MX23RW : Wednesday, December 11 19:35:43| >> :120:14730:14730:

Sam Allardyce hopes West Ham United can keep Manchester City's attack "quiet"

Sam Allardyce is hopeful that his West Ham United team can keep Manchester City's attacking force "quiet" at Upton Park on Saturday.

West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce is hopeful that his players can "exploit any weaknesses" in Manchester City's team when they go head to head on Saturday.

The Hammers will host the Premier League champions at Upton Park following City's disappointing 2-2 draw with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, which has dampened their hopes of reaching the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

"We've got a different team to when we played Man City last season," Allardyce said in this morning's press conference.

"They're a fabulous side but if we're going to challenge them at any time this season this might be it, coming off a Champions League game. If we can keep their superb attacking force quiet we'll then have to see if we can exploit any weaknesses."

West Ham, who currently occupy the final Champions League spot in the table, are four points behind second-placed City after eight games.

ID:184180: cacheID:184180:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1541:
Written by
Danielle Joynson
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho celebrates scoring his goal with Liverpool's English midfielder Steven Gerrard (L) during the English Premier League football match between Queens Park Rangers and Liverpool at Loftus Road in London on Oc
Read Next:
Premier League in numbers: Week Eight
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool14112129111835
2Chelsea1594235181731
3Arsenal1585229151429
4Manchester CityMan City158342721627
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest157441918125
6Aston Villa157442323025
7Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton156632522324
8Bournemouth157352320324
9Brentford157263128323
10Fulham156542220223
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1562731191220
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle155551921-220
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd155461918119
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham155372028-818
15Everton143561421-714
16Leicester CityLeicester153572130-914
17Crystal Palace152761420-613
18Ipswich TownIpswich151681427-139
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1523102338-159
20Southampton1512121131-205


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!