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Premier League
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Kickoff at 20:15 GMT
The Hawthorns, 9 Birmingham Rd, West Bromwich B71 4LF
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John Edwards
Mon 25 Jan 2021, 08:00
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Everything you need to know ahead of Manchester City’s Premier League game against West Bromwich Albion.
TEAM NEWS
City make nine changes from the side that beat Cheltenham Town on Saturday.
Only Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez remain from the side that started at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium, as Pep Guardiola shuffles his pack for the trip to West Brom.
West Brom: Johnstone, Furlong, Gibbs, Ajayi, O’Shea, Robinson, Livermore, Pereira, Sawyers, Snodgrass, Grant
Formation: 4-3-3
Ruben Dias and John Stones resume their central defensive partnership with Oleks Zinchenko and Joao Cancelo the preferred full-backs.
Rodrigo will anchor a midfield that includes Foden and Ilkay Gundogan, while Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo are the likely front three.
When and where
City face Sam Allardyce’s side at The Hawthorns on Tuesday 26 January, with kick-off at 20:15 (UK).
In the UK the game will be broadcast live on BT Sport 2 and fans living abroad can check out our global TV listings at the foot of the page to find out how they can tune in.
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.
The right-back missed the win over Cheltenham Town after picking up an injury against Aston Villa, but Pep Guardiola was hopeful it would not keep him out long term, whilst it remains to be seen where Ake is up to in his recovery.
Pep Guardiola preview
“I know how good Sam Allardyce teams are on set-pieces.
“They will have worked this week on that to see how they can hurt us, but we have to discover the weak points they may have and impose our game.
“Today our training session was very good. I am optimistic to take a bus tomorrow to West Bromwich and do a good game.”
Premier League
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Form
5
Newcastle United
Newcastle
20
10
5
5
34
22
12
35
WWWWW
6
Manchester City
Man City
20
10
4
6
36
27
9
34
LLDWW
7
Bournemouth
B'mouth
20
9
6
5
30
23
7
33
DWDDW
Form guide
City come into the game having won 10 games in a row as part of a 17-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
We have avoided defeat against West Brom in our last 18 meetings, 16 of which we have won.
The 19th placed Baggies have won just twice in the league this season, but have claimed victory in two of their previous four games in all competitions. Their last outing ended in a 2-1 defeat away at West Ham United.
City took the lead when Ilkay Gundogan converted Raheem Sterling’s cut-back, but West Brom hit back before half-time via Semi Ajayi, whose volley on the turn deflected off Ruben Dias to wrong foot Ederson.
Sam Johnstone made two point-blank saves to deny Gundogan and Sterling in the dying minutes as Guardiola’s side were forced to settle for a frustrating point.
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Match officials
Referee: Chris Kavanagh Assistants: Adam Nunn, Sian Massey-Ellis Fourth official: David Coote VAR: Craig Pawson Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes
