Manchester City v West Brom result

Full-time · Manchester City 3–0 West Brom

Premier League · Wed, 31 Jan 2018 20:00 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Manchester City 3–0 West Brom — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat West Brom 3–0 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday 31 January. Manchester City have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Fernandinho (19’, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne), Kevin De Bruyne (68’, assisted by R. Sterling) and S. Agüero (89’, assisted by R. Sterling).

Discipline

Robert Madley, England showed four yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Manchester City: David Silva (32’); West Brom: James McClean (68’), S. Rondón (75’) and M. Phillips (85’).

What it changes

Manchester City have won their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Sterling (Manchester City) 9.6, Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 8.7 and Fernandinho (Manchester City) 7.7 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

West Brom next travel to Preston on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for West Brom: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 3–0 West Brom · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: Robert Madley, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Manchester City 2 · draws 0 · West Brom 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 4W 0D 1L · West Brom 3W 1D 1L

Manchester City 3–0 West Brom (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.5 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

10.25 / 8.25

Corners

against 3.25 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

6 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 3.25 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 0.75

Cards

against 2.25 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 January 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 January 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	West Brom for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	10.25 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	8.25 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	16.25 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	16 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.75 for · 11.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	0.75 for · 0.75 against n 4 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Fernandinho n 8	83.6	1.7 6/3	0.8 3/2	G. Krychowiak
Danilo n 8	62	1.5 4/2	0.9 3/2	—
R. Sterling n 8	80	1.1 6/2	2.4 8/5	C. Yacob
David Silva n 8	80.6	1 5/2	1.7 6/4	C. Dawson
F. Delph n 8	79.4	1 5/2	1.1 4/3	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	81.5	5.2 8/8	2.1 7/4
K. De Bruyne n 8	84.9	3.4 8/7	1.2 6/3
Gabriel Jesus n 8	51.5	3.3 8/4	1.7 6/1
R. Sterling n 8	80	3 6/6	1.4 5/4
İ. Gündoğan n 8	60.5	2 6/3	0.9 3/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	81.5	1 4/2	0.3 2/0
Bernardo Silva n 8	39.5	0.3 1/0	0.9 3/0
R. Sterling n 8	80	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
L. Sané n 8	75.5	0.1 1/0	0.6 3/1
İ. Gündoğan n 8	60.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Zinchenko n 4	61.5	4 2/2
F. Delph n 8	79.4	3.4 7/5
Danilo n 8	62	2.9 6/4
K. De Bruyne n 8	84.9	2.4 6/4
Gabriel Jesus n 8	51.5	2.4 6/2

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	2 4/4

West Brom

West Brom — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Yacob n 8	55.9	2.2 6/3	1.4 4/1	R. Sterling
G. Barry n 8	66.5	2 6/4	2.5 6/4	—
C. Dawson n 8	88.6	1.9 6/5	1.1 4/3	David Silva
G. Krychowiak n 8	58.3	1.9 5/4	2.1 4/3	Fernandinho
H. Robson-Kanu n 8	67.4	1.7 5/4	3 8/6	—

West Brom — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Rondón n 8	85.4	4.1 8/7	1.1 4/2
J. Rodríguez n 8	60.4	3.2 7/5	1.1 4/1
N. Chadli n 4	66.8	2.4 3/3	1 3/0
H. Robson-Kanu n 8	67.4	2.2 5/3	0.8 3/1
O. Burke n 8	20	1.7 2/1	0 0/0

West Brom — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Chadli n 4	66.8	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
J. Rodríguez n 8	60.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
O. Burke n 8	20	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
C. Brunt n 8	57.3	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
J. Evans n 8	88	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

West Brom — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Yacob n 8	55.9	4 8/6
J. Livermore n 8	64.4	3.1 8/6
A. Nyom n 8	70.5	3 5/5
J. McClean n 8	48.9	3 4/4
G. Barry n 8	66.5	2.2 8/4

West Brom — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	2.5 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		West Brom
74%	Possession	26%
19	Shots	3
10	Shots on target	1
7	Shots off target	1
2	Blocked shots	1
12	Shots inside the box	2
9	Corners	1
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	7
695	Passes	246
88%	Pass accuracy	66%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
K. Walker	90	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	8
N. Otamendi	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.4
Aymeric Laporte	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
O. Zinchenko	90	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	7.9
Fernandinho	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.4
Bernardo Silva	90	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	7.3
S. Agüero	90	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	7.1
R. Sterling	90	0	2	1	0	3	2	0	8
K. De Bruyne	78	1	1	6	4	1	0	0	8.9
David Silva	39	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.4
İ. Gündoğan sub	51	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7.4
Brahim Díaz sub	12	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.6

West Brom player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Foster	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
C. Dawson	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
G. McAuley	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Ahmed Hegazy	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Nyom	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
C. Yacob	90	0	0	0	5	0	6.7
J. McClean	90	0	0	0	3	Y	5.8
J. Rodríguez	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
S. Rondón	78	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
G. Barry	57	0	0	1	1	0	6.4
S. Field	55	0	0	0	2	0	6.4
M. Phillips	35	1	1	0	0	Y	6.4
G. Krychowiak	33	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Sturridge	12	2	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v West Brom — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

West BromLWWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Manchester City 2 · 0 draws · West Brom 0 · 4 goals/game

2017-10-28 West Brom 2–3 Manchester City
2017-09-20 West Brom 1–2 Manchester City

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos100 pts38 pl+79 GD

West Brom#20 pos31 pts38 pl-25 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.79

West Brom scored0.82

Manchester City conceded0.71

West Brom conceded1.47

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and West Brom?: In their last 2 meetings, Manchester City won 2, West Brom won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
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