West Brom vs Man City
Venue: The Hawthorns
Kick off: 3pm
Manchester City travel to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday (today), as Pep Guardiola looks to end his worst run of games in a season during his time in management.
The Citizens have gone six games without a win, including a heavy defeat against Barcelona in the Champions League and a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.
Tony Pulis will be looking to stifle Manchester City by keeping 11 men at the back and hope to catch them on the counter, something the likes of Everton have managed successfully against Guardiola’s men.
The former Stoke City manager has developed a reputation for keeping well packed defences and will make life difficult for Guardiola, who would not want to make it a run of seven games without a win.
Meanwhile, City played a second string side against United in the fourth round of the EFL Cup compared to Jose Mourinho, who went full throttle to secure his first victory over his rival this season.
The Citizens had beaten United 2-1 in the league but have since found it very difficult to find the rhythm they hit earlier in the season.
Sergio Aguero, who was left out against Barcelona, is expected to resume up top for the Citizens, having started on the bench in the EFL Cup.
On the injury front, Bacary Sagna is unavailable with a hamstring problem while Kevin de Bruyne has encountered a calf issue, which will keep him out of contention.
West Brom Possible XI: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Fletcher, Phillips, Chadli, Gardner, Brunt, Rondon.
Man City Possible XI: Bravo, Maffeo, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva, Aguero.