Good afternoon everybody and welcome along to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through the Premier League clash between Manchester City and West Ham at the Etihad Stadium.
The home side know what they have to do: win, and they secure their fourth consecutive Premier League title, the first ever team to do so. A draw (due to their inferior goal difference) or a loss, however, combined with an Arsenal win against Everton would see the title go to Mikel Arteta's side.
The fact that visitors West Ham have virtually nothing to play for other than pride, being ninth in the table and too far away from reaching the European spots, should be favourable for Pep Guardiola's side.
That said, on previous final days, like the 2022's finale against Aston Villa in a similar scenario, City were given a fright as they went two goals down to a side with nothing to play for, although they managed to turn it around in enthralling fashion.
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Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, West Ham United 1.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (West Ham United).
Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Phil Foden because of an injury.
VAR Checking: West Ham United Goal (Tomás Soucek).
Goal! Manchester City 3, West Ham United 2. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) with an attempt from the centre of the box following a corner.
Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a set piece situation.
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
Substitution, West Ham United. George Earthy replaces Michail Antonio.
Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodri.
Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
Substitution, West Ham United. Edson Álvarez replaces Emerson.
Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Manuel Akanji.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
Goal! Manchester City 3, West Ham United 1. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box.
Hand ball by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
Second Half begins Manchester City 2, West Ham United 1.
HALF TIME: Man City 2-1 West Ham
City got off to the best possible start with a goal inside 70 seconds and another not long after from Foden. But Kudus' overhead kick three minutes before the break has brought this game, and the title race, back to life.
Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
GOAL - West Ham!
Out of nowhere, West Ham are back in this. City fail to clear from a corner and Kudus produces a magical overhead kick to halve the deficit.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
Areola racks up the saves
Areola has made yet another save to keep the scoreline respectable, this from a long-range Rodri strike. The French goalkeeper has had his hands full in this first half.
Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
Gvardiol goes close
The Croatian defender attempts a header from close to the six yard box is close, but misses the target. He really should've scored there.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
Attempt saved. Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
GOAL - Manchester City!
It's Foden again! Doku produces some great work down the left side, driving past Coufal before cutting the ball back for Foden who slots it into the net for 2-0.
Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodri.
City in full control
Guardiola's side have dominated the first 15 minutes here at the Etihad. They are keeping the ball high up the pitch and haven't let West Ham had a sniff.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
GOAL - Manchester City!
If there were any nerves ahead of the game, those are now gone as Phil Foden scores a screamer to put City ahead! City are on their way.
First Half begins.
West Ham's starting line-up
The alleged bug going around the Hammers squad does not appear to have taken too many casualties, other than star man Bowen. The likes of Paqueta, Kudus and Soucek all start.
West HamXI: Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Cresswell, Emerson; Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Kudus, Paqueta, Antonio
Man City's starting line-up
Aside from the injury to Ederson, Pep Guardiola has a full strength side for the final day of the season. Doku is preferred to Grealish on the left wing.
Man City's XI: Ortega Moreno, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Doku, Haaland
Jarrod Bowen ruled out!
It has been rumoured that a bug has been spreading across some sections of the West Ham squad in the build up to the game, and a confirmed casualty is a key player: Jarrod Bowen.
The forward is the Hammers' top scorer this season with 20 goals. A big blow for Arsenal.
Phil Foden - Player of the year
Phil Foden was crowned the best player in the Premier League of the 2023/24 season on Saturday, following a magnificent campaign from the home-grown Manchester City star.
The midfielder has 17 goals and eight assists in the league this year, and his side will be hoping he can throw up one final magical display today to seal the title.
When is Manchester City vs West Ham?
Kick-off in Manchester City vs West Ham is 17:00 CEST. That means fans in the UK and Ireland can tune in to watch at 16:00.
Fans in the USA, meanwhile, will find Manchester City vs West Ham starting at 11:00 ET / 08:00 PT.
Where to watch Manchester City vs West Ham?
In the UK and Ireland, Manchester City vs West Ham can be seen on Sky Sports Main Event.
In the USA, you can watch Manchester City vs West Ham on Fubo TV.
Match ends, Manchester City 3, West Ham United 1.