Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a match between Stoke City and Manchester City. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes (via Mirror): "You get to this stage of the season and start running out of games. A 10-point gap before Christmas doesn't worry teams. With 12 to 14 games left, it is more difficult. The more games chalked off, the greater the difficulty [Manchester] City will find. City will probably need to win every game they have left to beat Chelsea."
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini (via BBC): "He is a very important player and it is very important to have Yaya [Toure] back, but we don't just depend on one player. We must win without him."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: One of the other players Pellegrini must depend on this Wednesday is Samir Nasri. In 17 league appearances, the 27-year-old has four assists and an average of 2.8 key passes.
Manchester City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Begovic; Wilson, Muniesa, Wollscheid, Bardsley; Whelan, N'Zonzi; Moses, Walters, Diouf; Crouch
Stoke City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Hart; Clichy, Mangala, Kompany, Sagna; Fernandinho, Fernando; Nasri, Silva, Milner; Aguero
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
24 |
17 |
5 |
2 |
54 |
21 |
33 |
56 |
|||
|
2 |
Manchester City |
24 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
47 |
24 |
23 |
49 |
|||
|
3 |
Southampton |
24 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
38 |
17 |
21 |
45 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
25 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
47 |
28 |
19 |
45 |
|||
|
5 |
Manchester United |
24 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
40 |
23 |
17 |
44 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
25 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
39 |
34 |
5 |
43 |
|||
|
7 |
Liverpool |
25 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
36 |
29 |
7 |
42 |
|||
|
8 |
West Ham United |
24 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
36 |
28 |
8 |
37 |
|||
|
9 |
Swansea City |
24 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
28 |
31 |
-3 |
34 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
24 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
27 |
29 |
-2 |
33 |
|||
|
11 |
Newcastle United |
24 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
30 |
36 |
-6 |
31 |
|||
|
12 |
Everton |
24 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
31 |
34 |
-3 |
27 |
|||
|
13 |
Crystal Palace |
24 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
26 |
34 |
-8 |
26 |
|||
|
14 |
Sunderland |
25 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
22 |
36 |
-14 |
24 |
|||
|
15 |
Hull City |
25 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
23 |
34 |
-11 |
23 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
24 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
34 |
-12 |
23 |
|||
|
17 |
Queens Park Rangers |
25 |
6 |
4 |
15 |
26 |
43 |
-17 |
22 |
|||
|
18 |
Aston Villa |
25 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
34 |
-22 |
22 |
|||
|
19 |
Burnley |
24 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
23 |
40 |
-17 |
21 |
|||
|
20 |
Leicester City |
25 |
4 |
5 |
16 |
22 |
40 |
-18 |
17 |
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