Aston Villa-Manchester City is a match valid for the 17th day of the Premier League and is played on Saturday at 1:30 pm: live TV, probable formations, prediction.
There is no peace for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. For the reigning English champions last Sunday came another bitter disappointment, this time in one of the most anticipated seasonal fixtures ever, namely the derby with United. The Red Devils came out on top thanks to a resounding comeback, which matured in the final minutes: first Bruno Fernandes on a penalty and then former Atalanta player Diallo gave yet another disappointment to the Catalan coach, who also gives the impression of having lost the reins of the team.
City’s seems to be an endless crisis: since the end of October, De Bruyne and his teammates have only beaten Nottingham Forest, losing no less than 8 games between competitions. A negative moment that has lasted for a long, long time and to which the Cityzens’ fans were no longer accustomed. Guardiola’s men have slipped to fifth place, out of the Champions zone and -9 from leading Liverpool, which still has a game to make up. In Birmingham against Aston Villa the coach will again change something in the lineup, although a sensational player like Rodri – as Guardiola himself pointed out – is missing like air. What about the Villans? Unai Emery’s lineup is progressing through ups and downs, but if the goal is to qualify for the Champions League for the second year in a row they will need to be more continuous.
A week ago Aston Villa came back to lose and did it away from home against excellent Nottingham Forest (2-1), dissipating the enthusiasm for the 2 successes in a row with Brentford and Southampton in the league and for the one in the cup with Leipzig. For the challenge with City, Emery regains two important pawns like Onana and Watkins.
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The Prediction
How long can City’s bad moment last? Birmingham’s remains a difficult pitch in any case, where the Cityzens have not won since 2021. Given the now-confirmed defensive fragility of Guardiola’s team, best to opt for the “Goals” sign: likely to score at least one on each side.
The probable lineups of Aston Villa-Manchester City
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Cash, Rogers, McGinn; Duran.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Lewis, Stones, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Bernardo Silva, Foden, De Bruyne, Doku; Haaland.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2