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Your support makes all the difference.Things have got so drastic for Pep Guardiola, he's had to ask for 'more time' to turn things around at Manchester City.
Will that revival start on Wednesday? The Catalan's side entertain Watford, who come into the match off the back of a highly impressive win over Everton.
Kick-off: 8.00pm
Wednesday's Premier League fixtures
- Middlesbrough vs Liverpool (7.45pm)
- Sunderland vs Chelsea (7.45pm)
- West Ham United vs Burnley (7.45pm)
- Crystal Palace vs Manchester United (8.00pm)
- Manchester City vs Watford (8.00pm)
- Stoke City vs Southampton (8.00pm)
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Hull City (8.00pm)
- West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City (8.00pm)
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It’s a big game for…
Kelechi Iheanacho: The young Nigerian finally has the chance to show Pep Guardiola what he can do while Sergio Aguero is still suspended and City will need him to fill the void in his absence. Iheanacho has five goals in 15 games and could claim more tonight against a Watford side guilty of shipping goals away from home.
Weird /best stat…
1: City have kept one clean sheet in their previous 17 games which came in a 4-0 win over West Brom in October.
Remember when…
Manchester City 4 Watford 2, FA Cup Fourth Round, January 2014
Premier League champions City were given an almighty scare after goals from Troy Deeney and Fernando Forestieri put Watford 2-0 up before half-time at the Etihad stadium. However, a second half hat-trick from Sergio Aguero saved City’s blushes and sent them into the Fifth round.
Player to watch…
Troy Deeney: The Watford captain and strike partner Stefano Okaka will be a big physical threat to City’s back four who continue to look shaky as the season goes on. Deeney has the added incentive of scoring his 100th goal for Watford after being stuck on 99 since early October.
Past three-meetings…
WATFORD 1 (Watson) MANCHESTER CITY 2 (Toure, Aguero), January 2016
MANCHESTER CITY 2 (Sterling, Fernandinho) WATFORD 0, August 2015
MANCHESTER CITY 4 (Aguero 3, Kolarov) WATFORD 2 (Deeney, Forestieri), January 2014
Form guide…
MANCHESTER CITY: LDLWDW
WATFORD: WLLWLW
Vital information…
KICK-OFF TIME: 8:00
TV: Highlights on BBC One at 10:45
45+2 mins: GOAL! CRYSTAL PALACE 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 1:
There was one minute of stoppage time signalled at Selhurst Park, but, in the second minute added on, Paul Pogba had broken the deadlock. Juan Mata curled a free-kick into the penalty area, Zlatan Ibrahimovic bundled the ball on, and Pogba - marginally offside perhaps - slotted past Wayne Hennessey from close range. It hasn't been pretty, but United won't care.
HALF-TIME - MANCHESTER CITY 1 WATFORD 0:
Manchester City go in a goal to the good at the break but it's not all positive for Pep Guardiola. A minute before the break, İlkay Gundogan had to depart injured to be replaced by Fernando.
SECOND HALF KICK-OFF: As the eight o'clock games take a break for half-time, the quarter to eight ones are back underway. Liverpool, Chelsea and West Ham all lead, but each by just a single goal. All. To. Play. For.
60 mins: GOAL! MIDDLESBROUGH 0 LIVERPOOL 2:
Five in five for Divock Origi! Flowing one-touch football cut the Middlesbrough midfield and defence to pieces, and when the goalscorer of the first, Adam Lallana, squared a low cross into the middle, the in-form Belgian striker slotted past Victor Valdes.
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