Man City vs West Ham preview, team news, stats, prediction, kick-off time

Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Man City vs West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday (kick-off 12.30pm).

Team news

Manchester City have close to a full squad available. Centre-back Nathan Ake is their only notable absentee with the Dutchman continuing to train alone after a muscular problem.

Kevin De Bruyne is expected to start for a second Premier League running for City after Pep Guardiola declared him fully fit. Record goalscorer Sergio Aguero is edging closer to a return after four matches as an unused substitute.

David Moyes says West Ham's squad is in good shape as they head to Manchester City on Saturday.

Ryan Fredericks is a doubt with a groin strain, that is not serious but he's "touch and go" according to Moyes. Arthur Masuaku and Andriy Yarmolenko remain longer-term absentees.

Jones Knows prediction

The records are tumbling for Manchester City - is this where their 19-game winning run ends? I can't see it.

Regular readers won't be surprised to read that. West Ham will have to be foot-perfect in both boxes to maintain their impressive form. Yet their biggest hope may come from me opposing them. I haven't got them right for six weeks now. West Ham rejoice.

City's defence are on the verge of doing something no team has achieved in Premier League history. Another clean sheet here would make them the first team to concede as little as four goals in 18 straight Premier League games. Arsenal (1998/99) and Manchester United (2008/09) managed to concede just four goals in 17 games, but no one has put such a deadly defensive run together. A huge reason for their upturn at the back is simply Ruben Dias, who is part of a defence that is statistically the best in all of Europe's top leagues. City have conceded just 15 goals this season.

So, why is Dias as big as 12/1 with Sky Bet to land the PFA Player of the Year award when it looks a straight shootout between him and Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes?

The market is far too skewed in the direction of the United playmaker, who is an Even money shot with Sky Bet, and when we have a false favourite at the top of a betting market, there's only one thing to do, Jones Knows must strap on those punting boots.

Dias can grab another clean sheet here in what should be another routine victory.

JONES KNOWS PREDICTS: 2-0