There are several big games at the top and bottom of the Premier League this weekend including the meeting between Manchester City and Leeds United.
The game will be played at the Etihad Stadium on the 6th of May and the hosts are top of the table on 79 points while the visitors are in 17th place on 30 points.
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Manchester City come into the game having beat West Ham United 3-0 at home in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
Manchester City started the match slowly but opened the scoring early in the second half to take control of the game. Pep Guardiola’s team added a second goal in the 70th minute and sealed the points with a third goal 5 minutes from time.
The win over West Ham means Manchester City are undefeated in their last 19 fixtures in all competitions. They have won each of their last 9 Premier League games with the wins coming over Newcastle United, Liverpool, Leicester City, Arsenal, and West Ham at home plus Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Southampton, and Fulham away.
Home form in the Premier League shows Manchester City have won their 8 most recent matches. They have been scoring plenty of goals and Manchester City have scored 3 or more goals in 7 of their last 8 home Premier League fixtures. Trends show Manchester City have won by a margin of 3 goals in 3 of their last 4 home league games.
Leeds United changed their manager during the week and Sam Allardyce could not have asked for a bigger test in his first match. Leeds United travel to Manchester City on the back of a disappointing 4-1 loss at Bournemouth.
Having fallen 2-0 down, Leeds United pulled one back before half-time but conceded 2 more goals in the second half.
The defeat at Bournemouth means Leeds United have failed to win any of their 5 most recent fixtures in the Premier League.
Leeds United lost 4 of those 5 games, with the defeats coming at home against Crystal Palace and Liverpool plus away to Fulham and Bournemouth. The only point for Leeds United in their last 15 points available came in the 1-1 draw at home with Leicester City.
Away form in the Premier League shows Leeds United have lost 5 of their last 6 matches and have won just 1 of their last 11 games. Trends show Leeds United have conceded 2 or more goals in each of their last 4 away league fixtures.
Team news and Manchester City have doubts over the fitness of Kevin De Bruyne. Guardiola may choose to rotate his squad with the Champions League game against Real Madrid in the week.
Leeds United are without the injured defensive duo of Liam Cooper and Stuart Dallas. They also have doubts over the fitness of Luis Sinisterra and Tyler Adams.
Leeds United will be hoping to benefit from a new manager bounce but they are playing the wrong team in their own back yard. Manchester City could make changes to their starting XI but will still have more than enough to beat Leeds United, without conceding a goal.