TEAM NEWS
SWANSEA CITY:
Graham can be reliable but is helpless with the current form. Image Courtesy: gazettelive.co.uk
After facing consecutive five defeats on their travels, Swansea city had no other choice but to convert this fixture against Manchester City into a win. Their lastest recorded a 3-0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday evening. Graham Potter’s side has almost lost all the hopes to secure a spot at the playoffs. To make things worse before facing the Citizens, the home side will be without Oliver McBurnie as the striker did not recover from his injury and the game will be on the shoulders of their star player James alongside Nathan Dyer, Celina and, Wayne Routledge. Swans performed in an exceptional manner against Aston Villa, Gillingham, and Brentford in the previous rounds yet the same drill cannot be repeated especially against the likes of Manchester City.
Probable Line-ups: Nordfeldt; Roberts, Van der Hoorn, Carter-Vickers, Naughton; Fulton, Grimes, Byers; Dyer, James, Routledge.
Recent Form: LWLWLL
MANCHESTER CITY:
Guardiola is still eager to make it to Champions League or FA CUP title. Image Courtesy: Sky Sports.
In 2019, Manchester City became the only team in the league to have scored 60 goals and their performance has been something to watch out for. Fans can expect strings of goals when the Citizens is holding the turf. Their past record has 7-0 (vs. Rotherham United), 9-0 (vs. Burton Albion), 5-0 (vs. Burnley), 6-0 (vs. Chelsea) and 7-0 (vs. Schalke 04). Pep Guardiola’s side once again proved why they are considered as the mightiest team around the globe yet Guardiola has moved on from winning the Premier League title and locked his other targets. They are just one point behind Liverpool and yet again they are ready to knock out Klopp’s side in the same fashion as last years’. Having to already lifted the EFL Cup and adding the Champions League or FA Cup to their collection will make this most successful campaign in the history under the wings of Pep Guardiola.
Manchester City has claimed 18 wins out of their 19 fixtures and their goal count has given sleepless nights to some of the bigger teams. Their only defeat came against Newcastle United that triggered Guardiola’s side in a way, they ripped apart Schalke 04.
With the current form, Manchester City could now become just the second team to win two away fixtures of FA Cup in Wales in a single season.
Probable Line-ups: Ederson; Danilo, Kompany, Otamendi, Delph; Foden, Gundogan, D.Silva; Mahrez, Jesus, Sane.
Recent Form: WWWWWW.
PLAYERZPOT PLAYING XI:
PLAYERZPOT PREDICTION:
The pace picked up by Swansea City is pretty impressive and they have stretched their muscles enough but here we have a face-off with Manchester City so it’s pretty hard to predict, how many goals will be debited in this fixture against Swansea.
PLAYERZPOT SCORE PREDICTION:
MANCHESTER CITY 5-0 SWANSEA CITY
