Entering game week 6, we saw West Ham United take on Manchester City at the London Stadium. Coming off an impressive 3-3 draw against Tottenham Hotspur last week, West Ham have been in a good vein of form having beaten Wolves and Leicester City emphatically in their last two English Premier League matches before a dramatic comeback against Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester City, meanwhile, have had a less than impressive start to the season with wins over Arsenal and Wolves, but a heavy loss to Leicester City and a draw to Leeds United to start their season. This game against West Ham proved decisive.
This tactical analysis will go into the tactics in Manchester City’s draw with West Ham and the details that led them to yet another unexpected result.
Lineups
David Moyes started with the same team that drew to Spurs last week, giving his troops another go against a top-class side. The five-at-the-back formation that served him well was persisted with to try and contain Manchester City’s attacking talent.
Manchester City came into the game with a change in formation, reverting back to a 4-3-3 after using a 3-1-4-2 last week. İlkay Gündoğan replaced Phil Foden while Eric Garcia came in for new signing Nathan Ake in central defence.
