Premier League Betting: Manchester City vs. West Brom

Manchester's Etihad Stadium is the venue for today's tense meeting between Manchester City and West Brom (12:45 UK time).

Deciding Game for City

Manchester City is coming to this game a beaten team. Last year's Premier League champions lost their Champions League season in Wednesday after they were kicked out of the round of 16 by Barcelona.

The Citizens also slipped in their mission to defend the Premier League title this season, having a few draws, losing to Liverpool earlier this month and then suffering a 1-0 loss against Burnley from the relegation zone one week ago. City is 6 points away from leaders Chelsea, and they have Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool breathing down their necks and hungry for blood. Today's game will be deciding for City, and they are the favorites to emerge victorious although the pressure will weigh down on them.

West Brom

Currently positioned 13 in the table, West Brom is not under any specific pressure like its host today and that's a strongpoint. West Brom's performance has been quite average, going down and up – they have 33 points composed of 8 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses, with a goal difference of -9 (27 for, 36 against). West Brom will be missing three key players today, Claudio Yacob, Ben Foster and Chris Brunt. They don't have a good away record and it's hard to see them winning this, but if there will be any goals on their behalf look for Saido Berahino in goalscorer bets.

Odds

bet365 Sports gave City 3/10 to win against 15/2 for West Brom and 9/2 for a draw. Punters can take advantage of bet365's 100% Euro Soccer Bonus that gives bonuses for placing pre-match accumulators on this match or any other from Europe's leading leagues, and although it doesn't look like the case, the Bore Draw Money Back Offer promises a refund on Correct Score, Half-Time/Full-Time or Scorecast bets in case of a goalless draw. Log-in bet365 Sports this Saturday for many pre-match and in-play markets on the Premier League games.