Man City 2-0 West Ham

s routine a win as you are ever likely to see, they are now seven points clear of Liverpool in fifth. Navas was particularly impressive. The lack of ambition from West Ham was startling. Here’s hoping Silva is ok, he took a horrible blow to the face.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany could miss the rest of the season with the thigh injury he sustained during the defeat at Manchester United.

LINEUP, BOOKINGS (0) & SUBSTITUTIONS (0)

Manchester City

• 01 Hart
• 05 Zabaleta
• 20 Mangala
• 26 Demichelis
• 11 Kolarov
• 18 Lampard
• 06 Fernando
• 15 Jesús Navas
• 42 Y Touré
• 21 Silva
• 16 Agüero

Substitutes

• 03 Sagna
• 08 Nasri
• 10 Dzeko
• 13 Caballero
• 25 Fernandinho
• 38 Boyata
• 78 Pozo

West Ham United

• 13 Adrián
• 18 Jenkinson
• 19 Collins
• 02 Reid
• 03 Cresswell
• 08 Kouyaté
• 30 Song
• 11 Downing
• 16 Noble
• 24 Cole
• 31 E Valencia

Substitutes

• 04 Nolan
• 07 Jarvis
• 12 de Carvalho
• 17 O'Brien
• 21 Amalfitano
• 22 Jääskeläinen
• 32 Burke

Ref: Anthony Taylor

MATCH PREVIEW

West Ham's last visit to the Etihad was a truly joyous occasion… for Manchester City.

It was the final day of last season and goals from Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany earned the result required for City to be crowned Premier League champions. Manuel Pellegrini was celebrated as a genius. How things have changed.

Eleven months on and the Chilean appears to be a dead man walking.  He might have been excused another early exit from the Champions League and poor showings in the domestic cups, but their alarming slide in the Premier League has probably done for him.

Lawro's prediction
"Manchester City are struggling badly at the moment and it is almost like some of their players have downed tools. I don't think some of them are too bothered, and I think part of the reason for that is the money that they are on."
Predictions: Lawro v Wade 'Bad News' Barrett

Just four wins from their last 12 league outings means his side begin the weekend a massive 12 points adrift of champions-elect Chelsea.

It's easily the club's worst season in recent years - true they were trophy-less in 2012-13 but they did finish runners-up in the league and the FA Cup. Even so, Roberto Mancini was dismissed so how can Pellegrini survive after what he's overseen this term?

Being out-thought and outplayed at Old Trafford last weekend will only damage his cause. That defeat leaves City in the sights of Liverpool and Southampton for the final Champions League qualifying place. Failing to clinch fourth spot would be unforgivable.

The good news is that West Ham shouldn't pose too much of a problem, especially as they'll be without top scorer Diafra Sakho with a thigh injury which might even have ended his season prematurely.

The Hammers have won only one of their last 10 top-flight games and their last success on the road came on 2 December at West Brom.

Back then, they were in the top four themselves but those memories have faded and instead the murmurings over the future of Sam Allardyce at the Boleyn Ground are getting louder again.

His contract expires in the summer and although he wants to extend his stay it appears that his enthusiasm is not shared by those upstairs who call the shots.

Allardyce and Pellegrini are very different men but right now they have a lot in common and whatever happens on the pitch this weekend won't make a scrap of difference to their futures.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Manchester City have won their last six home games against West Ham in all competitions.
• Victory would see the Hammers claim their first league double against City since the 1962-63 season - when they won both fixtures 6-1.

Manchester City

• City have won their last three Premier League home games, scoring a total of 10 unanswered goals.
• However, they have lost five league games in 2015, one more than in the whole of 2014.
• They could lose three successive league games for the first time since October-November 2008.
• Sergio Aguero has failed to score a Premier League goal from open play at the Etihad Stadium since 2 November. His only strike since then was a penalty against Newcastle on 21 February.

West Ham United

• The Hammers have won just one of their last 10 league matches (D4, L5).
• They have lost a league-high seven points to goals scored in or after the 90th minute this season.
• West Ham's next away win will be their 250th in the top flight.
• They are the only Premier League side yet to score a penalty this season - with Mark Noble missing their only spot-kick against Tottenham on the opening day.