The referee for Man City vs West Ham this weekend has been officially announced as John Brooks. City can seal the league title if they beat the Hammers at the Etihad- Pep Guardiola’s men are two points ahead of Arsenal going into the final day of the 2023/24 season.
Has Brooks refereed a City v West Ham game before?
Yes, Brooks was in charge of City vs West Ham in May 2023 (22/23 season). That game saw City win 3-0, with goals from Nathan Ake, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for Chelsea vs West Ham (Official crowd attendance of 39,295 on 5 May, 2024). A convincing win for the Blues- they crushed the Hammers 5-0.
Nearly 40 shots between the two sides in the game (first half Chelsea 15-3 West Ham; Second half CFC 10-10 WHUFC)
xG Chelsea 3.74-0.95 West Ham shots map
1-0 Palmer goal v West Ham xG 0.22
2-0 Gallagher goal vs West Ham xG 0.08
3-0 Madueke goal v WHU xG 0.35
4-0 Jackson first goal vs West Ham xG 0.96
5-0 Jackson second goal vs West Ham xG 0.38
Chelsea’s biggest xG chance that didn’t result in a goal went to Gallagher in the 38th minute (xG 0.60; hit woodwork)
This Michail Antonio goal vs Liverpool (VIDEO BELOW) was an example of poor defending from Liverpool youngster Jarell Quansah in the league game between the two sides. The Quansah error v West Ham came with LFC trailing 2-1, and Antonio’s header helped West Ham get a share of the points