Everything you need to know ahead of City’s latest Premier League game at home to Aston Villa…
TEAMS
Joao Cancelo, Rodrigo and Phil Foden return to the Manchester City starting line-up to face Aston Villa.
Pep Guardiola has made three changes to the side that beat Crystal Palace at the weekend, with Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus the trio who drop to the bench.
Eric Garcia is back in the matchday squad after a five-game absence due to Coronavirus and he is joined on the bench by fellow Academy graduate Adrian Bernabe, who has also been forced to self-isolate in recent weeks.
CITY: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Foden, Sterling.
SUBS: Steffen, Jesus, Zinchenko, Torres, Mendy, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Garcia, Bernabe.
ASTON VILLA: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Luiz, Traore, Grealish, Barkley, Watkins.
SUBS: Heaton, Taylor, Guilbert, Engels, Elmohamady, Nakamba, Ramsey, El Ghazi, Davis.
WHEN AND WHERE
City play host to Dean Smith’s side at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, 20 January, with kick-off at 18.00 (UK).
In the UK the game will be shown live on BT Sport. Fans living abroad can check out our global TV listings at the foot of the page to find out how they can tune in to Sunday’s league clash.
If you’re unable to watch the game, you can get minute by minute coverage in our Matchday Centre here on mancity.com and we’ll also have live updates on Twitter: @ManCity.
A full-match replay will be available to watch on CITY+ from midnight after the game.
WATCH: Defensive focus proving key for City, says Guardiola
WE’RE NOT REALLY HERE
Joleon Lescott and Richard Dunne will appear on our We’re Not Really Here matchday show.
The former central defensive duo - who made more than 500 City appearances between them - will be joined by presenter, Cel Spellman to provide expert analysis and opinion on our Premier League clash against the Villa Park outfit.
We’re Not Really Here provides a City focused perspective to your pre-match build-up and begins one hour before kick-off at 17:00 (UK).
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The show will then return at half-time to give a run down on the first 45 minutes and, five minutes after the final whistle, we’ll have half an hour of post-match reaction.
We’re Not Really Here is available to watch on all of our official digital platforms, whilst during the game there will be live commentary and footage of fans around the world, which you can enjoy exclusively on mancity.com and our official app.
WATCH: City 4-0 Crystal Palace: Extended highlights
PEP PREVIEW
“Sergio is not ready for tomorrow. He is still isolating. I don’t know (for how long.)
“Aymeric is at the last step. He is not ready for tomorrow, but he is training with us.
“Yesterday was the first one, today was the second.
“Hopefully (he will be available for the weekend). That would be good news. We need him. We cannot play with just Stones and Ruben. We need Nathan, Eric. We need Laporte.
“The only concern is Aston Villa right now. We don’t know who will be available, right now, we will see tomorrow in the line-up. The performance is the only concerns.
“In this league you can win five games in a row and then lose three in a row. The most important thing is Aston Villa.”
FORM GUIDE
Pep Guardiola‘s side head into the game on the back of an impressive run that has seen City go unbeaten in our last 15 games in all competitions.
Our last outing saw us secure an excellent 4-0 win against Crystal Palace at the Etihad which helped move us up into second place in the table.
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Villa currently sit 11th in the league table after picking up 26 points from 15 games this season.
However, due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the Club’s training ground earlier this year, Villa’s last two scheduled league game at home to Everton and Tottenham were both postponed.
LAST MEETING
The last time the two sides met was in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley last March.
Sergio Aguero and Rodrigo were both on target to fire City into a 2-0 lead before Mbwana Samatta narrowed the deficit.
However, City held firm to secure a third successive League Cup final triumph.
Match Officials
Referee: Jonathan Moss.
Assistants: Harry Lennard, Dan Robathan.
Fourth official: David Coote.
VAR: Andy Madley.
Assistant VAR: Simon Beck.
WATCH: Villa 1-2 City: Carabao Cup final highlights
TV listings
Algeria |
beIN Sports HD 1, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
Andorra |
RMC Sport 1 |
Angola |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now, SuperSport Maximo |
Anguilla |
Flowsports.co, Flow Sports App |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Flow Sports App, Flowsports.co |
Argentina |
ESPN3 Sur, ESPN Play Sur |
Aruba |
Flow Sports App, Flowsports.co, RUSH |
Australia |
Optus Sport |
Austria |
Sky Go, Sky Sport 1/HD |
Bahamas |
Flow Sports App, RUSH, Flowsports.co |
Bahrain |
beIN Sports HD 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 2 |
Bangladesh |
Star Sports Select HD1 |
Barbados |
RUSH, Flow Sports App, Flowsports.co |
Belgium |
VOOsport World 1, Play Sports 1 |
Benin |
Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo |
Bermuda |
RUSH, Flowsports.co, Flow Sports App |
Bhutan |
Star Sports Select HD1 |
Bolivia |
ESPN Play Sur, ESPN3 Sur |
Botswana |
DStv Now, SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Brazil |
DAZN |
British Virgin Islands |
Flow Sports App, RUSH, Flowsports.co |
Brunei |
Astro Go |
Bulgaria |
Play Diema Xtra, Diema Sport 2 |
Burkina Faso |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now |
Burundi |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now |
Cameroon |
SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Canada |
DAZN |
Cape Verde |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now |
Cayman Islands |
RUSH, Flowsports.co, Flow Sports App |
Central African Republic |
SuperSport Maximo, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Chad |
beIN SPORTS CONNECT, DStv Now, beIN Sports HD 1, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, beIN Sports HD 2 |
Chile |
ESPN Play Sur, ESPN3 Sur |
China |
QQ Sports Live |
Colombia |
ESPN Play Sur, ESPN3 Sur |
Comoros |
SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Congo |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, DStv Now |
Costa Rica |
Sky HD |
Cote D’Ivoire |
Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now |
Curacao |
RUSH |
Cyprus |
Cytavision Sports 5, Cytavision on the Go |
Denmark |
Viaplay Denmark, TV3+ HD |
Djibouti |
beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Maximo, beIN Sports HD 2, DStv Now, beIN Sports HD 1 |
Dominica |
RUSH, Flowsports.co, Flow Sports App |
Dominican Republic |
Sky HD, RUSH |
Ecuador |
ESPN3 Sur, ESPN Play Sur |
Egypt |
beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 1 |
El Salvador |
Sky HD |
Equatorial Guinea |
Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now |
Eritrea |
DStv Now, SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Ethiopia |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now |
Finland |
Viaplay Finland, V Sport Jalkapallo |
France |
RMC Sport en direct, RMC Sport 1 |
French Guiana |
RUSH |
Gabon |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique |
Gambia |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, DStv Now |
Georgia |
Adjarasport TV |
Germany |
Sky Ticket, Sky Sport 1/HD, Sky Go |
Ghana |
SuperSport Maximo, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now |
Greece |
Cosmote Sport 5 HD |
Grenada |
RUSH, Flowsports.co, Flow Sports App |
Guadeloupe |
RUSH |
Guatemala |
Sky HD |
Guinea |
SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Guinea-Bissau |
DStv Now, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo |
Guyana |
RUSH |
Haiti |
RUSH |
Honduras |
Sky HD |
Hong Kong |
621 Now Premier League 1, 620 Now Premier League TV, Now Player |
Hungary |
Spíler1 |
Iceland |
SíminnSport |
India |
Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports Select HD1, Hotstar VIP |
Indonesia |
Mola TV, Mola TV App, mola.tv |
Iran |
beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 1 |
Iraq |
beIN Sports HD 2, beIN Sports HD 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
Ireland |
BBC Radio 5 Live, BT Sport Extra, BT Sport 1, BT Sport App, BTSport.com |
Israel |
Sport 2 |
Italy |
Sky Sport Football, NOW TV, SKY Go Italia |
Jamaica |
Flow Sports App, Flowsports.co, RUSH |
Japan |
DAZN |
Jordan |
beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 1 |
Kazakhstan |
Setanta Sports Kazakhstan |
Kenya |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now |
Korea Republic |
SPOTV ON 2 |
Kuwait |
beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 1 |
Lebanon |
beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 1, beIN Sports HD 2 |
Lesotho |
SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now |
Liberia |
SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now |
Libya |
beIN Sports HD 2, beIN Sports HD 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
Luxembourg |
RMC Sport 1 |
Madagascar |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo |
Malawi |
SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Malaysia |
Astro Supersport, Astro Go |
Maldives |
Star Sports Select HD1 |
Mali |
SuperSport Maximo, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Malta |
GO TV Anywhere, TSN1 Malta |
Martinique |
RUSH |
Mauritania |
beIN Sports HD 2, DStv Now, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, beIN Sports HD 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
Mauritius |
RMC Sport 1, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now |
Mexico |
Sky HD, Blue To Go Video Everywhere |
Monaco |
RMC Sport 1 |
Montserrat |
Flowsports.co, RUSH, Flow Sports App |
Morocco |
beIN Sports HD 2, beIN Sports HD 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
Mozambique |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now |
Myanmar |
Skynet Myanmar |
Namibia |
DStv Now, SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Nepal |
Star Sports Select HD1 |
Netherlands |
Ziggo Sport 14, Ziggo Sport Voetbal, Ziggo Sport Select |
New Zealand |
Spark Sport |
Nicaragua |
Sky HD |
Niger |
SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique |
Nigeria |
Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 2 Nigeria, SuperSport Maximo |
Norway |
TV2 Sumo, TV2 Sport Premium |
Oman |
beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 1, beIN Sports HD 2 |
Pakistan |
Star Sports Select HD1 |
Palestinian Territory |
beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN Sports HD 1 |
Panama |
Sky HD, Flowsports.co, Flow Sports App |
Paraguay |
ESPN3 Sur, ESPN Play Sur |
Peru |
ESPN3 Sur, ESPN Play Sur |
Poland |
nc+ GO, Canal+ Sport, Canal+ Sport Online |
Portugal |
Sport TV2 |
Puerto Rico |
RUSH |
Qatar |
beIN Sports HD 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 2 |
Romania |
Eurosport Player Romania, Eurosport Romania |
Russia |
Okko Sport |
Rwanda |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Maximo |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Flow Sports App, Flowsports.co |
Saint Lucia |
Flow Sports App, RUSH, Flowsports.co |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Flowsports.co, Flow Sports App |
Sao Tome And Principe |
SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Senegal |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Maximo |
Seychelles |
SuperSport Maximo, Flowsports.co, Flow Sports App, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now |
Sierra Leone |
SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique |
Singapore |
102 (HD) mio Stadium |
Somalia |
beIN Sports HD 1, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
South Africa |
DStv App, SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport Maximo |
South Sudan |
beIN Sports HD 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 2, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now |
Spain |
DAZN |
Sri Lanka |
Star Sports Select HD1 |
Sudan |
SuperSport Maximo, beIN Sports HD 1, beIN Sports HD 2, DStv Now, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
Suriname |
RUSH |
Swaziland |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo |
Sweden |
Viaplay Sweden, V Sport Extra |
Switzerland |
Sky Sport 1/HD, RMC Sport 1 |
Syria |
beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN Sports HD 1 |
Tanzania |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo, DStv Now |
Thailand |
True Premier Football HD 2, True Premier Football HD 1 |
Timor-Leste |
Mola TV, mola.tv |
Togo |
DStv Now, Canal+ Sport 3 Afrique, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, SuperSport Maximo |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Flow Sports App, RUSH, Flowsports.co |
Tunisia |
beIN Sports HD 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 2 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
RUSH, Flow Sports App, Flowsports.co |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
RUSH |
Uganda |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now, SuperSport Maximo |
United Arab Emirates |
beIN Sports HD 1, beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
United Kingdom |
BT Sport 1, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Manchester, BT Sport Extra, BTSport.com, BT Sport App |
United States |
Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App, SiriusXM FC, UNIVERSO NOW, UNIVERSO, NBCSN, NBCSports.com |
Uruguay |
ESPN3 Sur, ESPN Play Sur |
Venezuela |
ESPN3 Sur, ESPN Play Sur |
Vietnam |
K+PM |
Yemen |
beIN Sports HD 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports HD 1 |
Zambia |
SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Variety 2 ROA |
Zimbabwe |
SuperSport Variety 2 ROA, DStv Now, SuperSport Maximo |