. Declan Rice starts his first league match as club captain.
West Ham lineup (4-2-3-1): Fabianski (GK) — Coufal, Zouma, Cresswell, Johnson — Rice (C), Soucek — Lanzini, Bowen, Fornals — Antonio.
West Ham subs (9): Areola, Randolph, Ashby, Coventry, Downes, Okoflex, Vlasic, Benrahma, Scamacca
Manchester City hand Erling Haaland his Premier League debut, with Phil Foden and Jack Grealish in support in the attack. Interestingly, Bernardo Silva, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona, is on the bench.
Aymeric Laporte is a notable absentee, with Guardiola selecting Nathan Ake to partner Ruben Dias at the back.
Man City lineup (4-3-3): Ederson (GK) — Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo — De Bruyne, Rodrigo, Gundogan (C) — Foden, Haaland, Grealish.
Man City subs (9): Moreno, Phillips, Stones, Alvarez, Silva, Mahrez, Palmer, Lewis, Wilson-Esbrand
MORE: Premier League 2022/23 predictions
West Ham vs. Manchester City betting odds
The hosts are the value bet to repeat Tottenham Hotspur's win over City on the first day of the 2021/22 season, facing long odds for a team who finished seventh last time.
West Ham have lost one of their past three matches against their opponents in all competitions and have scored in each of their previous four Premier League games against City.
| UK (Sky Bet) |
USA (DraftKings) |
Canada (Sports Interaction) |
|
| West Ham Win | 15/2 | +750 | 6.90 |
| Draw | 17/4 | +425 | 5.28 |
| Man City Win | 1/3 | -270 | 1.35 |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 1/2 | -175 | 1.55 |
| Both Teams to Score | 8/11 | +145 | 1.78 |
