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Manchester City vs Leicester City

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium: Etihad Stadium

Date: 15th April 2023

Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT

After their imposing midweek win in the Champions League, Manchester City will turn their attention to the Premier League when they welcome struggling Leicester City on Saturday.

The Cityzens brushed aside Bayern Munich 3-0 on Tuesday to all but guarantee them a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Goals from Rodri, Bernardo Silva and the in-form Erling Haaland secured the win, giving them their ninth victory in a row in all competitions.

With a game in hand over Premier League (PL) leaders Arsenal and six points to makeup, the title race remains alive for Pep Guardiola’s men. The sight of Leicester City should be welcomed as Guardiola’s men have triumphed in ten of the last 12 PL head-to-heads (L2).

That’s not to mention the Cityzens’ incredible form in the PL, which has seen them win seven of their last eight games since a 1-0 loss to Spurs in February, whilst also striking first on seven occasions during their current hot streak.

Meanwhile, Leicester City will be desperate to kick off their life under former Aston Villa boss Dean Smith with a win when they visit the Etihad.

The Foxes recently sacked FA Cup-winning boss Brendan Rodgers after a terrible run of results that saw them fail to win in seven competitive games (D1, L1). That poor run of results left them on the brink of relegation as they enter this round two points adrift of safety.

A defiant Smith declared upon his arrival, “If I thought it was insurmountable, then I wouldn’t have come”. So he will be hoping for a quick turnaround when his side visits the Etihad.

His side enters this clash as rank outsiders given their plight and the fact they have lost four of their last eight competitive away games without reply (W2, D1, L5).

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

December 7, 2024
Everton 01:00 Liverpool
December 26, 2024
Manchester City 13:30 Everton
AFC Bournemouth 16:00 Crystal Palace
Southampton 16:00 West Ham United
Chelsea 16:00 Fulham
Nottingham Forest 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United 16:00 Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers 18:30 Manchester United
Liverpool 21:00 Leicester City
December 27, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 20:30 Brentford
Arsenal 21:15 Ipswich Town
December 29, 2024
Leicester City 15:30 Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham 16:00 AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace 16:00 Southampton
Everton 16:00 Nottingham Forest
West Ham United 18:15 Liverpool
December 30, 2024
Aston Villa 20:45 Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town 20:45 Chelsea
Manchester United 21:00 Newcastle United

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Liverpool 16 12 3 1 37 16 +21 39
2 Chelsea 17 10 5 2 37 19 +18 35
3 Arsenal 17 9 6 2 34 16 +18 33
4 Nottingham Forest 17 9 4 4 23 19 +4 31
5 AFC Bournemouth 17 8 4 5 27 21 +6 28
6 Aston Villa 17 8 4 5 26 26 +0 28
7 Manchester City 17 8 3 6 29 25 +4 27
8 Newcastle United 17 7 5 5 27 21 +6 26
9 Fulham 17 6 7 4 24 22 +2 25
10 Brighton & Hov… 17 6 7 4 27 26 +1 25
11 Tottenham Hotspur 17 7 2 8 39 25 +14 23
12 Brentford 17 7 2 8 32 32 +0 23
13 Manchester United 17 6 4 7 21 22 -1 22
14 West Ham United 17 5 5 7 22 30 -8 20
15 Everton 16 3 7 6 14 21 -7 16
16 Crystal Palace 17 3 7 7 18 26 -8 16
17 Leicester City 17 3 5 9 21 37 -16 14
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 3 3 11 27 40 -13 12
19 Ipswich Town 17 2 6 9 16 32 -16 12
20 Southampton 17 1 3 13 11 36 -25 6

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