Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
01/12/2021
12:15 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Man City
Wednesday’s football game at Villa Park pits together Aston Villa and Manchester City, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2021/2022 Premier League season. The Villans aim to build on back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, but they will have a mountain to climb in the midweek clash. Both Bertrand Traore and Trezeguet should miss out for the hosts.
Pep Guardiola’s troops, on the other hand, defeated West Ham United on the water-logged pitch on Matchday 13, with the team remaining in the title race. Even though Kevin de Bruyne is unlikely to recover in time to face Villa, we are tempted to put our money on the reigning champions, who have been in a fine form of late. Jack Grealish is a major doubt, while Ferran Torres remains on the sidelines through injury.
Highlighted Player (Anwar el Ghazi):
Anwar El Ghazi is a product of famous Ajax football academy and it has to be noted that he scored 20 goals in 70 matches for the first team from 2014 to 2017. El Ghazi played for the likes of BVV Barendrecht, Feyenoord, Spartaan ’20 and Sparta Rotterdam during his youth career as well and, speaking of the first-team football, he moved to Ligue 1 side Lille in January 2017 for a fee of €8 million.
The pacey winger scored one goal in 12 appearances for les Dogues in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign, but, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of the former Ajax starlet. Seeing that he has a dual citizenship, Anwar El Ghazi is eligible to represent both Netherlands and Morocco at senior level, but he made his debut for the Orange in a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan, with the Lille winger starting the match in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Memphis Depay.
Anwar El Ghazi is capable of playing as a centre-forward as well and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Man City):
Manchester City are the lest famous of the two major clubs based in Manchester. The club was founded in 1880, but they have been struggling in the English Premier League in the past. Nonetheless, ever since the club was purchased by Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, the Citizens have been playing an important role in the English top flight.
Manchester City won two Premier League trophies under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini (2011/2012 and 2013/2014), but both managers eventually paid the price for some disappointing results. Man City play their home games at the Etihad Stadium and the stadium capacity is 55,097.
Manchester United are regarded as Manchester City’s biggest rivals and the likes of Kun Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Uwe Rosler, Yaya Toure, Sylvain Distin are some of the most remarkable players that played for the Etihad Stadium outfit. Manchester City have won four Premier League titles and five FA Cup trophies and it has to be noted that they made it to the Champions League semis in the 2015/2016 season.
Arsenal
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