West Brom, City lock horns in a crunch EPL fixture
Title holders, Manchester City, will make an intriguing trip to the Hawthorns on Saturday to square off against an in-form West Bromwich Albion side.
Roberto http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 by a margin of five points.
Their task of catching up with the Blues will only become difficult, if they fail to grab maximum points out of the game, while any slip would also allow the chasing teams to gain ground on them.
On the other hand, Steve Clarke’s unit will be fancying their chances of pulling off a surprise win. The Baggies have already stunned http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019 this term, and also played out impressive draws against Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.
West Bromwich Albion
The Baggies are expected to go into the game on Saturday without Youssuf Mulumbu, who took a knock while on international duty for his country.
Markus Rosenberg could fill in the midfielder’s shoes as Clarke look to pair him up alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Claudio-Yacob-c9331 and Zoltan Gera in the centre of the field.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Brunt and Steven Reid remain long time absentees, as both the players are yet to return to full fitness.
Jonas Olsson, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Goran-Popov-c15165 and Gareth McAuley will protect the rearguard, while James Morrison and Shane Long take up the attacking roles.
On loan striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romelu-Lukaku-c31672 could come on as a second half substitute.
Expected Starting Line-up:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peter-Odemwingie-c29794, James Morrison, Shane Long.
Results of last five league games:
W D W L W
Manchester City
City’s task of grabbing a win from their difficult visit of Hawthorns has become a bit more difficult, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601. The Spanish International has suffered a hamstring injury and is set to miss the next two
games.
Frenchman http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/James-Milner-c17706 in the midfield.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joleon-Lescott-c18941 could form the defence.
The frontline duties will be assumed by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero.
Expected Starting Line-up:
Vincent Kompany (Captain), http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Zabaleta-c29022, Aleksandar Kolarov, James Milner, Yaya Toure, Samir Nasri, Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez.
Results of last five league games:
W W D D W
Prediction
West Bromwich Albion 1 : 2 Manchester City
The match on Saturday promises to be an exciting one, as both the teams boast a very good defence. However, City have shown time and again that they are champion material and the writer feels that the Eastlanders will manage to edge the Baggies by the slightest
of margin.
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