Manchester City vs West Ham United
In the middle of the Champions League frenzy, Man City was assigned to host West Ham Utd in the 26th week of the EPL. They will compete at City of Manchester Stadium.
This match itself is the first game for Man City after enjoying the winter holidays. However, the break this time was very painful because now they are 25 points behind Liverpool at the top of the standings and are banned from appearing at UCL for two seasons for violating the rules of the FFP.
In other words the mentality and focus of Man City will really be tested in tomorrow’s match, especially if the last two games have also lost consecutive to Man Utd (0-1) and Tottenham Hotspur (2-0) in the Carabao Cup and EPL.
Luckily, they will face West Ham Utd who is experiencing a crisis. The Hammers haven’t won for six consecutive matches in domestic competition against Sheffield Utd (1-0), Everton (1-1), Leicester City (4-1), WBA (0-1), Liverpool (0-2), and Brighton (3-3). As a result, they entered the red zone sequence 18 with a difference of just one point from Watford below.
The urge to immediately rise was heard loudly while only two points away from the two teams above it. However, facing Man City who are in need of victory will be difficult, especially if in the first half of this season West Ham Utd has also been made with a score of 0-5 at home, while three times to Manchester always fell with a score of 3-1, 2-1 , and 1-0. Jack Wilshere and Andriy Yarmolenko are still ruled out, while the hosts will not be strengthened by Raheem Sterling and Oleksandr Zinchenko who suffer hamstring injuries and red card penalties.
Our Prediction: Over 3.5 goals
Odds: 1.80