Live on Sky: Manchester City vs Leicester preview

Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Manchester City vs Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Man City are set to have Sergio Aguero (thigh) and John Stones (muscle) available for the visit of Leicester. The pair have been back in training this week and could feature on Saturday evening, live on Sky Sports.

However, Pep Guardiola will remain without David Silva, who sustained a leg injury in the Manchester derby last month. Long-term absentee Leroy Sane (knee) has started light training again, but is still expected to be out for the foreseeable future.

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Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers reported a clean bill of health for his squad having made three changes in the midweek Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out win against Everton. Long-term absentee Matty James (Achilles) is back training with the squad but is not yet being considered for games.

How to follow

Man City vs Leicester is live on Saturday Night Football from 5pm; kick-off 5.30pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.

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• Manchester City have won four of their last five Premier League meetings with Leicester, losing the other in December last season (1-2 at King Power Stadium).
• Leicester have lost their last three Premier League away games against Man City, having won four of their first five visits to Maine Road/Etihad Stadium in the competition (L1).
• Manchester City haven't lost consecutive home league games since February 2016 under Manuel Pellegrini. However, one of those games was against Leicester (1-3), which was also the last time the sides faced with Leicester above City in the table.
• Manchester City have won 249 Premier League games since 1st January 2010 - they could become just the second team in English top-flight history to reach 250 victories in a single decade, after Manchester United in the 2000s (255).

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• Leicester have won their last four Premier League away games, by an aggregate score of 17-1. The Foxes have never previously won five consecutive away games in the top-flight.
• Leicester are winless in their last nine Premier League away games against reigning champions (D2 L7) since a 1-0 win against Man Utd in January 1998. The Foxes have failed to score in eight of those games.
• Leicester are one of just two teams with a 100% winning record when scoring first this season (along with Liverpool), winning all nine such games so far. Meanwhile, no side has won more games when conceding the first goal than the Foxes (3).

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• Man City's Sergio Aguero has scored five goals in his five home Premier League games against Leicester, despite the Argentine failing to score in three of those matches.
• Leicester's Jamie Vardy has the most goals in the Premier League this season (16), while Man City's Kevin De Bruyne has the most assists (9). They're the top two players for most goal involvements in the competition this season (Vardy 19, De Bruyne 15).
• Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers' next defeat will be his 50th in the Premier League - only against Manchester United (8) has he lost more games in the competition than he has against Manchester City (4).

Charlie's prediction

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We have a belting game here. Liverpool must be thinking they cannot lose here, but these two will believe the Premier League title race is not over.

This is the really interesting game for Brendan Rodgers' Leicester. They have the capability of going there and winning while playing an attractive match at the same time.

I do not think Man City have given up, but they cannot talk about the title challenge as it is of no relevance to them right now. If they can beat Leicester and reduce the gap to 11 points with Liverpool still to play their game in hand, it will be intriguing. If Liverpool then go to Leicester and lose, that gap then goes down to eight points and suddenly the difference is very similar to what it was last season.

What do these teams have to lose? I think Man City will finish in top two and Leicester will end up third. This is the ultimate test for Rodgers as he will want to play and showcase his style more so than normal. I genuinely think, with what we saw Man City do to Arsenal, they may have got the fire back in their belly.

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 3-1 (9/1 with Sky Bet)

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