Huddersfield Town vs. Man City
Venue: John Smith’s Stadium
Kick off: 5PM
Premier League newcomers Huddersfield Town find themselves firmly in midtable after 12 Premier League matches, but pacesetters Manchester City will pose their toughest challenge so far when they visit the John Smith’s Stadium on Sunday evening.
Pep Guardiola’s side boast the division’s only unbeaten record and head into the match against the Terriers with an eight-point lead at the top of the table.
Huddersfield may have gone down 4-0 at struggling Bournemouth last time out, but their form at the John Smith’s has been steady, having recently won two top-flight home games back to back.
One of those wins was an unlikely 2-1 victory over City’s local rivals Manchester United, which came via goals from Aaron Mooy and summer signing Laurent Depoitre.
Solid defending on home soil is the bedrock of David Wagner’s team, with Huddersfield having kept clean sheets in three of their six home league games this season.
They have conceded six in total at the John Smith’s, but four of those came in a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur.
Huddersfield, however, are leaking goals more frequently than they were in the early stages of the 2017-18 campaign.
City however head to this evening’s game in scintillating form, to the extent that they could equal their club record of 11 consecutive league wins, set in 2015.
That record, however, was set across two seasons. Guardiola’s charges are in the midst of a 10-match winning streak, which is already their all-time best in a single campaign.
Speaking of records, a win for City would see them become the first team in history to rack up 37 points from their opening 13 Premier League games.
Huddersfield possible XI: Lossl, Hadergjonaj, Schindler, Zanka, Malone, Van La Parra, Mooy, Hogg, Ince, Kachunga, Depoitre.
City possible XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Otamendi, Delph, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, De Bruyne, Sane, Jesus.