West Ham vs Manchester City early injury news with 1 out and 3 doubts

West Ham will be back in action just three days after facing AFC Bournemouth in the EFL Carabao Cup as they take on Premier League title-holders Manchester City at the London Stadium.

It’s been a summer of immense change in Stratford with Julen Lopetegui welcoming eight new faces to the squad, including former Manchester United full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, as they seek a return to their European football via a strong 2024/25 Premier League campaign. After an opening day defeat to Aston Villa at home, Lopetegui’s side then secured a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace and will seek to build on their triumph as they face Guardiola’s power-house.

With such strong competition to contend with, the Irons will be grateful that so far they have kept their injury concerns to a minimum. Here is the early injury news from both London Stadium and Etihad camps ahead of the third Premier League weekend...

Manchester City

Oscar Bobb - OUT

Bobb is set to be out until at least December after suffering an injury in training. On August 16, it was said of the midfielder: “It was in the training session. Unfortunately, he had a big impact and got injured. He is having surgery this afternoon. Hopefully, it will go well, and he will be back in 3-4 months.”

Phil Foden - Doubt

The England international should be back in contention after he missed the 4-1 win over Ipswich through illness. Pep Guardiola gave no further update on the midfielder’s condition, thus indicating Foden’s stay on the sidelines should be short.

Mateo Kovacic - Doubt

Kovacic suffered a knock last weekend and, at the time of asking, Guardiola hadn’t spoken to the doctors but said: “We have six, seven days until the next game, and we will see if he can recover.”

Rodri - Doubt

The Spanish star picked up a hamstring injury in the Euros 2024 final and is set for a gradual comeback. Guardiola said of the midfielder: “He’s getting better. He’s now with the group. Maybe today partial training but it’s not good.” At this point, it is a race against time for the Spaniard to be fit.

At the time of writing, Wednesday 28 August, West Ham are enjoying a clean bill of health in their squad. They will face Bournemouth at home today in the Carabao Cup with a fully fit dressing room.