The defending Premier League Champions Manchester City are set to go up against Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in the English Premier League.
Manchester City:
Coming off a disappointing, narrow 1-0 loss to Nuno Espirito Santo’s Tottenham Hotspur in the league, Manchester City will be eyeing to bounce back stronger and bag a win against Norwich City. In their opening clash, it was a second-half goal from South Korean forward Son Heung-min which secured the victory for Spurs.
Manchester City will be playing the match without England international Phil Foden, who has been a crucial member of the squad. Apart from him another midfield ace, Ilkay Gundogan is also highly doubted regarding his availability for Saturday’s outing.
Manager Pep Guardiola will have to play without this midfield duo but apart from these, he is expected to have a fully fit squad at his disposal.
Norwich City:
Norwich City, on the other hand, are back in the Premier League after they clinched an automatic berth in the Championship standings. They had suffered a thrashing 3-0 loss to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
Norwich City boss Daniel Farke will not have right-back Sam Byram and Polish winger Przemyslaw Plachet at his disposal, while there are doubts over the availability of young centre-back Andrew Omobamidele, attacker Jordan Hugill and Cuba international Onel Hernandez.
Waging Odds: Manchester City (1.11) vs Norwich City (26.00) (Draw- 11.00)
Manchester City are favourites and are priced at 1.11, meaning if you bet ₹100 on them and if they win the match, you’ll be making ₹111.
Norwich City are priced at 26.00 and are the underdogs. Betting ₹100 on them will earn you ₹2600 if they come out as winners.
The odds for a draw are placed at 11.00. Betting ₹100 on it will earn you ₹1100 if they come out as winners.
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Prediction:
The two clubs had last faced each other in the last year in the English Premier League, as Manchester City demolished Norwich City by 5-0.
Manchester City did not start the 2021/22 campaign as they might have planned but they are planning to bolster their attack by bringing in Tottenham Hotspur star striker Harry Kane.
Norwich City, on the other hand, will hope to enjoy a better season in the Premier League compared to their last time. The Canaries have signed the likes of Milot Rashica and Josh Sargent, and are notable for their attractive style of play.
Cityzens are expected to get a confident 3-0 crushing victory over Norwich City.