City make nine changes from the side that defeated Cheltenham City on Saturday.
Men’s crew
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Only Phil Foden – who will make his 100th City in all competitions – and Riyad Mahrez are still from the starting side at Jonny-Rocks Stadium, as Pep Guardiola moves his pack for the trip to West Brom.
Teams
City: Ederson, Cancelo, Zinchenko, Dias, Clachan, Gundogan, Rodrigo, Foden, Bernardo, Sterling (c), Mahrez
Substitutes: Steffen, Walker, Jesus, Laporte, Torres, Mendy, Fernandinho, Garcia, Bernabe
West Brom: Johnstone, Furlong, Gibbs, Ajayi, O’Shea, Robinson, Livermore, Pereira, Sawyers, Snodgrass, Grant
KIND ONE KIND
Formation: 4-3-3
Ruben Dias and John Stones will resume their central defensive partnership with Oleks Zinchenko and Joao Cancelo their all-time favorite supporters.
Rodrigo will be anchored in a midfield that includes Foden and Ilkay Gundogan, with Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo the three most likely faces.
City looking up the ante?
With 10 wins after every competition since we made the 1-1 draw with West Brom, City are the shape of the country.
The struggling Baggies have only regained flavors under Sam Allardyce, with the recent win away to the Wolves their unique result.
The Baggies had their point at the Etihad under Slaven Bilic, so it’s open to question whether Big Sam will take the blue plan of tactics that night and use them tonight.
Tonight ‘s win would put City at the top of the Premier League – at least for 24 hours – but would increase the points advantage over Liverpool to seven as we reach our official point halfway through the season.
With a trip to Anfield on the horizon, that would be a great buffer to take to Merseyside as well as keeping pressure on Manchester United’s current leaders.
But City know West Brom are breaking for their lives and will take a good heart from their draw at the Etihad.
Stats and facts
- City have a six-game winning streak in the league and have won 10 after all, winning their longest climb from an 11-game series from August to October 2017.
- City conceded our first goal in eight hours and 29 minutes in all competitions against Cheltenham on Saturday.
- City have maintained 10 clean sheets in 18 league games this season – just in 1976-77 they have reached double figures in fewer games.
- City’s goal of 10 league goals away is the smallest among the sides of the second half.
- Phil Foden ‘s nine goals in 25 goals this season are already one more than he did in 38 games last season.
- West Brom are unbeaten in the last 18 Premier League meetings with City, drawing two and losing 16.
- The Baggies only managed a total of 26 minutes and three seconds in those games.
- West Brom’s City Premier League regular six-game run is their longest run against a single opponent.
- West Brom have only won one of their nine Premier League games.
- They could lose five home games after losing the Premier League for the first time since 2004.
- The Baggies could become the first club from Chelsea in 1978 to concede at least three goals in five subsequent high-flying home games.
- West Brom are unbeaten in their 30 Premier League games played on Tuesday, drawing 13 and losing 17.
- The Baggies have conceded 24 Premier League goals in their nine home games this season.
- Sam Allardyce could become the first manager from Chris Ramsey at QPR in 2015 to miss all four of his home games in the Premier League.
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