Manchester City host a downtrodden West Ham side in a Premier League clash, a traditionally tricky team for the blues and one that could have some fireworks. The Premier League is off to the races and City look to have a great holiday season. Time and Date: Premier League: Saturday 20 December 2025, Kickoff at 15:00 GMT, 10:00am EST USA

This Carabao Cup quarterfinal between Manchester City and Brentford takes place at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. GMT local time in the UK, which is 2:30 p.m. ET or 11:30 a.m. PT in the US, and is a 6:30 a.m. AEDT start on Thursday morning in Australia.

Manchester City have the chance to go top on Saturday, for a few hours at least, while visitors West Ham will attempt to move out of the relegation zone. BBC Sport examines some key themes ahead of the match.

Silva also revealed he turned down offers from Japan, Qatar and Dubai in favor of returning to Spain with Real Sociedad. Silva played the final three seasons of his career with La Real, securing the Copa Del Rey in 2021, which remains the last trophy the Basque club has lifted.

The Chelsea coach had two stints at Manchester City and his coach has exhibited the strong influence of Pep Guardiola's methods

Reports suggesting Enzo Maresca is the potential successor to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City are "100% speculation", the Chelsea boss says.

Manchester City have the chance to momentarily go top of the Premier League table, if they beat West Ham on Saturday. They sit two points behind leaders Arsenal heading into this weekend and have the chance to put the pressure on the Gunners,

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca on Friday dismissed reports linking him with the top job at Manchester City, insisting the speculation over his future does not affect him at all as he remains fully committed to the London club.

Former Norwich City and Manchester City defender Aage Hareide has died at the age of 72. It was announced last month that Hareide, who won 50 international caps for Norway, including in the famous 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory over England in 1981, was suffering from brain cancer.

City posted their third-highest revenue total of £694.1million but lost £9.9m for the year ending June 30, 2025.