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Manchester City continue the defense of their FA Cup title this weekend when they head to St. James’ Park for a FA Cup quarterfinal clash against Newcastle United. The Magpies haven’t lifted a trophy in 65 years, but this tournament is all they have left to play for this season.
In other words, they’ll be fired up. Let’s preview.
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Ahead of their crunch clash later tonight, Chelsea manager Frank Lampard and Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling are in a miniature war of words. It started when Sterling, a very socially conscious footballer who is never afraid to speak his mind on social issues, discussed the lack of Black leadership figures in football.
To make his point, which is totally spot on, he mentioned the high percentage of players who are black.
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Chelsea FC manager Frank Lampard is expected to make some changes to his starting XI when his side hosts a Manchester City team that will be sans Sergio Aguero.
Although there will be a few changes, don’t expect a full wholesale makeover. Having achieved a solid lead in the race for the final top four slot, the Blues need to stay the course during the run-in. On the other hand, City have dominated this fixture in recent seasons, winning six of the last seven meetings across all competitions.
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Manchester City have suffered five of their seven losses this season on the road so their next match, a Thursday night clash at Chelsea FC, is certainly a tricky and challenging one. Then again, you still got to like their chances in southwest London, because no side has scored more away goals this season than the defending champions.
City have also not lost back to back road games since 2018, so they should get a result of some sort at the Bridge in midweek. We’ll see how they fare with Gabriel Jesus now deputizing for Sergio Aguero, as the usual line leader is now out with a knee injury.
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Manchester City’s all-time leading goalscorer, Sergio Kun Aguero, walked off the pitch and hobbled straight down the tunnel after injuring his knee during City’s 5-0 whomping of Burnley FC yesterday. He could be done for the rest of the season, with reports that he might need surgery to repair the problem.
He’ll now see a specialist in Barcelona in order to determine the way forward. City manager Pep Guardiola made it clear- the prognosis is pessimistic.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola met the media today, virtually, and the session included a bombshell- Leroy Sane won’t be staying at the club long term. Heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich all spring long, this is not a surprise, but now it’s official.
“Leroy said he doesn’t want to extend the contract so it means he wants to leave and it’s going to happen this summer or at the end of the contract,” Guardiola said via the Zoom app that we have all now come to know and love during the lockdown.
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Manchester City was impressive in the way they dispatched Arsenal on Wednesday night, and they are heavily favored to win again on the weekend. If you’re betting on this match, like you would at w88, you see the odds looking like this: typically, a Manchester City would be win backed at 1/7, a Burnley FC victory priced at 18/1 with a draw to be had at 13 /2. The reigning champions have certainly shaken off the rust from the three month layoff as they look to make it two from two victories in project restart.
They’ll welcome Burnley FC, a mid-table side, in on Sunday night. Let’s take a look at who Pep Guardiola may select in his first team for this clash, having pretty much all his options available.
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The most popular football league on the planet is finally back today, June 17th 2020 after a three-month break. Fans can now breathe easy knowing their favorite teams will from tonight start competing against their rivals for honors. In this write-up, football experts from Lines.com highlight nine exciting things about the return of the Premier League.
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The 2020 Golden Boy award shortlist was announced today and the Premier League was very well represented on it. Manchester United, as well as Chelsea and Arsenal, all landed three names each on the list, which runs 100 long.
Two more teams, Manchester City and Liverpool, saw a pair of their players named to the list, while the English top flight landed 18 as a whole. Joao Felix won last year’s award which honors the most promising, fastest rising U21 footballer in Europe’s top leagues.
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Provided we don’t get a major COVID-19 outbreak within the Premier League, the English top flight is now back! The action finally returns with two matches on Wednesday, featuring the four sides that still have a game in hand on the rest of the league. The main event match is Manchester City hosting Arsenal.
Let’s run through the requisite FYIs, from the side of the hosts. We’ll have more, from the perspective of the road side, shortly. In the meantime, you can check out the City Starting XI prediction and the City Restarted Season Preview by going here.
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Pending any last minute health crises, the Premier League is back! The slate restarts with two matches on Wednesday, featuring the four teams that still have a game in hand against the rest of the league. The headliner fixture is Manchester City hosting Arsenal FC.
Let’s run through all the necessary preview material, from the side of the hosts. We’ll have much more, from the perspective of the road side, coming soon. You can check out the City Restarted Season Preview by going here.
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Another milestone in Project Restart was reached yesterday when the FA announced the upcoming fixture schedule. It’s been about three months since we’ve seen live football in England, but you can start counting the days now.
With that in mind, let’s commence our restarted season previews, complete with a best potential starting XI. Up next is Manchester City.
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