Victory in the match Manchester City – West Ham on February 27, 2019, in the event of a loss of points from Liverpool, could allow the “citizens” to lead the Premier League standings. The match at the Etihad Stadium will begin at 23:00 Moscow time.Manchester City The Citizens have had a pretty productive season in all competitions. Guardiola’s men have already won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final (4-3 on pen.), won the Champions League round of 16 match against Schalke (2-3), and also continue their journey in the FA Cup. The Sky Blues have a chance to have the most successful season in history if, of course, they manage to beat Liverpool in the championship, as well as beat all rivals on the way to other trophies. In the previous round, the Mancunians played a home match against Chelsea, which at that time was in the top 4. The situation was extremely unpredictable, primarily due to the fact that it was Maurizio Sarri’s team that inflicted the first defeat of the season on the “citizens”. To score, City players took from the first minutes of the confrontation, managed to open the score in the fourth minute, Raheem Sterling was the first on the rebound and plunged the ball under the crossbar with a strong blow. Nine minutes later, the score was already twice as high, Sergio Aguero decided to shoot from a long distance, the ball flew right into the top nine – no chance for the goalkeeper. The Argentine quickly got a taste, in the 19th minute he celebrated the second goal, the Chelsea defenders themselves threw the ball to the striker, who had only to beat the goalkeeper – 3:0. The game went on, and the City players continued to score, in the 25th minute Ilkay Gundogan scored with an accurate shot, the midfielder scored from a long distance. With the score 4:0, the teams went to rest. The situation changed little after the break. Aguero managed to widen the gap to five goals, the player had to shoot from the penalty spot, after a violation by the defender of the guests – 5:0 in the 56th minute. The final score was set by Raheem Sterling, the Englishman closed a cross from Oleksandr Zinchenko and sent the ball into an empty corner in the 80th minute. The result – 6:0, “citizens” won. A similar result in the Manchester City – West Ham match will enable the Mancunians to lead the standings. West Ham Londoners have shown good results in recent matches. Manuel Pellegrini’s team took away points from Liverpool (1:1), drew with Crystal Palace (1:1) and defeated Fulham (3:1). Positive results allowed the “Hammers” to rise to the ninth line. The home match against Fulham turned out to be quite interesting. The guests began to put pressure from the starting seconds and by the third minute they had two great chances to score a goal. But if Ryan Babel – Fabianski coped with the first blow, then he failed to save his team for the second time. Despite such a bad start, the hosts’ players did not despair. Self-confidence helped the Londoners equalize in the 29th minute, Chicharito successfully played at the far post, closing the discount from a partner. Very soon the situation was changed dramatically, Robert Snodgrass hung from the corner, and Issa Diop brought the hosts ahead – 2:1 in the 40th minute. “Hammers” kept the advantage after the break, Marko Arnautovic was the closest to a goal scored. At first, the goalkeeper dragged the blow of the Austrian, and a few minutes later Fulham rescued the crossbar. Despite all efforts, Arnautovic finished the match without scoring goals, but managed to distinguish himself with an assist, it was the striker who threw the ball on Michael Antonio’s head, and he finally finished off the guests – 3:1. Odds for the match Manchester City – West Ham February 27, 2019 Bookmakers from the Pari-Match company do not believe in the victory of the Pellegrini team at all and give the home team an absolute advantage. Odds for the match Manchester City – West Ham: Manchester City win – 1.16; Draw – 8.20; West Ham win – 19.0. Manchester City v West Ham: The Sky Blues are really on a roll right now, but will they be able to shake off the euphoria after winning the cup and focus on the league? Prediction for the match Manchester City – West Ham: both teams to score, odds – 1.90. Recall that the match Chelsea – Tottenham Hotspur on February 27, 2019 will be extremely important for Maurizio Sarri’s wards in terms of fighting for the Champions League zone. Fans will hear the starting whistle at Stamford Bridge stadium at 23:00 Moscow time.
