Manchester City vs. West Ham Live Stream Free Online: EPL Table 2015, Projected Lineups and Tactical Preview [VIDEO]

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Manchester City are amidst a freefall, but will look to rebound on Sunday. The first-division clash against West Ham is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. ET and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.

The Stage

As it stands, Manchester City must face the dreaded playoff to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League next season. With Manchester United's 1-0 loss to Chelsea on Saturday, however, the opportunity is there for the Citizens to close the gap for third in the Premier League to one point.

Perhaps of more importance is maintaining the four-point lead over Liverpool for fourth. According to manager Manuel Pellegrini, falling out of the top four would be disastrous for the club.

"Not to play in the Champions League would be a disaster," Pellegrini said (via the Guardian). "People are wrong to think that the owners of this club say: 'Win the title or you're out,' because they don't. I don't think that is the way they think. They have a project and that means a lot of things."

The In-Form Player

Few players in Manchester enter the weekend riding decent form. Then again, few players are David Silva. In 26 appearances, the 29-year-old has 11 goals and four assists.

Projected Lineups

West Ham (4-3-2-1): Adrian; Cresswell, Reid, Collins, Jenkinson; Kouyate, Song, Noble; Downing, Nolan; Cole

Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Hart; Kolarov, Mangala, Demichelis, Zabaleta; Fernandinho, Toure, Silva, Lampard, Nasri; Aguero

Updated League Table

  Rnk   Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts  
  1   Chelsea 32 23 7 2 65 26 39 76  
  2   Arsenal 32 20 6 6 63 32 31 66  
  3   Manchester United 33 19 8 6 59 31 28 65  
  4   Manchester City 32 18 7 7 65 34 31 61  
  5   Liverpool 32 17 6 9 47 36 11 57  
  6   Southampton 33 17 5 11 45 24 21 56  
  7   Tottenham Hotspur 32 16 6 10 50 46 4 54  
  8   Swansea City 33 13 8 12 38 42 -4 47  
  9   Stoke City 33 13 7 13 38 41 -3 46  
  10   West Ham United 32 11 10 11 42 40 2 43  
  11   Crystal Palace 33 11 9 13 42 45 -3 42  
  12   Everton 33 10 11 12 41 43 -2 41  
  13   West Bromwich Albion 33 9 9 15 32 46 -14 36  
  14   Newcastle United 32 9 8 15 33 51 -18 35  
  15   Aston Villa 33 8 8 17 24 45 -21 32  
  16   Sunderland 32 5 14 13 25 48 -23 29  
  17   Hull City 32 6 10 16 29 45 -16 28  
  18   Leicester City 32 7 7 18 34 51 -17 28  
  19   Queens Park Rangers 33 7 5 21 38 59 -21 26  
  20   Burnley 33 5 11 17 26 51 -25 26

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).

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