Wednesday, February 1, at 19:45, West Ham meets Manchester City in a duel of round number 23 of the Premier League.
West Ham United is a return to form, she managed to win the last two games of the Premier League and so climb up to 10th place with 28 points, goal difference against negative -7. In the previous stage, “Ciocanarii ‘s’ve won 3-1 in front of Middlesbrough, lifting morale thanks to six goals in the last two games. Wednesday should revert at home, where he thrilled fans last performance, when West Ham won 3-0 was in front of the Crystal Palace, adunad 17 points.
Missing players West Ham: Angelo Ogbonna, Gokhan Tore, Diafra Sakho Arthur Masuaku, Alvaro Arbeloa, Havar Nordveit are injured and Andre Ayew has gone to the African Cup.
Manchester City has not raised above the level of competition in the last month, it managed to win one game in the last four encounters in the Premier League, which is why he fell in 5th place with 43 points and +15 goal difference. In the previous stage, “citizens” led by Joseph Guardiola led 2-0 Tottenham for almost an hour, but finally ended in a draw 2-2. That now is to play again gives away emotions, d earece the last two confrontations also lost 0-1 to Liverpool and 0-4 by Everton. However, the morale of the City was built in the middle of this week, when it was won 3-0 in front of the Crystal Palace, qualified for the FA Cup optmile.
Missing players Manchester City: Ilkay Gundogan is one of Guardiola’s absence.
Probable teams West Ham vs Manchester City
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Randolph – Byram – Fonte – Reid – Cresswell – Obiang – Noble – Antonio – Lanzini – Feghouli – Carroll
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Bravo – Zabaleta – Otamendi – Stones – Clichy – Toure – Fernandinho – Bruyne – Silva – Nolito – Aguero
Direct matches between West Ham and Manchester City
The two teams episode number three this season, the previous two confrontations are won by Manchester City, 3-1 and 5-0 in the championship round FA Cup. Contrary best matches in the last stages of “Ciocanari” inclined to think that Manchester City have players who can make a difference, and finally to leave with all three points from the “Olympic Stadium”.
Prediction: Man. City win
Odds: 1.55
