West Ham United vs Manchester City (31/08/2024) Premier League EA FC 24

a can't miss game and a backdrop to match the special occasion the fans had this one circled on their calendars long ago and now it's a matter of who will dominate on the pitch big characters on the big stage what a prospect and the hamers keep it right here for live coverage on [Music] eatv goer number four a very warm welcome from the London Stadium in the East End of England's capital I'm guy mry and alongside me for commentary is Sue Smith and we've got action from the Premier League here today it's West Ham United versus Manchester City well thanks as always guy it's a real pleasure to be here it's been buzzing ahead of kickoff let's hope the football lives up to the atmosphere this is the homesides team today well it looks like a 4231 when they're in possession may go to a 451 when defending You' think the double pivot in Midfield they're key to protect the backline but they also need to get forward to support the Press there's going to be plenty of threat from the wide midfielders too I'm sure this is the Manchester City starting 11 Edison is between the posts Ruben Diaz starts alongside Jon stones in the center of defense and this could be it looked good it was teed up nicely but not for a shot like that this is who I've been looking forward to seeing most today are we going to see him play a prominent role here soon well I love the way he plays he makes the game look easy his first touch his dribbling ability the way he sees a pass and then he executes it he's got to be one of the best in his position and there's the first goal of the match deadlock broken well here's the replay and he does really well he takes his man on with ease but then there's still plenty to do to be fair he's hit it with lots of pace lots of power and the keeper just can't react in time it's a really good strike and the game restarts with the score One n using his body well to keep the ball again Zuma Ward prous Naf a and the ref has played Advantage here a bit of a squeeze on here Lucas pitar [Applause] Alvarez good spell on the ball but they are still behind promising ball the crowd urging him to shoot that's been cleared away good job done to keep it there there's a chance for the Breakaway here real opportunity well not the easiest of saves but you'd expect him to probably stop that so the chance now to extend the lead from this corner that has ended up going wide didn't connect properly not long to the break now and Manchester City have this lead not much in it though well they have controlled patches of that first they've created some good opportunities but only being up by one it's so close and it's tough to call a winner [Applause] here struggling to keep the ball [Applause] there Zuma Ward prow Lucas pitar now this has to be it's a penalty and a golden chance for an [Applause] equalizer and the ref will take his name too well I don't think he had any choice did he it's a silly decision up he steps to level things scores the penalty efficiently put away oh take a look at this he sent the goalkeeper the wrong way he's definitely giving the eyes there and it's a simple finish in the end I love that for and the first 45 minutes have come and gone at the London Stadium so away we go then for the second [Applause] half looking to put the cross [Applause] in looking for an angle here well that was seen all the way and the save is made substitution for United coming up the citch number nine M Antonio to be replaced by number 18 Danny [Applause] angs over it comes well it was looking good but ultimately nothing doing well he's certainly had a decent game so far or maybe better than that I think it's fair to say he hasn't disappointed well it was a vital goal from him and a crucial time too it's just whether they can take that momentum into the second half now because they have struggled at times playing his luck oh it's still in there well a bit of a dis the pointing end to the [Applause] [Applause] attack foden beautifully weighted ball only half the job done there Counterattack coming away they go brilliant more of that please pushing nicely up field here for the lead now and the goal oh and the keeper deflects it against the [Applause] post and for a throw with a little deflection on it waye and subti for West Ham United [Applause] theit thech inas this is looking good now what comes next [Applause] pakar will it open up for him and a marvelous oh it's a penalty he's not going to give him a booking though well he's a bit fortunate not to get booked there I think to put them in front well if there were any nerves they didn't show a well taken penalty [Applause] well if you watch this again his body position doesn't give anything away and the goalkeeper can't read where he's going and it just sends him the wrong way it's a real tidy finish [Applause] well underway again is there to be one more twist to the [Applause] tail substitution for Manchester City coming off the pitch mhamed kud Jack Gish to be replaced by number eight mato kic [Applause] in this is Walker well still pushing forward in search of The Equalizer but that's where any chance of anything developing disappears [Applause] W prous muhamd kudus this will only frustrate them more it's keep ball and the referee has blown for full time and it's a disappointing result from the city perspective three points dropped well they were just a bit off it today weren't they sometimes that happens they need to reflect and learn from it and then look to bounce back in the next game well he's performed admirably a really good performance managed to put his stamp on the game yeah