(Football Evaluation Man City – West Ham, 2h30, 20/2, round 26 Premier League) West Ham is a good prey for Man City to release the anger that has been pent up for a long time.
Man City is facing many difficulties. Last week, they received the news with a ban on playing in the European Cup for two seasons from UEFA. It was certainly a heavy blow to the championship’s European championship ambitions. However, it is hard to see this as the reason why the Green Man completely collapsed. Remember that the move from the inside of the team after receiving heavy punishment is quite positive.
But it was behind the scenes story, and inside the field, Pep Guardiola’s team had just lost 2 matches in a row. They lost 0-1 to M.U in the League Cup. Then quickly after was a 2-0 loss to Tottenham in the Premier League. The losses aren’t something too terrible for Man City this season, now not to mention they have now not played badly in the aforementioned matches.
The important thing is that Man City always knows how to get up in time after football matches. After dropping to Norwich 2-3 in round 5, they overwhelmed Watford with a shocking rating of 8-0. After dropping to Liverpool 1-3 within the 12th round, they immediately gained 2-1 earlier than Chelsea. After a 1-2 defeat to M.U round 16 is a 3-0 victory right at Arsenal. And the latest, after a 2-3 defeat against Wolves in the 19th round, they also immediately defeated Sheffield Utd 2-0.
The race to win the championship between Man City and Liverpool is still going on extremely dramatic when the distance between the two teams is only 1 point. In the next match, Man City will have a welcome home to West Ham in the framework of the round of 28 Premier League matches this year. With the extreme excitement after officially beating Chelsea to crown the League Cup champion, Man City will surely continue to bring a dreamlike performance in the next match against a weak opponent like West. Ham.
With the victory won before the Blues, Man City has extended its victory to 6 consecutive matches in all competitions. In 15 matches played, there were 14 times Pep Guardiola’s team won the final. In his sanctuary, throughout the 7 welcome stages, Man Blue won all the glorious victories, in which the last 6 matches The Citizens scored at least 3 goals or more.
In that context, West Ham with 18th place in the ratings is simply no longer a traumatic obstacle. After firing Manuel Pellegrini and appointing David Moyes, West Ham’s performance did now not improve much. In the last 6 football matches in all competitions, West Ham failed to win any matches, receiving 4 defeats. In addition, in the first leg of this season, right at home, West Ham lost 0-5 to Man City.
Football Evaluation: Man City 3-0 West Ham
Probable teams
Man City: Ederson; Walker, Fernandinho, Laporte, Mendy; De Bruyne, Rodri, Foden; Bernardo, Aguero, Mahrez.
West Ham: Fabianski; Fredericks, Balbuena, Diop, Cresswell; Soucek, Noble; Rice, Snodgrass, Haller, Antonio.
Force situation
Man City: Laporte and Mendy can start, Foden replaces Gundogan.
West Ham: Rookie Jarrod Bowen has the capacity to play, Diop or Ogbonna in reserve.
Information around
– Man City have won all of the last 7 matches inside the Premier League against West Ham, scoring 23 desires and only conceding 3 times.
– West Ham most effective earned 4 out of maximum 39 points in Etihad visits within the Premier League (received 1, drew 1, lost 11).
– West Ham misplaced 20 of 23 matches inside the Premier League against the defending champions (gained 1, drew 2).