Bristol City vs Manchester City – League Cup – Preview

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Sreya

Bristol City vs Manchester City – Bristol City hosts Manchester City at the Ashton Gate on 23rd January, Tuesday in the second leg of their English Football League Cup semi-finals.

Bristol City have garnered the reputation of being giant killers in this season’s League Cup having already eliminated Watford, Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Manchester United in the earlier rounds, but their first defeat of the season came at the hands of Manchester City in a 1-2 loss in the first leg.

Manchester City are the favorites to clinch the League Cup, having already secured the Premiership, and has seen off West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City in the earlier rounds.

Team News

Gary O’Neil, Jens Hegeler, Eros Pisano and Callum Dowda are sidelined through injuries for Bristol City while Manchester City are without the injured Benjamin Mendy, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden and Fabian Delph.

Bristol City Possible Starting Lineup: Steele, Wright, Flint, Baker, Magnusson, Brownhill, Smith, Pack, Bryan, Paterson, Reid.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Claudio Bravo, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Zinchenko, Ilkay Gundogan, Fernandinho, Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane.

“We have to score – we know that. We’re at home so we want to impose ourselves. We have to play with content and character. I know that we’ll have chances. We’ve got a good bench and I think it’ll be nice and attacking.”

– Lee Johnson, Bristol City.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Bristol City vs Manchester City H2H Stats, Manchester City have won four and lost one of their previous five matches against Bristol City in all competitions.

An away goal at the Etihad has managed to keep Bristol City in the contest, but Manchester City’s injury-time winner has allowed Guardiola’s side to take a minuscule advantage into the second leg.

Manchester City are likely to win 1-0 tonight and are the favorites to progress to the finals of the League Cup.