Manchester City swipe aside West Ham with ease

Relive all the action from the Premier League fixture at the London Stadium

Manchester City's David Silva celebrates scoring (Action Images via Reuters)

Liverpool maintained pressure on table-topping Manchester City with three second-half goals sealing a comfortable 3-0 victory at Watford on Saturday.

After a largely uneventful first half, Mohamed Salah put the ball past Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster in the 67th minute before England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold scored a stunning second goal.

The 20-year-old beat Foster with a brilliant whipped free kick from 25 metres nine minutes later, before his international team mate Jordan Henderson was dismissed for a second bookable offence.

Liverpool were not hindered by their numerical disadvantage, however, with Roberto Firmino adding a late third goal as the visitors extended their unbeaten start to the Premier League season to 13 games.

Juergen Klopp's side remain second with 33 points and trail Champions City by two points after Pep Guardiola's men beat West Ham United 4-0 on Saturday. Watford slipped to ninth after a third game without victory.

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What time does it start?

West Ham vs Manchester City kicks off at 3pm (BST) on Saturday 24 November.

Where can I watch it?

The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.

Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.

Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.

Player to watch…

David Silva: The former Spain international delivered yet another masterful performance for Manchester City against their cross-town rivals. The heartbeat of City’s best attacking work, he started off the win with another well-taken goal, once again popping up in the right place at the right time. With international duties no longer a concern, the Spaniard could be all set for another dazzling display.

David Silva continues to shine for City this season (Getty Images)

Form guide…

West Ham: LLDLWD

Manchester City: WWWWWW

Odds…

West Ham to win: 23/2

Manchester City to win: 6/25

Draw: 27/5

Prediction...

West Ham 0-2 Manchester City

[24 November 2018 12:55 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of this afternoon's Premier League action.

Join us for goal news and updates from around the grounds on what promises to be an exciting day. 

[24 November 2018 14:02 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Two o'clock has been and gone, which means the team news for this afternoon's 3PM fixtures is flying in.

Let's get to it...

[24 November 2018 14:03 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TEAM NEWS

BRIGHTON VS LEICESTER

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TEAM NEWS

EVERTON VS CARDIFF

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TEAM NEWS 

FULHAM VS SOUTHAMPTON

[24 November 2018 14:07 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TEAM NEWS

MANCHESTER UNITED VS CRYSTAL PALACE

[24 November 2018 14:08 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TEAM NEWS

WATFORD VS LIVERPOOL

[24 November 2018 14:09 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TEAM NEWS

WEST HAM VS MANCHESTER CITY

[24 November 2018 14:10 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Got all that?

Six games for your pleasure this afternoon, and we'll have goal updates from each of them.

Some intriguing stories to follow...

[24 November 2018 14:14 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

THE TINKERMAN IS BACK

Yes, Claudio Ranieri takes charge at Craven Cottage for his first game as Fulham manager.

The Cottagers are in dire need of points sitting bottom of the table with just five through the Premier League's first 12 games. Southampton sit just three points ahead, and thus both sides will be targeting a crucial win today.

It looks like it may be a 4-2-3-1 rather than the traditional 4-4-2 usually utilised by Ranieri.