West Ham vs Manchester City: Premier League preview, predictions and bet builder tips

• Fixture: West Ham vs Manchester City

• Date: March 14, 2026

• Kick-off: 20:00 GMT

• Venue: London Stadium

Our prediction: West Ham 1-3 Manchester City

West Ham

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hermansen / Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Disasi, Diouf / Soucek, Potts / Bowen, Taty, Fernandes / Wilson

Manchester City

Our predicted XI (4-3-1-2): Donnarumma / Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Ait Nouri / Rodri, Bernardo, O'Reilly / Cherki / Haaland, Semenyo

Antoine Semenyo has provided a new spark to Man City's season since arriving from Bournemouth this January, scoring seven times in 14 games for the Citizens so far.

The 26-year-old struggled in midweek against Real Madrid but has been on fire in the more routine games City have had and he looks the strongest candidate to find the net other than Erling Haaland.

Jarrod Bowen is having a similarly impressive season for West Ham and was on target twice in the Hammers' FA Cup fifth-round win over Brentford on Monday.

If the Irons perform well as a team, it is usually down to Bowen and it is no surprise to see him play an influential role in their upturn in form of late, with six goal contributions across a run of four wins and two draws in their last eight. Expect the Hammers skipper to test Gianluigi Donnarumma with at least a shot on target here.

Our score prediction has backed as many as four goals but backing over 1.5 looks a lower-risk pick for your bet builder.

It is rare to see a City game with one goal or less in it. In fact, 30 of their last 32 in all competitions have seen at least two total goals and we are backing that trend to continue here.

Finally, and in line with our score prediction, we are picking a Man City win on Saturday which will keep them in the conversation for the title for now.

West Ham have picked up of late but have still come unstuck against the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool during this particular run. What is more, City's record at the London Stadium is flawless, winning in seven of their nine trips there and drawing the other two. As a result, it's hard to see anything other than a victory for Guardiola's men.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.