CRYSTAL PALACE face a tough trip to the Etihad to take on Manchester City.
City have hit their stride, with Pep Guardiola’s men moving above Leicester after thrashing Aston Villa 6-1.
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The result saw striker Sergio Aguero becoming the highest overseas goalscorer in the Premier League history, after putting three past debutant Orjan Nyland.
But Crystal Palace will take confidence from their last visit to this venue, when they stunned the champions to win 3-2.
What time does Man City vs Crystal Palace kick off?
Manchester City play host to Crystal Palace on Saturday, January 18.
Kick-off is at the Etihad is at 3pm.
What TV channel is it on is Man City vs Crystal Palace on and can I live stream it?
Unfortunately, Man City vs Crystal Palace is not on TV due to the 3pm UK blackout laws.
But you can watch all the highlights on Match of the Day at 10.30pm.
What is the team news?
Manchester City will be happy to have the majority of their squad injury-free.
Pep Guardiola only have two injury concerns in Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sane.
But Crystal Palace have up to eight players unavailable, including the suspended Luka Milivojevic.
Joel Ward, Jeffrey Schlupp, Patrick Van Aanholt, Max Meyer and Andros Townsend are all certain absentees.
Mamadou Sakho and Christian Benteke will face late fitness tests to see if they are fit for the clash.
And there will be no Victor Camarasa after his loan spell ended and he returned to Real Betis.
But Cenk Tosun could get his first minutes at Palace after joining on loan from Everton.
Previous Results
The last time these two sides met, Guardiola’s men scored twice in 93 seconds away at Selhurst park.
Crystal Palace did not simply roll over, hitting back with Christian Benteke’s crossbar strike and Wilfried Zaha’s attempt that forced Ederson to make a crucial save in the final two minutes of normal time.
However, they were unable to prevent City running out 2-0 winners and avenging their shock defeat at the Etihad.
Since their promotion to the Premier League in 2013, Palace have won just two of their 15 meetings with City, drawing one and losing 12.
But they did come agonisingly close to defeating them at Selhurst Park in Guardiola’s record-breaking 2017/18 season.
Only an Ederson save from Luka Milivojevic’s penalty ensured that game ended all square at 0-0.
What to expect when these two go toe-to-toe again?
Midfield maestro, Kevin De Bruyne, will continue to control the middle of the park, building upon the 14 assists and 19 big chances he has already created this season to help guide City to their sixth consecutive win.
Aguero will attempt to add to his ever-growing goal tally and chalk up some more goals to get one step closer to breaking another Alan Shearer record for most goals scored.
The Eagles’ goal threat tends to rest on the shoulders of Jordan Ayew – with Roy Hodgson hyping up the Ghanaian International’s role in securing his side results.
Hodgson will also hope Cenk Tosun’s arrival can ease the burden on Ayew and Wilfried Zaha.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
