Foden helps Man City earn a point against West Ham

City was abject in the first half despite dominating possession, and in-form West Ham deservedly took the lead through Michail Antonio’s acrobatic volley in the 18th minute. But Foden, who replaced the injured Sergio Aguero at half-time, prompted a massive improvement for the visitor.

He equalised in the 51st minute with a sharp near-post finish, and City dominated thereafter but could not find a winner with Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez coming the closest. West Ham and City both have eight points, although the latter has a game in hand.

City ended the game with 70% possession, but it was hard to make a case that it deserved the three points as its stuttering start to the league season continued. West Ham, without a home win against City for six years, made great use of its limited possession in the first half. It took the lead with a goal made by Czech duo Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal and finished in sensational fashion by English striker Antonio.

Soucek played the ball back to Coufal and his cross was behind Antonio, but the centre-forward leant back and hooked an acrobatic volley beyond Ederson. City’s response was sluggish but when the 20-year-old Foden came on, it suddenly found another gear.

It took it only six minutes of the second half to equalise as Foden gathered a cross from Joao Cancelo and swivelled to squeeze a low shot past goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.

RESULTS: Premier League: West Ham United 1 drew with Manchester City 1; Aston Villa 0 lost to Leeds United 3.

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich 5 beat Eintracht Frankfurt 0; RB Leipzig 2 beat Hertha Berlin 1.