Man City’s Premier League season continues, fresh from the win last weekend that saw us equal a winning record stretching back donkies years, with against Watford at the Etihad on Saturday; with this a traditional 3pm kick-off.
YES, a 3pm kick-off for City and best of all on a Saturday!
Manuel Pellegrini
Pellegrini – Four Missing For Watford: Click Here
Man City Team News:
Pellegrini has to do without Wilfried Bony (gashed leg), however he’ll now have the international break to get himself patched up.
Also out, until at least the return, are Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy and Fernando.
Maybe Nicolas Otamendi could make his debut following his arrival last week?
Player to watch: David Silva
Watford Team News:
Watford made 11 changes to their side in midweek, which saw them lose to Preston in the League Cup but Joel Ekstrand is still injured.
Miguel Britos (suspended) was carrying over a three-match ban from his Napoli days, making his debut in that one-nil Preston defeat but will now serve another three-match ban for his sending off following an elbow!
Player to watch: Heurelho Gomes
Match Facts & Stats
City have won five of the last seven-matches played between the sides, the other two were drawn. Included among those wins was the four-two in the FA Cup in 2014 when the Citizens had been two-down!
1987 was the last time Watford beat City in a topflight game with the last win the Hornets managed at all coming back in 1989 at Vicarage Road.
Having won 10-matches on the spin, to equal that record from 1912, another win would beat that and most would expect this win….wouldn’t they?
Match Prediction:
The Citizens will hope for a positive result, but will this happen?
Whatever line up Pellegrini goes with expectancy, and it will be expectancy against the Premier League new boys, will be high however ahead of the game we’re looking for your views on what way you think it will go, which obviously requires you to vote in the latest poll one of three ways….
City win
Watford win
Draw
Not only do we want you to cast your vote, which you do to your right, we’re also looking for your thoughts and views too so do share some of those with your comments below.
Next Fixture:
Next up, after this game, incredibly comes another Saturday afternoon kick-off at 3pm when City go to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace.
