Peterborough vs Man City: TV channel, live stream, team news & preview

The Premier League leaders come up against the side sitting bottom of the Championship in the battle for a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup

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Manchester City are expected to cruise into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup as they visit Peterborough in the fifth round on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola's team are top of the Premier League and have failed to win just two of their last 15 matches in all competitions.

They take on a Peterborough side who are bottom of the Championship and have won just one point from their last six games.

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Ahead of the game, GOAL brings you everything you need to know, including how to watch, team news, odds and more.

Game	Peterborough vs Manchester City
Date	March 1
Kick-off time	7.15pm GMT

Peterborough vs Manchester City TV channel, live stream & how to watch

ITV 1 is showing Peterborough vs Manchester City live on TV in the United Kingdom (UK) and the game can also be streamed live online using the ITV Hub.

UK TV channel	UK online stream
ITV 1	ITV Hub

Peterborough team news & squad

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Cornell, Benda, Blackmore
Defenders	Knight, Beevers, Kent, Edwards, Fernandez, Coulson, Butler, Thompson, Mumba
Midfielders	Fuchs, Barker, Taylor, Norburn, Grant, Brown, Ward, Burrows, Szmodics, Poku
Forwards	Corbett, Randall, Clarke-Harris, Marriott, Jones, Morton, Taylor

Peterborough captain Oliver Norburn is missing because of a yellow card suspension, while Callum Morton is ineligible because he played in the FA Cup for Fleetwood Town earlier this season.

Jack Taylor and Dan Butler are out with hamstring and ankle issues, respectively, but Mark Beevers could return after recovering from injuries.

Predicted Peterborough starting XI: Benda, Knight, Beevers, Kent, Ward, Brown, Grant, Burrows, Szmodics, Marriott, Clarke-Harris.

Manchester City team news & squad

Position	Players
Goalkeepers	Ederson, Carson, Slicker
Defenders	Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake, Laporte, Cancelo
Midfielders	Gundogan, Grealish, Zinchenko, Rodri, Silva, Fernandinho, Foden, Palmer
Forwards	Sterling, De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Mahrez

Zack Steffen will miss the game due to injury, so veteran goalkeeper Scott Carson could be drafted in to start at Peterborough unless Pep Guardiola opts to use Ederson.

Guardiola has said that Oleksandr Zinchenko will likely start the game, while Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus could be involved in the starting XI after recently returning to the squad.

Kyle Walker is suspended for this game.

Predicted Manchester City starting XI: Carson, Cancelo, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Mahrez, Jesus, Grealish.

Betting odds & tips

Manchester City are heavy favourites to beat Peterborough at 1/10 (1.1) with bet365. At 20/1 to win, Peterborough are massive underdogs.

Riyad Mahrez is priced at 10/3 (4.3) to be the game's first goalscorer, while Gabriel Jesus can be backed at 4/1 (5.0).

City are expected to get a big win against the Championship side and can be backed with a -2 handicap at 5/6 (1.83).

Recent results & form

Peterborough last five results	Manchester City last five results
Peterborough 0-3 Hull (Feb 26)	Everton 0-1 Manchester City (Feb 26)
Fulham 2-1 Peterborough (Feb 23)	Manchester City 2-3 Tottenham (Feb 19)
Derby 1-0 Peterborough (Feb 19)	Sporting 0-5 Manchester City (Feb 15)
Peterborough 0-0 Reading (Feb 16)	Norwich 0-4 Manchester City (Feb 12)
Peterborough 0-1 Preston (Feb 12)	Manchester City 2-0 Brentford (Feb 9)

Peterborough's last victory was in the FA Cup fourth round against Queens Park Rangers.

Since then they have lost five and drawn one in the Championship, seeing them drop eight points from safety in the second tier.

Other than their home defeat at the hands of Tottenham, City have been in fine form in all competitions.

They bounced back with a narrow win at Everton in the Premier League on Saturday and are expected to make it through to the last eight in the FA Cup.

Odds correct at the time of writing. 18+. begambleaware.org