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This is a massive match for both Manchester City & Portsmouth as they both have different targets to achieve yet the same desire to win the 3 points on offer.
Manchester City have a clear plan to be amongst the best & then ultimately become the best and the key to that plan is to get into the top 4 and that now has to be their aim after being knocked out of the Carling Cup by Manchester United.

That defeat by Manchester United was obviously a massive blow for everybody connected to Manchester City but they cannot afford to wallow in self pity & it is important they look to bounce straight back with a win in their next game & they will believe this game against bottom side Portsmouth is the perfect opportunity to do just that.

Manchester City have been absolutely rock solid at home this season with 7 wins & 3 draws from their 10 home league matches with victories over Chelsea & Arsenal amongst those games to prove the quality & strength they possess when they play at home.

We expect Manchester City to come out firing in this one with the likes of Tevez, Bellamy, Ireland, Barry all committed players who will want to show their pride & nothing other than a win here will suffice for them.

Avram Grant must privately be regretting taking over as manager of Portsmouth but he is now stuck with that & the task he faces to turn around a club in the worst possible turmoil looks incredibly daunting.

The cold facts are Portsmouth lie bottom of the table because they have not been good enough & despite the fact Portsmouth do play with commitment & determination to compete, they lack the quality within the squad & it really is hard to envisage them getting a result here.

Only 1 away win from 10 matches & only 5 away goals scored does not inspire confidence in Portsmouth here & it looks another simple task for Manchester City to show their character, put their defeat against United behind them & show their undoubted extra quality to get another home win here.

Betting Recommendations:

Outright Match Result: Manchester City to win

Correct Score options: Manchester City to win 3-0/4-0

First Goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Tevez/Bellamy/Ireland

Scorecast options: Tevez/Bellamy/Ireland score 1st & Man City win 3-0/4-0

Double Result: Man City Half Time & Full Time