Aston Villa are reborn and will look to continue their momentous run on Saturday. The first-division clash against Manchester City is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC.
What They're Saying
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini (via Manchester Evenging News): "Maybe a new challenge [for Yaya Toure] is City also. There are lot of different places you can have it. City also is a challenge and I am sure Yaya is very happy here. We have a project here. Every year we are trying to improve."
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood (via BBC): "I'm not worried. To be honest, there is only one form of discipline, that's self-discipline. That's what really matters. Jack [Grealish] has to take that on board now. This is an eye-opener for him, he has to realize he has to be very careful who he can trust out there."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: A striker can save you from relegation. That is true of Christian Benteke in 2015. Riding scorching form, the 24-year-old boasts 10 goals and two assists in 24 appearances.
Manchester City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Hart; Kolarov, Mangala, Demichelis, Zabaleta; Fernando, Lampard; Silva, Toure, Nasri; Aguero
Aston Villa's Projected Lineup (4-3-2-1): Guzan; Bacuna, Okore, Vlaar, Richardson; Delph, Westwood, Cleverley; Grealish, N'Zogbia; Benteke
Updated League Table
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 65 | 26 | 39 | 76 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 66 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 65 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 64 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 57 | |||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 47 | 6 | 57 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 56 | |||
| 8 | Swansea City | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 47 | |||
| 9 | Stoke City | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 46 | |||
| 10 | West Ham United | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 43 | |||
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 42 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 41 | |||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 36 | |||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 35 | |||
| 15 | Aston Villa | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Sunderland | 32 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 48 | -23 | 29 | |||
| 17 | Hull City | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Leicester City | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 28 | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 33 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 26 | |||
| 20 | Burnley | 33 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 51 | -25 | 26 |
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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