Brentford and Manchester City will be hoping to round off 2021 on a high when they come face to face at the Brentford Community Stadium on Wednesday.
The Bees have enjoyed a memorable year, returning to the top flight for the first time since 1947 and making a strong start to life in the Premier League.
Having won their last two league matches on home soil, Brentford are available at 18/1 (19.0) with bet365 to pull off a shock victory over the champions.
Pep Guardiola’s men are enjoying a nine-match winning streak in the league and Man City are clear 1/7 (1.14) favourites to take that streak into double figures by coming out on top once again.
None of the visitors' last 12 league games has resulted in a draw, but you can get odds of 7/1 (8.0) on them being held to a stalemate in this one.
Ivan Toney is the hosts’ 10/1 (11.0) favourite to open the scoring with a first goal in over a month, while Bryan Mbeumo can be backed at 20/1 (21.0).
Raheem Sterling looks a strong first goalscorer bet at 5/1 (6.0) after scoring seven times in his last 10 fixtures, with Riyad Mahrez also a tempting 5/1 (6.0) option following goals in his last three matches.
While some teams have been disrupted by the chaotic festive period and multiple fixture postponements, City have been busily consolidating their position at the top of the table.
Not only are the league title holders racking up win after win, they are also building up an impressive goal difference following 17 goals in just the last three matches.
With Thomas Frank’s team having kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 fixtures, City will back themselves to add a few more goals to their tally in a high-scoring match in west London.
Indeed, odds of 13/10 (2.30) seem fairly generous on City coming out on top in a match that features over 3.5 goals for the fifth Premier League game in six.
Odds correct at the time of writing. 18+. Please gamble responsibly.