EPL 20/1/2008 - Manchester City vs West Ham United

Now this live commentary and play by play soccer match between the two English Premier League (EPL) teams Manchester City at home and West Ham United away should be an extremely exciting one, if only for the fact that Manchester City is playing in front of their own fans and under Sven they are a flair attacking team with players like Elano and the Bulgarian winger who is fast, skilful and swings in a really fine cross for his strikers. Unfortunately their recent signing Nery Castillo is out after playing just a game although it is only a fractured shoulder bone so nothing too serious and should be back soon. Still, it shorns Manchester City of another striker and unless they can get one who can score regularly, otherwise they have to continue relying on their midfielders to put a few into the net.

West Ham United lost to the same opponent in midweek in the FA Cup and should be looking to avenge that defeat tonight but honestly I doubt they have any chance. They are similar to Middlesbrough in that they raise their game against the bigger teams but are just OK against the others. Still they have won a few more games than Boro so are considerably safe and I expect quite a number of goals in this live commentary and radio broadcast English Premier League game. Under Alan Curbishley they have become your everyday average mid table team and that should be sufficient not to mention the best you would ever get from any team under Curbishley. Safe but not great.

It should thus be another home win for Manchester City as they throttle West Ham United in this live commentary and tv telecast English Premier League soccer match. They have continued to do well at home and it is because of this that they should be safe from relegation and are even challenging for a Champions League place but honestly I doubt they have any chance of that and should be sufficiently satisfied with a season of consolidation under Sven. Perhaps next season you might see more of them if Sven continues to pull off a few surprises in the transfer market.