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Watford Vs Manchester City by donjazet(m): 11:59am On Sep 16, 2017 |
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TEAM NEWS
Watford's Kiko Femenia is fit
to face Manchester City after
recovering from a head injury
sustained against
Southampton last weekend.
Fellow defender Younes
Kaboul is out after picking up
a hamstring injury against
Saints, but forward Roberto
Pereyra returns.
City defender Vincent
Kompany is back in training
although he is unlikely to
make an immediate return.
Raheem Sterling returns to the
squad after serving a
domestic ban.
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S
NOTES
Guy Mowbray: "It's fourth
versus second in the Premier
League, with the early table
only indicative of how well
Watford have started under
Marco Silva.
"Now their biggest test -
against a side that's scored
nine times without reply in
their last two games, won 5-0
at Vicarage Road to end last
season, and about whom Pep
Guardiola says after almost
every match "we have to
improve"!!
"A well-rested Watford will
hope for post-Feyenoord
fatigue from City, and an end
to a defensive jinx that's seen
Silva unable to field the same
backline for successive
games.
"The Hornets last beat City in
the top flight in April 1987.
Sterling scored. Worrell
Sterling."
Twitter: @Guymowbray
WHAT THE MANAGERS
SAY
Watford head coach Marco
Silva: "It's important at the
moment that everyone,
starting with myself, keeps
their feet on the ground.
"What we have achieved now
is only eight points and
nothing special. We are
happy, everyone is happy at
the club and the fans are
happy.
"It is a big fight and we know
what our way is. The big
expectation is always good
and not a problem."
Manchester City manager Pep
Guardiola on out-of-favour
Yaya Toure: "We need him, I
need him, the team needs
him, he was important last
season and will be this
season.
"We admire what he has done
- he is an exceptional player,
so now he was not in the last
game, the squad, of course he
is ready to help us.
"I would like for everybody to
be involved but I think about
every game and what is the
best team to play. We will
see."
LAWRO'S PREDICTION
The Hornets will feel that, if
they can get at Manchester
City, they can cause them
problems. I still think City will
be confident that their attack
is good enough to get them
the three points here again,
though.
Prediction: 0-3
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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Watford have never
beaten Manchester City
in the Premier League
(D2, L4).
A six-game unbeaten run
against a single club is a
Premier League record for
City - they are also
unbeaten in six meetings
with Sheffield United.
City are undefeated in 11
matches against the
Hornets in all
competitions since a 1-0
Division Two defeat at
Vicarage Road in March
1989 (W9, D2).
Watford
Victory against City would
make Watford top-flight
leaders for the first time
since September 1982.
The Hornets are unbeaten
after four games of a top-
flight season for the first
time. They last began a
league campaign with a
five-match unbeaten
streak in the
Championship in
2000-01.
Watford's seven league
goals this season have
come from six different
scorers.
They could keep four
consecutive top-flight
clean sheets for the first
time.
Watford have fielded a
Premier League-high 15
nationalities this season.
Manchester City
Manchester City are
unbeaten in 12 league
games, their best run
under Pep Guardiola (W9,
D3).
City have the worst
Premier League
disciplinary record this
season, with nine yellow
cards and two red.
Gabriel Jesus has scored
10 goals and set up four
in his 12 Premier League
starts.
Jesus has yet to taste
defeat in a Premier
League record 14
matches (W10, D4).
Sergio Aguero has scored
six goals in four previous
appearances against the
Hornets in all
competitions. He has
scored in each of his last
seven Premier League
away starts.
Kevin De Bruyne has
provided a joint Premier
League-high 29 assists
(level with Christian
Eriksen) since he made
his City debut in
September 2015.
SAM's verdict
Most
probable
score: 0-2
Probability of
draw: 16%
Probability
of home win:
9%
Probability of
away win:
75%
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