West Ham United v Manchester City: TV details, how to watch, injury and team news

Manchester City beat West Ham United back in February. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Manchester City travel to London as they continue their defence of the Carabao Cup with a round-of-16 match with West Ham United at the London Stadium.

The Hammers come into the game on the back of a London derby win over Tottenham Hotspur with Michail Antonio scoring the only goal.

City, meanwhile, put four past Brighton & Hove Albion with Ilkay Gundogan opening the scoring then Phil Foden scored a four minute brace before setting up Riyad Mahrez to round off a good evening in Sussex for the Blues.

City fans will want to see more of their young starlet Cole Palmer. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Both have only played one fixture in the cup as a result of their European involvements which gives them a bye to round three. A youthful side put six past Wycombe Wanderers last time in the competition; Mahrez scored a brace and was joined in on the action by Kevin De Bruyne, Foden, Ferran Torres and teenage sensation Cole Palmer.

Opponents West Ham United defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford with Manuel Lanzini scoring in the ninth minute.

What’s the latest team news?

Pep Guardiola is expected to ring the changes and introduce a number of younger players in his squad. Cole Palmer burst onto the scene this season by scoring in the Cup and has since scored in the Champions League.

A total of six teenagers played against Wycombe, however with the opposition tougher this time around, that number is unlikely this time around as the Hammers will be on the hunt for silverware.

A change between the sticks is likely with American Zack Steffen taking the place of Ederson, while John Stones who has played just 90 minutes for City should come in.

Could Sterling’s days at City be numbered? Credit: Getty.

Raheem Sterling was a late withdrawal from City’s game on Saturday, owing to a back injury, but he is not expected to play in this game, or at least the whole match, should he recover in time.

In City’s win over Brighton both De Bruyne and Mahrez were not introduced until late on and could play a bigger role with one of them likely to come in for Phil Foden, who may be rested.

What’s the latest team news for the opposition?

For West Ham United, they are without two of their Czech players with Vladimir Coufal nursing an injury whilst Alex Kral has tested positive for Covid-19.

Antonio was on the score sheet on Sunday but he could be afforded a rest by David Moyes with Jarrod Bowen, Andriy Yarmolenko and Manuel Lanzini options. The cup sees a lot of rotation so Alphonse Areola could replace Lukas Fabianski in between the sticks, while Mark Noble and Ryan Fredericks will also be keen for some first-team minutes.

Predicted line-ups

West Ham United: Areola; Fredericks, Dawson, Diop, Johnson; Rice, Noble; Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Masuaku; Bowen

Manchester City: Steffen; Egan-Riley, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Palmer; Mahrez, Jesus, Grealish

Is the match on TV?

Unfortunately the game is not on television, instead Sky Sports have chosen the clash between Preston North End and Liverpool.

How can I watch highlights?

At 10.30 pm, you can tune in to Quest to watch the ‘Carabao Cup on Quest’ on Wednesday which will show City’s game, as well as all the other fourth-round ties.

Highlights will also be available in a condensed package on the Sky Sports Football channel on YouTube.