Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a match between Manchester City and West Brom. The first-division clash scheduled for 8:45 a.m. ET will be held at the Etihad in Manchester and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
What They're Saying
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini (via the Guardian): "At the end of the season, we'll see what we analyze [and what] is the future, but I don't have any problems or am worried about that. Maybe it is not the moment to try to explain different things. It's very important for this team to try to win something every year, but I don't think it is absolutely necessary to think that you [have to] improve because there are a lot of things that you must analyze in the right moment."
West Brom defender Gareth McAuley (via Birmingham Mail): "I think the clean sheets we have picked up since then were a key element. No matter how badly we were playing in games, if we didn't concede goals, we were in with a chance."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: McAuley has proven to be a stalwart defender in recent weeks. In 15 appearances, the 35-year-old is averaging two interceptions and 6.4 clearances.
Manchester City's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Hart; Clichy, Demichelis, Kompany, Zabaleta; Silva, Toure, Fernando, Navas; Aguero, Bony
West Brom's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Myhill; Baird, Lescott, McAuley, Dawson; Fletcher, Gardner; Morrisson, Berahino, Sessegnon; Ideye
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 |
28 |
19 |
7 |
2 |
58 |
23 |
35 |
64 |
|||
|
2 |
Manchester City |
29 |
17 |
7 |
5 |
59 |
28 |
31 |
58 |
|||
|
3 |
Arsenal |
29 |
17 |
6 |
6 |
56 |
30 |
26 |
57 |
|||
|
4 |
Manchester United |
29 |
16 |
8 |
5 |
50 |
26 |
24 |
56 |
|||
|
5 |
Liverpool |
29 |
16 |
6 |
7 |
43 |
30 |
13 |
54 |
|||
|
6 |
Southampton |
29 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
40 |
21 |
19 |
50 |
|||
|
7 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
29 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
46 |
42 |
4 |
50 |
|||
|
8 |
Stoke City |
29 |
12 |
6 |
11 |
33 |
35 |
-2 |
42 |
|||
|
9 |
Swansea City |
29 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
33 |
38 |
-5 |
40 |
|||
|
10 |
West Ham United |
29 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
39 |
37 |
2 |
39 |
|||
|
11 |
Newcastle United |
29 |
9 |
8 |
12 |
32 |
46 |
-14 |
35 |
|||
|
12 |
Crystal Palace |
29 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
34 |
40 |
-6 |
33 |
|||
|
13 |
West Bromwich Albion |
29 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
27 |
36 |
-9 |
33 |
|||
|
14 |
Everton |
29 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
36 |
41 |
-5 |
31 |
|||
|
15 |
Hull City |
29 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
26 |
37 |
-11 |
28 |
|||
|
16 |
Aston Villa |
29 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
19 |
38 |
-19 |
28 |
|||
|
17 |
Sunderland |
29 |
4 |
14 |
11 |
23 |
43 |
-20 |
26 |
|||
|
18 |
Burnley |
29 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
26 |
47 |
-21 |
25 |
|||
|
19 |
Queens Park Rangers |
29 |
6 |
4 |
19 |
30 |
52 |
-22 |
22 |
|||
|
20 |
Leicester City |
28 |
4 |
7 |
17 |
24 |
44 |
-20 |
19 |
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