Wolverhampton Wanderers have to be feeling pretty good as they head to the City of Manchester Stadium for what will be the final match of the weekend. (Well, sort of weekend) Wolves have just knocked Liverpool, the team that currently leads the Premier League, out of the FA Cup this past Monday night.
They also ended up all square with Manchester City when they played the defending champions in the reverse fixture early in the 2018-19 season. That all said, Wolverhampton might be catching Manchester City at the absolute worst time. Pep Guardiola’s side seems to really be hitting their stride right now, and you can bet they’ll put out a strong first team for this one.
The Bank’s Manchester City Starting XI (4-3-3) Prediction vs Chelsea FC
Forwards: Leroy Sane, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling
Midfielders: David Silva, Fernandinho, Bernando Silva
Defenders: Danilo Aymeric Laporte John Stones Kyle Walker
Goalkeeper: Ederson
Wolverhampton Wanderers at Manchester City at FYIs
Kickoff: Monday, January 14, 8 PM local, City of Manchester Stadium
Google Result Probability: Manchester City win 47%, Draw 13%, Wolves win 5%
Injury Report for both sides: go to this link
Odds via Sky Bet: Manchester City 1/5 Draw 11/2, Wolverhampton win 12/1
Prediction: Manchester City 3, Wolverhampton 1
As always, feel free to post your own Manchester City or Wolverhampton starting XI prediction, as well as your score predictions.
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