Manchester City - v - Leeds United *** Matchday Thread***

[BelfastAndy]

TEAM NEWS

Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo must serve a one-match ban against Leeds for accumulating five Premier League bookings.

Ilkay Gundogan is available despite an ongoing back issue but Ferran Torres is a long-term absentee.

Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa has an unchanged squad at his disposal.

Kalvin Phillips, Patrick Bamford and Liam Cooper remain out with hamstring injuries, while seven players are one booking from suspension.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Manchester City are winless in four Premier League games against Leeds since a 2-1 home victory under Kevin Keegan in January 2003 (D2, L2).

Leeds, who*won the corresponding fixture*2-1 last season, could earn consecutive away league victories against Manchester City for the first time in 34 years.

Manchester City

Victory on Tuesday would ensure City equal Liverpool's top-flight record of 33 wins in a calendar year, set in 1982.

Manchester City are unbeaten in 14 Premier League home matches played on a Tuesday since losing to Blackburn at Maine Road in August 1993 (W10, D4).

They have scored 499 goals in 206 Premier League games under Pep Guardiola. The fewest matches any team has taken to score 500 under one manager is 234, set by Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.

Leeds United

Leeds' 2-1 triumph at Manchester City in April was only the second time in 20 attempts they have beaten the side starting the day top of the Premier League table.

They have won all five of their Premier League fixtures played on a Tuesday since returning to the top flight last year.

However, Leeds could become the first side to score at least twice in three successive Premier League matches but not win any of them since West Ham in March/April 2016.

Marcelo Bielsa's team have lost 10 of their 13 Premier League games (77%) without Kalvin Phillips since the beginning of last season, compared to just 11 defeats in 41 (27%) when he plays.

Raphinha has scored seven of Leeds' 17 league goals this season.

4 - 0.

MOT.

[cherrypie7]

TEAM NEWS

Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo must serve a one-match ban against Leeds for accumulating five Premier League bookings.

Ilkay Gundogan is available despite an ongoing back issue but Ferran Torres is a long-term absentee.

Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa has an unchanged squad at his disposal.

Kalvin Phillips, Patrick Bamford and Liam Cooper remain out with hamstring injuries, while seven players are one booking from suspension.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Manchester City are winless in four Premier League games against Leeds since a 2-1 home victory under Kevin Keegan in January 2003 (D2, L2).

Leeds, who*won the corresponding fixture*2-1 last season, could earn consecutive away league victories against Manchester City for the first time in 34 years.

Manchester City

Victory on Tuesday would ensure City equal Liverpool's top-flight record of 33 wins in a calendar year, set in 1982.

Manchester City are unbeaten in 14 Premier League home matches played on a Tuesday since losing to Blackburn at Maine Road in August 1993 (W10, D4).

They have scored 499 goals in 206 Premier League games under Pep Guardiola. The fewest matches any team has taken to score 500 under one manager is 234, set by Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.

Leeds United

Leeds' 2-1 triumph at Manchester City in April was only the second time in 20 attempts they have beaten the side starting the day top of the Premier League table.

They have won all five of their Premier League fixtures played on a Tuesday since returning to the top flight last year.

However, Leeds could become the first side to score at least twice in three successive Premier League matches but not win any of them since West Ham in March/April 2016.

Marcelo Bielsa's team have lost 10 of their 13 Premier League games (77%) without Kalvin Phillips since the beginning of last season, compared to just 11 defeats in 41 (27%) when he plays.

Raphinha has scored seven of Leeds' 17 league goals this season.

4 - 0.

MOT.

Interesting. Neither Leeds nor Sh1tty lose on Tuesday evenings. That said, Leeds don't have the quality players Sh1tty possess. So, Sh1tty 6 - 2 Leeds. Hope I am wrong.

[Rev72]

Just wondering if I should start drinking now

Think I shall try tomorrow nights match thread sober


MOT

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

At least the games get easier after this one and pool.

[BelfastAndy]

Just wondering if I should start drinking now

Think I shall try tomorrow nights match thread sober


MOT

Don't. The missus will think there is an intruder in the house.

[Monaco_Totty]

Looking at City in Europe last season & this, it appears clubs set up to play them on the counter often concentrating on City's left side. Lyon [last season]were constantly able to exploit City’s high line, as shown when Cornet [now at Burnley] opened the scoring in last season's CL - Lyon consistently overloaded the flanks on counters and hit the ball continually behind City’s usual high-line defence which resulted to set up the opening goal. MB also used the same tactic in last season's win 'after' we went down to 10 men and it got us a result with,a Dallas last gasper.So possibilities maybe.

This season City often play 4-3-3 but often revert to 4-4-2 and put lots of effort into ball recovery particularly in their opponents half which is a worry for our style of build up play.
Watching the French TV pundits analysis of how City secured the first spot in Group A of 'this season's CL' after a 2-1 win over PSG at home, Pep will Defo play a high back-line tonight and press us deep into our own half - so our 'chance' ratio will need to be bang on every time on our counter as we won't get much on possession stats.

[CalverleyBoy]

Seven players are one card away from a one match ban; could be an interesting line up against Arsenal if tonight gets dirty or we get the wrong referee

[Rev72]

I can confirm the Rev will be sober for tonight's match thread so there should be 1 or 2 sensible posts

We have to treat this as a free hit bit like the Chelsea game but hopefully Citeh have a lot more class than them cheating feckers.

Whatever happens.....

MOT

ALAW

[ozleeds]

Not match day but just reading Phillips is negotiating on a new contract????? Wtf he has one in place till 2024 which he was happy to sign couldn't the club hold him to that? Otherwise, why bother having contracts! In Ozzie rules they sign and that is it and unless the Club wants to move them on they can't go anywhere.
In Football seems like just words contract means nothing.

[BelfastAndy]

Llorente. WTF