Manchester City will seek to bolster their UEFA Champions League qualification hopes when they host relegation-haunted Leicester City on Wednesday
Erling Haaland was on target when Pep Guardiola’s side won 2-0 at the King Power Stadium in late December and moved on to 30 goals for the campaign before being laid low in Sunday’s FA Cup quarterfinal win at Bournemouth.
Wolves’ win over West Ham on Tuesday left Leicester 12 points from safety with nine games to play and more or less doomed, irrespective of the outcome at the Etihad Stadium.
The Sporting News runs through the latest team news and injury updates for both sides.
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Man City vs. Leicester lineups, predicted starting 11, team news
Erling Haaland is out for seven weeks with an ankle injury, meaning centre-forward duties are likely to fall to Omar Marmoush, who scored the winning goal against Bournemouth after replacing his stricken teammate.
Savinho sat out that one for the birth of his first child but the Brazil winger is set to return, while the likelihood of Phil Foden playing centrally in Haaland’s absence probably means a start for Jeremy Doku or Jack Grealish out wide.
Nico O’Reilly claimed two assists after coming on at halftime at Bournemouth but the versatile academy standout is likely to have to wait for another opportunity from the bench. Pep Guardiola will not be on the touchline after receiving his third yellow card of the season.
Man City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ederson (GK) — Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol — Nico, Silva— Savinho, Foden, Doku — Marmoush
Injured: Rodri (ACL), Stones (thigh), Akanji (abductor), Ake (foot), Haaland (ankle)
Suspended: Guardiola (yellow card accumulation)
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Ricardo Pereira could return from his latest injury setback and would be an asset with Ruud van Nistelrooy most likely to field wing-backs.
Veteran striker Jamie Vardy has nine career goals against Manchester City and this could be his last chance to take that tally into double figures.
Winger Abdul Fatawu remains on the sidelines with a knee injury.
Leicester predicted lineup (3-4-2-1, right to left): Hermansen (GK) — Faes, Coady, Okoli — Justin, Ndidi, Winks, Kristiansen — Buonanotte, El Khannous — Vardy
Injured: Pereira (hamstring, doubt), Fatawu (knee)
Suspended: None
Man City vs. Leicester live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | USA Network, Universo | Fubo USA, NBC website/app., Universo Now, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo |
| Canada | — | Fubo Canada |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | Disney+ Hotstar, JioCinema |
