How to watch today's Manchester City vs Plymouth FA Cup game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Manchester Citywill take on Plymouth in the fifth round of the FA Cup at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

City beat Tottenham Hotspur in their mid-week Premier League outing to pick up what was only their second win in the last five games. They will be much more confident of a win this weekend in the FA Cup.

Plymouth have registered draws in their last two games and need to be at their best to even challenge the hosts at their own home turf.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Manchester City vs Plymouth online - TV channels & live streams

ESPN+

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The match will be shown live on ESPN+ in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Manchester City vs Plymouth kick-off time

FA Cup - FA Cup

Etihad Stadium

The match will be played at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, with kick-off at 12.45 pm ET for fans in the US.

Team news & squads

Manchester City vs Plymouth lineups

Manchester City

4-2-3-1

Formation

3-4-3

PLY

18

S. Ortega

82

R. Lewis

75

N. O'Reilly

6

N. Ake

22

V. Reis

19

I. Gundogan

10

J. Grealish

20

B. Silva

17

K. De Bruyne

87

J. McAtee

47

P. Foden

21

C. Hazard

5

J. Pleguezuelo

25

N. Katic

40

M. Talovierov

2

B. Mumba

18

D. Gyabi

3

N. Ogbeta

19

M. Boateng

15

M. Bundu

11

C. Wright

29

M. Sorinola

3-4-3

PLY

MCI

-Line up

• 18

  S. Ortega

• 82

  R. Lewis

• 75

  N. O'Reilly

  45’ + 1’, 76’

• 6

  N. Ake

  45’

• 22

  V. Reis

• 19

  I. Gundogan

• 10

  J. Grealish

• 20

  B. Silva

• 17

  K. De Bruyne

  45’ + 1’

  90’

• 87

  J. McAtee

  59’

• 47

  P. Foden

  76’

  83’

Substitutes

• 7

  O. Marmoush

• 9

  Erling Haaland

  59’

  90’

• 3

  R. Dias

  45’

• 11

  J. Doku

• 31

  Ederson

• 26

  Savinho

• 24

  J. Gvardiol

• 27

  M. Nunes

• 14

  N. Gonzalez

  83’

Manager

• P. Guardiola

PLY

-Line up

• 21

  C. Hazard

• 5

  J. Pleguezuelo

• 25

  N. Katic

• 40

  M. Talovierov

  38’

• 2

  B. Mumba

  64’

• 18

  D. Gyabi

  64’

• 3

  N. Ogbeta

  71’

• 19

  M. Boateng

• 15

  M. Bundu

  64’

• 11

  C. Wright

• 29

  M. Sorinola

  38’

  80’

Substitutes

• 31

  D. Grimshaw

• 8

  J. Edwards

• 4

  J. Houghton

  64’

• 17

  T. Puchacz

  71’

• 30

  M. Baidoo

  64’

• 6

  K. Szucs

  80’

• 28

  R. Al Hajj

  64’

• 44

  V. Palsson

• 34

  C. Roberts

Manager

• M. Muslic

Manchester City team news

Manchester City will be missing key players as Rodri, Manuel Akanji, and John Stones remain sidelined.

Although Oscar Bobb is nearing full fitness, his recovery will not be complete in time for this weekend’s fixture.

Plymouth team news

Over at Plymouth, Muhamed Tijani is expected to be out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury.

Ryan Hardie, Brendan Galloway, and Joe Edwards are still in the treatment room.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

Standings

Useful links

• Latest betting updates
• FA Cup news
• Plymouth team page
• Manchester City team page
• Soccer on TV in the US
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