next : swansea (h)

[iwasthere2012]

I suppose we'll find out but I'm not sure Swansea do parking the bus.
One of the things I like about them so far is that they try to play football.

It leaves them quite vulnerable though.

[Grandad Rosler]

The Swans defence is rubbish. Our attack is fantastic. I can only see a win for us.
They have Siggy so I would not be surprised if they score but we will score more.

We have a run of matches coming up that on paper we should win.
The issue is our defence is very vulnerable and our attack is very young so I expect some inconsistent performances.

I've often wondered why Sigurdson hasn't moved on to bigger and better things after re-establishing at Swansea although I didn't think he was a flop at Spurs either.

[City64]

Bollocks 12.30 KO , terrible ! Oh well 10 am start in spoons it is !

[Wonderwall]

Bollocks 12.30 KO , terrible ! Oh well 10 am start in spoons it is !

13.30 KO Mr 64. Chill your Stella's. 12.30 is the sky program time.

[Nigels Tackle]

Bollocks 12.30 KO , terrible ! Oh well 10 am start in spoons it is !

13.30 KO Mr 64. Chill your Stella's. 12.30 is the sky program time.

he'll still be starting at 10 (which is late by 'spoons standards).

[City64]

Bollocks 12.30 KO , terrible ! Oh well 10 am start in spoons it is !

13.30 KO Mr 64. Chill your Stella's. 12.30 is the sky program time.

Oh right cool that's a bit better , extra hour in the pub !

[carl_feedthegoat]

Swansea have won 3 out of 4 , they also have one of the highest percentages of crosses into the pen area...it wont be fuckign easy on sunday ! Clement has them playing good football.

[Slim]

Manchester City v Swansea City: Opta facts

• Manchester City have lost only one of their 11 Premier League matches against Swansea City (W8 D2) and are unbeaten in the last nine.
• Swansea have lost all five of their Premier League visits to the Etihad, conceding 12 goals and scoring just two.
• Indeed, Swansea haven't won away at Manchester City in the league since March 1951, losing all 10 matches since then.
• Sergio Aguero bagged a brace in the reverse fixture at Liberty Stadium as the Citizens ran out 3-1 winners. Aguero hadn't scored against the Swans since his PL debut in August 2011, in which he netted twice off the bench.
• Gabriel Jesus had a hand in two goals on his first Premier League start in their midweek win over West Ham - one more goal involvement that Sergio
• Aguero in his last five Premier League appearances (one goal, no assists).
• In fact, Aguero has got as many red cards (1) as goals (1) in his last five Premier League appearances.
• Yaya Toure has had a hand in six goals in his last six Premier League apps against Swansea (four goals, two assists).
• Yaya Toure has now scored all of his 11 penalties in the Premier League following his midweek spot-kick against West Ham. He has scored the most of any player with a 100% record from the spot in the competition.
• Manchester City have won just two of their last 12 Premier League games played on a Sunday (W2 D5 L5).
• Paul Clement has won three of his four Premier League matches in charge of Swansea (L1) - as many as the Swans won in their first 19 of this campaign.
• Swansea have won their last two away Premier League games - they have only won three in a row once before, doing so in August 2014 under Garry Monk.

[Saul Goodman]

Swansea have won 3 out of 4 , they also have one of the highest percentages of crosses into the pen area...it wont be fuckign easy on sunday ! Clement has them playing good football.

And Sigurdsson likes taking pops from outside the box. Gotta have Fern starting so he can occupy that space in front of the CBs

[mr_nool]

Sterling is gonna rip Olsson a new arse hole.
We should be alright.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

Sterling is gonna rip Olsson a new arse hole.
We should be alright.

Seriously hope you're right Mr Nool and Pep doesn't, in a fit of inspiration, decide to play Navas instead of Sterling.

I really do hope Pep keeps our new front three together for a few games to see how they develop, instead of rotating unnecessarily. They are the future, after all.

[dazby]

Nope, Pep will give Kun the right of reply and we'll see if he's up to the challenge or not.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Nope, Pep will give Kun the right of reply and we'll see if he's up to the challenge or not.

Hope not, for now I'd stick with that trio, seize the moment.

[nottsblue]

Nope, Pep will give Kun the right of reply and we'll see if he's up to the challenge or not.

I also think Pep will start Aguero. What a nice dilemma though for him

[iwasthere2012]

I think we may see Kompany start this one.

[nottsblue]

I think we may see Kompany start this one.

Hope so

[Slim]

Scary front line, but where is the Navas love?

Willy
Sagna--Kompany--Stones--Kolarov
Fern1--Yaya
De Bruyne
Jesus--Aguero--Sane

[Nigels Tackle]

Scary front line, but where is the Navas love?

Willy
Sagna--Kompany--Stones--Kolarov
Fern1--Yaya
De Bruyne
Jesus--Aguero--Sane

sterling would offer more in that front 3

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Scary front line, but where is the Navas love?

Willy
Sagna--Kompany--Stones--Kolarov
Fern1--Yaya
De Bruyne
Jesus--Aguero--Sane

sterling would offer more in that front 3

On current form I agree, don't get why we'd fuck with the momentum that's building by forcing our out of form striker in to the starting XI.

[IanWright]

Please tell me aguero plays. My FPL team is taking a beating