Manchester City welcomes Championship side Huddersfield Town in the fifth round of the FA Cup on March 2, at Ethad Stadium. The two teams will be keen to win this one.
Manchester City failed to beat Huddersfield Town in their previous FA Cup game, and a goalless draw will lead to a replay of the fifth-round fixture. Gurdiola’s side have a very important game in just a few days, where they won the first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League against AS Monaco at the Etihad on Tuesday night.
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last five games. They have registered 4 wins and 1 draw in all competitions. They have scored 16 goasl and conceded 4 goals in the last six games in all competitions and currently at 2nd place in the league table standings with 52 points, 8 points behind the top table leaders Chelsea.
The Citizens will be without Brazilian Gabriel Jesus due to his injury. So, Sergio Aguero has a big chance to step up in this battle. While, Yaya Toure and David Silva are still doubt in this Thursday’s game.
Huddersfield on the other hand, they have been in a superb form in the Championship campaign. They are coming into this game with a 1-1 drawagainst Barnsley on last weekend. The Terriers backed up their strong form early, taking the fight to Guradiola’s side.
The Terries have registered 3 wins and 2 draws in their last five games in all competitions. They have scored 7 goals and conceded 4 goals in the last six games in all competitions and they are currently at 3rd place in the Championship table standings with 64 points and hope to make a run leading in promotion to the English Premier League.
Huddersfield manager David Wagner will be without Chris Lowe, Sean Scannell, Harry Bunn, and Kasey Palmer due to their recent injury. While Isaiah Brown, Elias Kachunga, and Nahki Wells are expected to start the line up to face the hosts.
Manchester City will be looking to continue their good form on Thursday. (Source:www. mirror.co.uk)
Head to Head Man City vs Huddersfield Town
Both teams have met before in the last FA Cup with a goalless draw result.
Possible Line Up
Manchester City: Bravo, Zabaleta, Kompany, Otamendi, Clichy, Fernandinho, Navas, De Bruyne, Delph, Nolito, Sergio.
Huddersfield: Coleman,Cranie, Hudson, Stankovic, Holmes-Dennis, Billing, Whitehead, Lolley, Payne, Brown, Kachunga.
Match Prediction: Considering to their last five games form, Manchester City are strongest favorites to win this one at their home ground. We expect they will pick up at least 2 points over their visitors.
