Foden in as Man City and West Ham name starting XIs

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Padraig Whelan·4 January 2025

Foden in as Man City and West Ham name starting XIs

The starting line-ups are in from the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City welcome West Ham on Saturday afternoon.

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04/01/2025Full time

Defensive trio Ederson, Rúben Dias and John Stones all remained sidelined with fitness issues for Pep Guardiola's side, although Phil Foden starts.

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Tomáš Souček and Guido Rodríguez (who is on the bench) are back from suspension for the Hammers, who are of course dealing without long-term absentee Jarrod Bowen after he sustained a bone fracture.

Your first City XI of 2025 🩵 XI | Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Savinho, Foden, Haaland SUBS | Carson, Walker, Grealish, Doku, Gundogan, Nunes, Simpson-Pusey, O'Reilly, McAtee #ManCity | @etihad
– Saturday, 4 January 2025

Starting 2025 like this 👇
– Saturday, 4 January 2025

Prior to kick-off, the champions are in sixth, while West Ham occupy 13th place.

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