Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a match between Manchester City and Leicester City. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Etihad in Manchester and can be live streamed here free.

What They're Saying

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini (via BBC): "The only pressure [I feel] is when I don't see my team playing like I want it to. Never when I sign a contract do they tell me I have to win the title every year, or five titles in five years."

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson (via the Express): "Before a ball is kicked in a season, people would look at a fixture like this and say it is a bit of a bonus game. But we can't have too many bonus games now here on in because we haven't got enough points for that."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Wilfried Bony was transferred from Swansea City to provide Manchester City depth at the forward position. The 26-year-old, however, is yet to open his club account and has only featured in 43 competitive minutes. With mid-week rotation in mind, he'll look to return to his Swansea City form on Wednesday.

Manchester City's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Hart; Kolarov, Mangala, Kompany, Zabaleta; Silva, Toure, Fernandinho, Nasri; Aguero, Bony

Leicester City's Projected Lineup (5-4-1): Schwarzer; Konchesky, Morgan, huth, Upson, Simpson; Schlupp, Cambiasso, James, Mahrez; Kramaric

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

26

18

6

2

56

22

34

60

2

Manchester City

27

16

7

4

57

27

30

55

3

Arsenal

27

15

6

6

51

29

22

51

4

Manchester United

27

14

8

5

46

26

20

50

5

Southampton

28

15

4

9

39

20

19

49

6

Liverpool

27

14

6

7

40

30

10

48

7

Tottenham Hotspur

26

13

5

8

41

36

5

44

8

Swansea City

27

11

7

9

31

34

-3

40

9

West Ham United

27

10

9

8

39

33

6

39

10

Stoke City

27

11

6

10

31

34

-3

39

11

Newcastle United

27

9

8

10

32

42

-10

35

12

Crystal Palace

28

7

9

12

31

39

-8

30

13

West Bromwich Albion

28

7

9

12

26

36

-10

30

14

Everton

27

6

10

11

33

39

-6

28

15

Hull City

28

6

9

13

26

37

-11

27

16

Sunderland

28

4

14

10

23

39

-16

26

17

Aston Villa

28

6

7

15

15

38

-23

25

18

Queens Park Rangers

26

6

4

16

27

45

-18

22

19

Burnley

27

4

10

13

25

45

-20

22

20

Leicester City

26

4

6

16

24

42

-18

18