One of the afternoon kick-offs in the English Premier League on Saturday the 30th of January takes place at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City welcome Sheffield United.
The hosts begin the weekend sitting top of the table on 41 points while the visitors are bottom of the League on just 8 points.
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Manchester City come into the match having defeated West Bromwich Albion 5-0 away from home on Tuesday night. It was a convincing victory for Pep Guardiola’s team and they were in control of the game throughout the 90 minutes having led 4-0 at half-time. That result means Manchester City have won each of their last 11 matches in all competitions and they are undefeated in their last 18 games.
Home form in the Premier League shows 4 straight victories for Manchester City and they are undefeated in their last 9 at home in the league. The 4 recent wins have come against Newcastle United, Brighton, Crystal Palace, and Aston Villa. Trends show Manchester City have lost only one of their 21 most recent home Premier League matches.
In terms of scoring goals, Manchester City have scored 2 or more goals in 17 of their last 21 league games at the Etihad Stadium. They have also improved defensively and have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 4 home Premier League matches.
Sheffield United make the trip to the Etihad Stadium having recorded a shock 2-1 victory at Manchester United on Wednesday night. Sheffield United took the lead from a corner in the first half and despite conceding an equaliser from a corner themselves went on to score the winning goal in the 74th minute, thanks to some awful defending by the hosts.
It was a huge win for The Blades, who had picked up just a single victory prior to that result. However, they are still well adrift at the bottom of the table and need to embark on a fantastic run to avoid the drop this season.
Sheffield United have won 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions, 2 of which have come in the Premier League and 2 in the FA Cup. However, despite picking up the win at Old Trafford, Sheffield United’s away record remains poor and that is their only win from their last 16 away Premier League matches.
Trends show Sheffield United have failed to keep a clean sheet in 15 away games in the Premier League.
Team news and Manchester City will be without Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Agüero , and Nathan Aké. İlkay Gündoğan and Phil Foden are both likely to start having been rested for much of the second half at West Brom.
Sheffield United can welcome back defender John Egan, who was suspended against Manchester United. Enda Stevens, Ben Osborn, Jack Robinson, and Oliver McBurnie are doubts while Sander Berge and Jack O'Connell are injured.
Sheffield United will be buzzing following their shock victory at Old Trafford. However, Manchester City are a different prospect and are expected to comfortably take maximum points from this game plus keep a clean sheet.