Our prediction for this Premier League match:
West Ham
Match Time & Date:
31/08/2024
18:30
Prediction: 1-3
Man City
Manchester City will be aiming to retain top position in the standings when they take on West Ham United in the Premier League round 3. The Citizens have been scoring goals for fun in the new domestic campaign and they will continue relying on Norway superstar Erling Haaland in the upcoming fixtures. Returnee Ilkay Gundogan is pushing for a start as well as Jack Grealish, while Croatia international Mateo Kovacic should be fit for Saturday’s clash despite limping off with injury in a 4-1 win over Ipswich.
The Hammers, on the other hand, proved their worth in a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace, but they will have a mountain to climb against the reigning champions. As Man City have defeated West Ham in each of their previous four meetings in the national championship, away triumph should be considered. Summer signing Niclas Fullkrug is pushing for his first start of the season, while there are no injury worries in the home team.
Highlighted Player (Tomas Soucek):
Tomas Soucek is a Czech Republic international who plays for both Slavia Prague and the Czech national team. Soucek is a product of Slavia Prague football academy and after spending several years at the likes of Viktoria Zizkov and Slovan Liberec, he returned to the Sinobo Stadium outfit in the 2017/2018 season.
Tomas Soucek has established himself as a first-team regular at Slavia Prague and he made his debut with Czech Republic on November 15, 2016 in a friendly against Denmark. The 192-cm tall midfielder has 13 caps for Czech Republic U21 team as well.
His main position on the field is defensive midfield, but he is used as central midfielder and centre-back as well. Tomas Soucek was born in Havlickuv Brod on February 27, 1995. His preferred foot is right and his contract with Slavia Prague should expire on June 30, 2024.
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.
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