New signings West Ham signings Robert Snodgrass and Jose Fonte are in Slaven Bilic's squad for the visit of Manchester City on Wednesday.

Portugal defender Fonte is in line for an immediate debut as a replacement for Angelo Ogbonna, who is out for the season after a knee operation.

City midfielder Fernandinho returns from suspension and Pep Guardiola has welcomed the return of the Brazilian midfielder ahead of the trip to the London Stadium

"He's so important," the City boss said at his pre-match press conference. "We've played a lot of games without him, and I'm happy he's back.

"He's not an aggressive player. He's tough. He's one of the nicest guys I've ever met. We accept the ban and don't complain."

Team news

Cheikhou Kouyate is back from the Africa Cup of Nations but will not be considered for selection against City.

Havard Nordtveit misses out with an ankle knock and joins Diafra Sakho (back) and Arthur Masuaku (knee) on the sidelines.

Man City's Top scorer Sergio Aguero is also back in contention after being rested at Crystal Palace at the weekend because of a knock.

Aguero's return alongside Fernandinho means City are only missing long-term injury victim Ilkay Gundogan, who is out for the season after a knee operation.

Opta stats

Manchester City have enjoyed two wins over West Ham already this season, with an aggregate score of 8-1 (3-1 in the Premier League, 5-0 in the FA Cup).

The Hammers' 5-0 FA Cup defeat to Manchester City at the London Stadium on January 6th was their biggest margin of defeat at home in a competitive fixture since May 1967 (1-6 v Man Utd in Division 1).

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Sergio Agüero has attempted four shots on target and scored one goal in the two games versus West Ham this season; the exact same tally that West Ham have v Man City overall in 2016-17.

In the Premier League, Aguero has six goals and two assists in nine appearances against the Hammers.

Since the start of 2014-15, Manchester City have won just four of their 13 Premier League away games in London (W4 D4 L5).

Since December 31 2016, Claudio Bravo has faced nine shots on target and saved only one of them (conceding eight goals). He hasn't made a save since January 2nd in the Premier League, having conceded his last six shots faced on target.

Merson's prediction

City embarrassed West Ham a couple a few weeks ago in the FA Cup but West Ham look a different prospect now, with the Dimitri Payet saga behind them. Andy Carroll is back in form and will be licking his lips ahead of taking on the City defence. However, I see City winning at the London Stadium.

They were outstanding against Tottenham and followed that with a good result at Palace in the cup. West Ham were a little fortunate at Middlesbrough and were pretty even with Palace in the game before that. Palace aren't a patch on this City team.

PAUL PREDICTS: 1-3 (10/1 with Sky Bet)

Betting

West Ham are 9/2 with Sky Bet to pick up all three points from their home clash with Manchester City on Wednesday. The visitors are odds-on at 4/7 and the draw is on offer at 16/5.

City to win 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 is a 7/2 chance in the correct score group betting, while Sergio Aguero is 3/1 favourite to be the game's first goalscorer.

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