Played
April 11, 2012 2:45 PM EDT
Etihad Stadium — Manchester
Referee: K. Friend
Attendance: 46746
April 11, 2012 2:45 PM EDT
Etihad Stadium — Manchester
Referee: K. Friend
Attendance: 46746
Premier League Preview: Manchester City - West Brom
Roberto Mancini's men will hope to bounce back from defeat to Arsenal at the weekend and continue their strong form at the Etihad Stadium against the Midlands side
By Simon Sinclair
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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MANCHESTER CITY
 Hart Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy Barry, De Jong Nasri, Silva, Johnson Aguero |
WEST BROM
 Foster Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgwell Dorrans, Mulumbu, Scharner,Andrews, Brunt Odemwingie |
Roberto Mancini will be without controversial striker Mario Balotelli after he received a red card in City’s loss to Arsenal on Sunday. Yaya Toure may also be unavailable as he was substituted in the first half against the Gunners with a knee injury. However, David Silva could be set to return to the fold following his absence due to a knee injury.
Roy Hodgson is likely to stick with the same team which beat Blackburn at the weekend but could opt to go with five in midfield against City, recalling Paul Scharner in place of Saturday’s goal scorer Marc Antoine-Fortune. Jerome Thomas could be fit to return although, due to the performance of Chris Brunt and Graham Dorrans at the weekend, Hodgson may opt to leave him on the bench.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- In 64 meetings between the sides in Manchester, City has won 38 times while West Brom have recorded victory 16 times and there have been 10 draws.
- The Baggies last win when playing away at City came in 2003 when
they ran out 2-1 victors.
- Roberto Mancini’s side is unbeaten in its last four games against the Midlands outfit.
- City has dropped just two points at home all season, as they drew 3-3 with Sunderland last time out at the Etihad.
- West Brom has the best away record outside of the top six, taking 22 points from their 16 away games so far this campaign.
- City has won just one of their last five Premier League matches.
- Peter Odemwingie has gone six games without scoring, his second-leanest spell of the season.
- Sergio Aguero (pictured right) has only scored two goals from open play in 2012. He has scored four goals in total, though two were penalties.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Manchester City 0-1 West Bromwich
- 16.94 %
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Manchester City 3-0 West Bromwich
- 16.47 %
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Manchester City 1-2 West Bromwich
- 9.46 %
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | May 7, 2013 | Manchester City 1 - West Bromwich 0 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Oct 20, 2012 | West Bromwich 1 - Manchester City 2 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Apr 11, 2012 | Manchester City 4 - West Bromwich 0 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Dec 26, 2011 | West Bromwich 0 - Manchester City 0 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Feb 5, 2011 | Manchester City 3 - West Bromwich 0 |
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Manchester City
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| May 23, 2013 | Chelsea 3 - Manchester City 4 | FR |
| May 19, 2013 | Manchester City 2 - Norwich City 3 | EPL |
| May 14, 2013 | Reading 0 - Manchester City 2 | EPL |
| May 11, 2013 | Manchester City 0 - Wigan Athletic 1 | FA |
| May 7, 2013 | Manchester City 1 - West Bromwich 0 | EPL |
West Bromwich
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| May 19, 2013 | West Bromwich 5 - Manchester United 5 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Norwich City 4 - West Bromwich 0 | EPL |
| May 7, 2013 | Manchester City 1 - West Bromwich 0 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | West Bromwich 2 - Wigan Athletic 3 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Southampton 0 - West Bromwich 3 | EPL |
| 1 | Joe Hart | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Micah Richards | Defender |
| 4 | Vincent Kompany | Defender |
| 6 | Joleon Lescott | Defender |
| 22 | Gael Clichy | Defender |
| 18 | Gareth Barry | Midfielder |
| 8 | Samir Nasri | Midfielder |
| 21 | David Silva | Striker |
| 34 | Nigel De Jong | Midfielder |
| 16 | Sergio Agüero | Striker |
| 32 | Carlos Tévez | Striker |
| 30 | Costel Pantilimon | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Pablo Zabaleta | Defender |
| 13 | Aleksandar Kolarov | Defender |
| 7 | James Milner | Midfielder |
| 26 | David Pizarro | Midfielder |
| 11 | Adam Johnson | Midfielder |
| 10 | Edin Dzeko | Striker |
| 1 | Ben Foster | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Jonas Olsson | Defender |
| 3 | Nicky Shorey | Defender |
| 25 | Craig Dawson | Defender |
| 28 | Billy Jones | Midfielder |
| 17 | Keith Andrews | Midfielder |
| 17 | Graham Dorrans | Midfielder |
| 21 | Youssouf Mulumbu | Midfielder |
| 7 | Paul Scharner | Midfielder |
| 9 | Shane Long | Striker |
| - | Simon Cox | Striker |
| 19 | Luke Daniels | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Gareth McAuley | Defender |
| - | James Hurst | Defender |
| 5 | Somen Tchoyi | Midfielder |
| 39 | Kemar Roofe | Midfielder |
| 24 | Peter Odemwingie | Striker |
| 32 | Marc-Antoine Fortune | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |
