straight to your inboxManchester City travel to the Hawthorns to face West Brom on Tuesday, January 26, in a game live on BT Sport 2. With a game in hand on the teams around them, a win for Guardiola's men could see them temporarily take top spot.
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straight to your inboxManchester City welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to the Etihad tonight in a game that is being shown live on BT Sport. It's a game that represents an opportunity for Guardiola's men to move into the top four.
Opponents Brighton currently find themselves embroiled in a relegation fight as we head towards the midway point in the season. The Seagulls haven't won a Premier League match since November 21 and have just 14 points from 17 games so far.Going through the history books,
.straight to your inboxManchester City travel to the Hawthorns to face West Brom on Tuesday, January 26, in a game live on BT Sport 2. With a game in hand on the teams around them, a win for Guardiola's men could see them temporarily take top spot.
direct to your inboxJamie Carragher believes the title is "slipping away" from Liverpool and thinks his former club will be concerned about missing out on the top four after losing to Burnley.The Premier League champions were beaten 1-0 at Anfield on Thursday night, bringing an end to their 68-game unbeaten run at home.It means that Liverpool are now winless in five Premier League matches and haven't scored a league goal in 2021.
straight to your inboxManchester City host Aston Villa at the Etihad this evening, January 20, in a match live on BT Sport 1.Guardiola's side have not looked back since their disappointing draw with West Brom in mid-December. With eight consecutive wins in all competitions, and only two goals conceded in that time, City have hit form at just the right time.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United travel to Craven Cottage today to face struggling Fulham in a match live on BT Sport 1. With the 0-0 draw against Liverpool at the weekend still fresh in the minds and legs of Solskjaer's players, United will be hoping to continue an impressive away record that now stretches back over an entire calendar year.
straight to your inboxManchester City are back in Premier League action on Sunday when they welcome Crystal Palace to the Etihad Stadium.City are third in the table, a single-point behind Liverpool, and will have the opportunity to leapfrog Jurgen Klopp's side in the table if they fail to beat Manchester United and the Blues overcome Palace.The Eagles, meanwhile, have struggled this season but will have received a confidence boost on Thursday evening as they secured a 0-0 draw against
direct to your inboxThe date and kick-off times for the FA Cup forth round have been confirmed.Manchester United will welcome fierce rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday, January 24, with kick-off coming at 5pm. It will be shown live on BBC One.
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola may be refusing to look publicly beyond the next game but Manchester City are building a title challenge.A hard-fought 1-0 win over Brighton on Wednesday night was their fourth consecutive Premier League victory and lifted them into the top four for the first time this season; they sit a point behind Liverpool and four behind United but have a game in hand on the teams above them, who also play each other at the weekend.City's manager is insistent that the
straight to your inboxPhil Foden caught the eye again for Manchester City in their Premier League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion. The England international opened the scoring just before half-time in Wednesday evening's match against the Seagulls at the Etihad Stadium.
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has suggested that Kevin De Bruyne will continue to be Manchester City's penalty taker despite not dusting himself off to take the spotkick that he won against Brighton. City were struggling to see out the win against a gutsy Brighton side but were given a golden opportunity when Kevin De Bruyne was fouled in the box late on.
straight to your inboxJoao Cancelo is preferred to Kyle Walker for Manchester City vs Brighton, while Pep Guardiola has once again opted to play without a striker.City take on Brighton on the back of three impressive wins since New Year without a recognised striker, with Gabriel Jesus returning but on the wing at the weekend.
straight to your inboxManchester City have the chance to make it four league wins on the bounce on Wednesday, as Pep Guardiola's side take on Brighton in the Premier League.City will be without Sergio Aguero, Nathan Ake, Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia and Cole Palmer against the Seagulls, but Ferran Torres, Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and Ederson are available for selection and could come back into the side.Graham Potter's side have won just one of their last 16 matches in all competitions, so City
straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was able to rest some of Manchester City's key players against Birmingham, and his second half substitutions could indicate who is in line to start against Brighton on Wednesday.Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan and Oleks Zinchenko were rested completely, while Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, John Stones and Kevin De Bruyne all played 45 minutes in City's straightforward FA Cup win at the weekend.
straight to your inboxBrighton will be without five key men when they take on Manchester City at the Etihad this week. After playing 120 minutes on Sunday in the FA Cup away on a poor pitch at League Two side Newport, Brighton next travel to City on Wednesday in the Premier League.However, they will have to do without four injured players who would have likely been in line to start in Graham Potter's strongest starting XI.