01/02/15 – Signing
Due to the injury of Yannis Tafer, we have moved to secure a forward on loan until season's end. The forward is a 19 year old Italian joining us from Juventus. He is the fantastically named Gregorio Pasta. The youngster comes in for £850k with the option of making the deal permanent for a further £6m. He'll have every chance to make the squad permanently, though it is a long shot.
02/02/15 – FA Cup Draw
West Ham get the short end of the stick and will travel across the city to face Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round. The match will be played on 22nd February, just four days after a trip to Spain for a Champions League tie with Athletic Bilbao.
Matches with QPR and Manchester United have been pushed back to March to accommodate the FA Cup tie.
Injury News
Miguel Martin has returned to training following his recovery from a pulled hamstring.
Stadium Notes
Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham are the only three clubs to have sold out every home game this season.
03/02/15 – Premier League Match Day #24
Manchester City 1 – 1 West Ham United
Goals: City: Savic (28), West Ham: Cole (71)
Shots/On Target: City 20/6, West Ham 12/6
Possession: City 56/44
Cautions: City: Aguero (Y 32), Nasri (Y 43), de Jong (Y 79), Clichy (Y 80), West Ham: Stambouli (Y 23), Spence (Y 79)
Man of the Match: Marc-Andre ter Stegen
Form: ter Stegen 7.4, Spence 6.9, Lescott 7.4, Tomkins 6.9, Fabio 6.6, Stambouli 6.9, Collison (off 57) 6.6, Gibson 6.8, Fleck 7.0, Altidore (off 57) 6.6, Acquafresca (off 57) 6.6, Noble (on 57) 6.9, Pasta (on 57) 6.9, Cole (on 57) 6.9
Notes:
- Steven Savic opens the scoring for City, heading home Samir Nasri's corner.
- Carlton Cole equalizes from Jordan Spence's cross to the far post. Cole has been a super-sub all season long, getting goals when they're needed most.
- Big draw. Have to be happy with the way the club fought back to earn that point against Manchester City's Highly Paid All Stars.
- We fall a point behind Arsenal at the top as Robin van Persie scores a minute from time to give them a 2-1 victory over Newcastle.