Before the start of the new season, bookmakers decided not to offer the same reckless odds on Manchester City winning the championship as they did before the last Premier League draw. Now Arsenal is considered a real rival of the Mancunian club in the fight for the championship title. Approximately such a balance of power and showed the first rounds of the championship. West Ham spent last season as the winner of one of the minor European tournaments, but such a solid status did not help the team to reach an acceptable position. "Hammers" became ninth, retiring from the nearest European position of the Premier League on eleven points. Bookmakers have identified the guests as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering on their victory odds of 1.39.

London club in the off-season spent almost 145 million euros on the transfer market - three times more than earned. Van Bissaka, Guilherme, Füllkrug, Summerville and Kilman, who is expected to become the leader of the Hammers' defence, joined the team. In the opening game of the season, West Ham hosted Aston Villa, with whom they played on equal terms. Despite this, the Villans were luckier, scoring a goal more. In the second round, the approximate equality in the game with Crystal Palace has already led to a victory of West Ham - 2:0. On Wednesday in the English League Cup, the Hammers beat Bournemouth by a single goal in the 88th minute.

Manchester City have been as restrained and conservative as possible in the transfer market. Guardiola is convinced that he has all the necessary resources to make the Citizens the best team in the world again. Only Gundogan, who "escaped" from Barcelona, and Savinho, who moved from Troyes, were added to the Mancunians' squad. Alvarez, Cancelo and Harwood-Bellis have also left Manchester. So far, Guardiola's approach to squad changes has paid off. Manchester City won the FA Super Cup on penalties against fellow countrymen United, and the next two Premier League matches ended in convincing victories, of course, in regulation time. Chelsea were beaten in London and Ipswich Town were defeated at the Etihad. West Ham are likely to be the first club to offer good resistance to City. Let's bet on goals from both teams.