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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 2
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Manchester City U21 vs West Ham United U21

22 Aug 2025 · 19:00 BST · Regular Season - 2

Manchester City U21

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3:1HT 1–0

West Ham United U21

AWAY
⚽ Ryan McAidoo 42′⚽ Reigan Heskey 58′⚽ Justin Oboavwoduo 70′
Academy Stadium, ManchesterReferee: Matthew ScholesRecorded clock 90′ + 4′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Manchester City U21 win 3–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 2 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 4 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES3 – 1
HALF-TIME1 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Manchester City U21West Ham United U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Manchester City U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Alistair Benjamin Wilkinson

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Jack WintProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Lakyle SamuelProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Christian McFarlaneProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 52′
  4. 10
    Divine Tayon Mahogany MukasaProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  5. 3
    Kian NobleProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  6. 4
    Stephen MfuniProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  7. 7
    Ryan McAidooProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 42′Off 75′
  8. 6
    Oluwafemi FapetuProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 82′
  9. 9
    Justin OboavwoduoProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 70′Off 76′
  10. 8
    Jaden HeskeyProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
  11. 11
    Reigan HeskeyProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 58′Off 76′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    Thorsten BritsProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 12
    Isaiah Dada-MascollProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 82′
  3. 15
    Emilio LawrenceProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    On 76′
  4. 14
    Ashton MuirProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 75′
  5. 16
    SangareProfile: Attacker
    On 76′

West Ham United U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Mark Robson

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Finaly HerrickProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Junior RobinsonProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  3. 11
    Emeka AdeileProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  4. 8
    Tyron AkpataProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 62′
  5. 6
    Airidas GolambeckisProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  6. 5
    Josh BriggsProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  7. 4
    Preston FearonProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  8. 3
    Ezra MayersProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  9. 9
    Michail AntonioProfile: Attacker · 35 at kick-off
    Off 61′
  10. 10
    Daniel RiggeProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 61′
  11. 7
    Ryan BattrumProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 81′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    Finley HooperProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  2. 12
    Regan ClaytonProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    On 62′
  3. 15
    Gabriel CalisteProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 81′
  4. 16
    Mohamadou KantéProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 61′Normal Goal 90′
  5. 14
    Joshua AjalaProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 61′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Ryan McAidoo

  2. Yellow CardManchester City U21

    Christian McFarlane

  3. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Reigan Heskey · Assist: Kian Noble

  4. SubstitutionWest Ham United U21

    Off Michail Antonio On Mohamadou Kanté

  5. SubstitutionWest Ham United U21

    Off Daniel Rigge On Joshua Ajala

  6. SubstitutionWest Ham United U21

    Off Tyron Akpata On Regan Clayton

  7. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Justin Oboavwoduo · Assist: Ryan McAidoo

  8. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Ryan McAidoo On Ashton Muir

  9. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Justin Oboavwoduo On Emilio Lawrence

  10. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Reigan Heskey On Sangare

  11. SubstitutionWest Ham United U21

    Off Ryan Battrum On Gabriel Caliste

  12. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Oluwafemi Fapetu On Isaiah Dada-Mascoll

  13. Normal GoalWest Ham United U21

    Mohamadou Kanté

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Manchester City U21

LChelsea U21 vs Manchester City U2118 Aug 2025 · Regular Season - 13 – 1

West Ham United U21

LWest Ham United U21 vs Nottingham Forest U2118 Aug 2025 · Regular Season - 10 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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