Manchester City – West Ham United

In-form Manchester City will be confident of getting an easy win against struggling West Ham United in the Capital One Cup semifinal at Etihad. Home win by handicap seems locked in stone, but these types of games are always tricky. Wednesday, 8 January.

MANCHESTER CITY:

Lineup: Pantilimon – Kolarov, Lescott, Kompany, Zabaleta – Nasri, Toure, Fernandinho, Navas – Dzeko, Negredo.

Injuries / suspensions: Boyata, Demichelis, Guidetti, Rodwell, Richards, Aguero, Jovetic

Key stat: City is 10-0-0 at home this season (Premier League) with a 38-6 goal difference

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WEST HAM UNITED:

Lineup: Adrian – Rat, Johnson, McCartney, Demel – Jarvis, Noble, Morrison, Diame, Cole – Maiga.

Injuries / suspensions: Nolan, Collins, Noble, Tomkins, Vaz Te, Carroll, Reid

Key stat: West Ham is on the back of a 5-0 FA Cup defeat to Nottingham Forrest (4th loss in 5 games)

BETDISTRICT PREDICTION: West Ham is playing simply horrible at the moment and a visit to Etihad seems really scary for them. City is devastating at home and in brilliant form, but being a cup semifinal and with West Ham eager to erase the shameful result against Forrest, this could be closer than expected. Still, City is set to cover the handicap. Manchester City – West Ham 2-0.

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