Man City vs West Ham 3:1 ELP monday night 09/10 season West Ham get us up and running.

Steve Gunning in the US, but Essex through and through, is going 2-1 to the Hammers. Tom Ayling agrees, but Michael Crombie sees the hosts running riot. We are about to find out who is right!

The teams are out and we are almost ready for the off. Decent turn out tonight and it should be a lively atmosphere under the lights.

Couple more comments before kick-off. Johnnie Wong tips 2-2 and has warned us to look out for Diamanti. Meanwhile, Scott Mitchell insists City are nothing to be afraid of and is backing the Hammers to prevail. Nigel Healy is going 4-0 to City and Chris Young goes 3-0 to the Blues.

Less than 10 minutes until kick-off. I have a good feeling about tonight. Both sides like to get forward so I'm optimistic that we are going to see a few goals. I'm not brace enough to offer a prediction, but I think it will be close. That's all you're getting out of me. I'm going to play my cards very close to my chest!

Carl Southall is another going 3-1 to the hosts. He is predicting an entertaining contest, but is hoping Lescott starts to justify his hefty price tag after making a shaky start to life at Eastlands.

Aron Taylor is going 2-1 to the Hammers, with Cole and Jimenez getting the goals. He thinks Tevez will get City's reply, and insists the Argentine remains a legend in the eyes of the Upton Park faithful.

Lee from New York is first to get in touch. He is a United fan, but is going for a 3-1 home win. He feels Bellamy will be the star of the show, calling him a 'great player'. He has been in fine form and will want to put in a good show against his former employers.

Tonight's referee is Chris Foy.

No Stephen Ireland for City as he has failed to shake off an illnees, so Martin Petrov comes into Mark Hughes' starting XI. Carlton Cole returns for West Ham, but Matthew Upson is still nursing a calf problem.

West Ham: Green, Faubert, Da Costa, Tomkins, Ilunga, Diamanti, Kovac, Parker, Noble, Jimenez, Cole. Subs: Kurucz, Spector, Nouble, Payne, Hines, N'Gala, Stanislas.

Man City team: Given, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, De Jong, Barry, Petrov, Tevez, Bellamy. Subs: Taylor, Richards, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Garrido, Sylvinho, Weiss.