TWELVE Premier League teams are on the beach for England’s first ever winter break this weekend.
But fear not, because there’s still enough action to get our teeth into from the top-flight.
Guardiola watched his side snatch defeat from the jaws of victory at Tottenham StadiumCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
THE GAME BETWEEN MAN CITY AND WEST HAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Man City vs West Ham (Sunday, 4.30pm)
IF Pep had any hair, he’d have torn it out this season.
Guardiola continues to see his defending champions bungle their way through this title defence, with his side a quite ridiculous 22-points behind Liverpool going into this one.
With a little help from our friends at VAR last week, it was another defeat on the road as Spurs picked up a 2-0 win over ten-man City.
But when you need three points in this league, just send over West Ham.
The Hammers are still very much in a relegation scrap and surrendered what would have been a massive three points last time out against Brighton.
That 3-3 draw might have been entertaining for the neutral, but it left David Moyes fuming as his Hammers remained rooted in the bottom three.
We all know there’s a power gap in the top-flight, there’s no need to spell it out.
But West Ham are 22/1 to win a LEAGUE game. It’s crazy.
We’re almost tempted to say chuck a quid on just in case.
Then again, this is West Ham.
VAR overturned the second penalty decision amid scuffles between the playersCredit: Reuters
Raheem Sterling has scored 11 Premier League goals this seasonCredit: Getty Images – Getty
They’re winless in five Premier League matches and have won just three of 12 on the road this season.
And their record at Eastlands is pretty appalling, tasting defeat on 11 of their last twelve visits to this stadium.
Basically, save that quid and invest it in City’s goalscoring tally.
On four of the last five meetings, Man City have scored four or more against the Hammers.
If they’re on song against a West Ham defence which was bamboozled by Brighton the other week, then they can do it again.
That’s an evens shot, which represents just how much confidence the bookies have that this is a walkover.
If we’re chasing value, West Ham have managed to score on four of their last five visits to Eastlands and both teams to net is an excellent 19/20.
Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling are all odds-on to net at anytime and there’s no value there.
Instead, take the 8/5 on Kevin De Bruyne finding his shooting boots after seven games without a goal.
SunSport’s best bets
City to score four goals or more: Evens
Both teams to net: 19/20
Kevin De Bruyne to score 11th goal of the season: 8/5
*Odds correct at time of publication
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
