West Ham is coming into this match playing in good form in their recent matches. They are coming off of a 1-0 win at home against Bournemouth in the EFL Cup in their last match. They also opened the season with a 2-1 loss at home against Aston Villa but followed up with a 2-0 away win against Crystal Palace in their last league match. Their defense has been good as they have not allowed a goal in their last 2 matches, but this is going to be a much tougher attack to keep out here. They are going up against a Man City side that has been in great form to start the season and is once again at the top of the table after 2 matches. They opened the season with a 2-0 away win over Chelsea and they followed up with a 4-1 win at home against newly promoted Ipswich Town in their last match. Their defense has been good, only allowing 1 goal in their 2 matches, but their attack has been on fire and this West Ham defense will not be able to keep them out. Ipswich Town scored their goal in the 7th minute as they caught Man City out very early in the match, but their defense has been very tough to crack this season so West Ham's attack is going to struggle to get anything done whether in possession or on the counter. West Ham has also struggled against Man City in recent meetings, losing the last 4 straight meetings by 2+ goals each and losing both matches last season by a score of 3-1. Man City is going to find the net here while West Ham struggles as the quality is far superior. Man City will win this match by 2 or more goals, take Man City -1.5 here.
England Premier League: Manchester City -1.5, Rot. 200105