Peterborough Peterborough United

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WHEN AND WHERE

City will travel to the Weston Homes Stadium on Tuesday 1 March with kick-off scheduled for 19:15 GMT (UK). 

For those that live in the UK, the game will be broadcasted live on ITV1. 

City supporters living elsewhere across the globe can find out how to tune in via the global TV listings at the foot of this page. 

Key moments in the match can also be followed over on our Twitter: @ManCity.

FOLLOW ON THE MAN CITY APP 

Our official Man City App offers comprehensive coverage of the action throughout the day.

Live text commentary can be accessed in our Matchday Centre from 17:15 GMT (5:15pm UK), which includes detailed analysis and stats, minute-by-minute in-game updates and post-match reaction. 

Natalie Pike and David Mooney will be on Matchday Live, offering their expert insight from 18:15 GMT on all digital platforms before, during and after the game. 

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Once the action gets underway, live match commentary will be available to follow with Alistair Mann and Michael Brown, while those with push notifications turned on will also be updated when team news is announced or when any goals go in.

Our app coverage doesn’t stop there, with plenty of post-match material to enjoy after the final whistle.

A comprehensive match report, plus reaction from Pep Guardiola and players alike can be accessed soon after full time, while a highlights package will also be available to view.

And those with a CITY+ subscription can relive the full match from midnight.

MATCHDAY LIVE

David Mooney will be joining Natalie Pike in the Matchday Live studio for our fifth round FA Cup tie. 

They will give their insight over Guardiola’s starting XI as soon as it is announced as well as cast their eye over our opponents ahead of kick-off before discussing a number of interesting and insightful topics. 

Available on all digital platforms, Matchday Live provides a unique City-centric experience to your build-up.

Input from viewers is also actively encouraged, with our experts answering questions throughout the live broadcast. To have your say, send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.

TEAMS

Peterborough

Starting XI: Benda, Edwards, Kent, Szmodics, Grant, Knight, Poku, Jones, Ward, Fuchs, Coulson

Subs: Cornell, Beevers, Clarke-Harris, Brown, Marriott, Burrows, Corbett, Mumba, Barker 

Manchester City

Starting XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Zinchenko (C), Fernandinho, Gundogan, Foden, Grealish, Mahrez, Jesus

Subs: Carson, Slicker, Stones, Sterling, Laporte, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo

CITY TACTICS

It’s our trusted 4-3-3 formation this evening as we look to progress in this season’s FA Cup.

Ederson starts in goal, with Joao Cancelo operating at right-back and Oleksandr Zinchenko, who captians the side this evening, on the left. Those two will be charged with getting forward and adding numbers in attack. 

Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake will operate at the heart of our defence, with Fernandinho screening our backline. 

Ilkay Gundogan once again starts, with his guile likely to be key in unlocking the Peterborough defence, and Jack Grealish will join him as part of our central three. 

And up top, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus will provide a variety of goal-scoring threats. 

Our blueprint will be the same as ever: dominate possession, fight hard to win the ball back quickly and attack as often as possible. 

Clearly, the crowd will be a factor, but Guardiola will have pressed home the importance of a good start. 

FORM GUIDE 

Peterborough United have had a testing season so far in the Sky Bet Championship, currently sitting 24th and last in the league with just five wins all season. 

Their most recent outing produced a 1-0 home defeat to Hull City, extending the Posh’s winless league run stretching back to December. 

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PREVIOUS MEETING

We have only encountered Peterborough United once in our history, which was also in a fifth-round away FA Cup tie back in February 1981, ending in a 1-0 win for City.

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