Manchester City will be desperate to get their Premier League title bid back on track when they face West Ham at the London Stadium on Saturday night.
Pep Guardiola’s side dropped crucial points in their pursuit of the title after being held to a 2-2 draw at home against Nottingham Forest last midweek.
That setback, coupled with Arsenal’s victory at Brighton, has left the Citizens seven points adrift at the summit heading into the final stretch of the season.
What's more, Man City have since crashed to a 3-0 defeat away at Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie, leaving them with a mountain to climb in their quest for a second European crown.
As for West Ham, they are showing plenty of fighting spirit in their battle for Premier League survival, with the Hammers claiming a 1–0 win away at Fulham last midweek, in a match that brought up both of my recommended selections.
Nuno Espirito Santo then saw the feel-good factor continue on Monday night, as his side edged past Brentford on penalties to book their place in the last eight of the FA Cup.
How the bookies view it: City set for another away day success
Manchester City, who have won each of their last two Premier League away games, are heavy odds-on favourites at 4/6 with bet365 to chalk up another road victory on Saturday night.
Each of West Ham’s last two Premier League matches at the London Stadium have finished all square, and another stalemate here is priced at 10/3 with bet365, while a Hammers triumph is trading at 7/2 with the same firm.
Head to head: History against the Hammers
Manchester City have dominated this fixture over the years, winning 66 of the 123 meetings between the sides, while West Ham have recorded 38 victories and 19 matches have finished level.
The Citizens ran out 3-0 winners in this season's reverse fixture, and the same scoreline on Saturday night can be backed at 14/1 with bet365.
Players to watch: Semenyo to shine?
With an impressive return of five goals and one assist across his eight Premier League appearances since joining Manchester City, Antoine Semenyo offers value to register another goal involvement at the London Stadium on Saturday night at 20/21 on bet365.
Taty Castellanos has committed two or more fouls in seven of his nine Premier League appearances for West Ham, making a repeat this weekend worthy of support at 4/5 on bet365.
Predicted line-ups
West Ham’s FA Cup triumph at Brentford on Monday night came at a cost, with in-form forward Crysencio Summerville picking up an injury that is likely to sideline him alongside Lukasz Fabianski.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola is almost certain to freshen things up after Wednesday night’s sobering setback in the Spanish capital, though he will be without injured pair Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic, while Rico Lewis is rated as doubtful.
West Ham: Hermansen; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf; Fernandes, Magassa, Soucek; Bowen, Pablo, Castellanos
Man City: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, O’Reilly; Bernardo, Cherki; Semenyo, Haaland
Anything else catch the eye?
Siding with over 2.5 goals at the London Stadium on Saturday night catches the eye at 4/5 on bet365.
18 of West Ham’s 29 Premier League matches this season have produced at least three match strikes, including nine of their 14 assignments on home soil.
Adding further weight to this selection is the fact that five of Man City’s last six top-flight fixtures have also featured over 2.5 goals.
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