The final day of the Premier League is here and the title is on the line, any minor slip up and City will hand the trophy to rivals Arsenal. West Ham are safe and sound in the league, without chances of Europe to worry about their mindset and will to win will be thoroughly tested when they visit the Etihad this weekend.
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Manchester City Vs West Ham United
Sunday 19th May 4:00 pm
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Live on Sky Sports
After a strange tie on Tuesday that had Arsenal fans supporting Tottenham and Spurs wanting their own team to lose. Manchester City put themselves in the driving seat with a crucial 2-0 win. Meaning that they’ll be top of the table going into the league’s finale on Sunday. And famously no team in second place on the final day has ever won the Premier League. Paired with the Cityzens relentless pressure and limitless attacking threat, things look good for the blue side of Manchester. Pep Guardiola’s side will be looking to extend their winning streak to nine in a row and make history by becoming the first team to win the Premier League four years running. They’ll look to their impressive attacking element of Erling Haaland and arguably player of the season Phil Foden for the spark they need to get over the final hurdle against the Hammers this weekend. The game will be just as nervous for City as anything but a win opens the door for Arsenal to snatch the title from under their noses.
David Moyes’ men on the other hand will go into the weekend much more relaxed. European places have evaded them this season and departing manager David Moyes will be looking to leave with his head held high when they head north this weekend. The Hammers have had a reasonably successful season and looked strong both in the league and in Europe. Offensively, Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus and Lucas Paquetá can cause any team problems and that’s exactly what they’ll aim to do to Guardiola’s side. A few West Ham players may view this as an audition for summer transfers and others will simply want to dent City’s title run for their own pride. But don’t worry Arsenal fans, they will all certainly have an upset on their minds.
But City will feel confident having won four of the last five meetings and not losing to the Hammers in the league since 2015. Although with no pressure or expectations (except from Arsenal fans) they may very well surprise a few people this weekend.
Manchester City Vs West ham United Odds
City will go into the match up as overwhelming favourites and despite the drama, we favour them to come out of the weekend as Premier League champions. City are at 1.09 to win with West Ham at 19.00. A draw, which would do for Arsenal, is at 13.00.
Manchester City Vs West ham United Betting Tips
*Odds are correct at time of publication and subject to change.
Champions
We’re predicting a 10th title for City this weekend and are expecting them to do it in convincing fashion. Their quality all over the park is unbelievable with their individual players costing more than some entire Premier League teams. City to win with over 2.5 goals is at 1.26.
Easy Breezy
City are known for blowing teams away completely, being no strangers to five or six nil wins. And with the likes of Haaland, Bernardo Silva and Julián Álvarez at their disposal against a west ham side that conceded 71 goals this campaign. Our most likely scoreline is 3-0, which sits at 7.90.
Squeaky Bum Time
As previously discussed, West Ham are no mugs and have the tools to trouble any team in the Premier League. Typical of a David Moyes side they are organised defensively as well as possessing exciting attacking assets. We absolutely don’t think they’ll roll over and there may very well still be a twist in the tale of this season’s title chase. Both teams to score is at 1.90.
Manchester City Team News
Predicted Line-Up (4-2-3-1) Ederson, Gvardiol, Akanji, Dias, Walker, Kovačić, Rodri, Foden, De Bruyne, B. Silva, Haaland
West Ham Team News
Predicted Line-Up (4-2-3-1) Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Emerson, Souček, Ward-Prowse, Bowen, Kudus, Paquetá, Antonio
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