Swansea vs Manchester City
England FA Cup
Date: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Kick-Off at 17.30 UK
Venue: Liberty Stadium.
All eyes will be on Liberty Stadium when Swansea City and Manchester City square off against each other in the FA Cup last 16.
The Swans aim to build on back-to-back Championship wins over Rotherham United and Norwich City, but they face an uphill task in Wednesday’s showdown.
Since Swansea City boss Steve Cooper is likely to stick to his rotation policy in the FA Cup, home win should not be considered.
The Citizens, on the other hand, moved one step closer to regaining the Premier League trophy thanks to a splendid 4-1 win at Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola’s men look unstoppable in 2021, and regardless of which players will be deployed in the starting XI, away win should be considered.
Both Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero remain on the sidelines, while Kyle Walker will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Swansea vs Manchester City Head-to-head
Teams Swansea Manchester City played so far 16 matches.
Swansea won 1 direct matches. Manchester City won 13 matches. 2 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 3.25 goals per Match.
Swansea vs Manchester City Prediction
Swansea in actual season average scored 1.42 goals per match. In 12 (75.00%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 5 (31.25%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Manchester City average scored 2.09 goals per match in season 2021. In 12 (70.59%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 7 (41.18%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
City have been without key man Kevin De Bruyne for the past few weeks and the Belgian playmaker is not expected to return until the end of the month.
Sergio Aguero is back in training after recovering from coronavirus but is not ready for a return to action, while Nathan Ake is the visitors' other injury absentee.
Full-back Kyle Walker missed the Liverpool victory through injury but could make his comeback here.
Guardiola has plenty of squad depth to rotate his side, and that is likely to be the case ahead of next weekend's league clash with Tottenham Hotspur.
As for Swansea, they are without injured trio Korey Smith, Liam Cullen and Steven Benda.
After rotating his side in the previous rounds, Cooper is expected to go with his strongest available lineup on Wednesday.
That will surely mean a starting spot for Conor Hourihane, who has scored in all three league games since joining on loan from Aston Villa last month.
Swansea City possible starting lineup:
Woodman; Naughton, Cabango, Guehi; Roberts, Hourihane, Dhanda, Grimes, Manning; Lowe, Ayew
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Steffen; Walker, Garcia, Laporte, Mendy; Fernandinho, Doyle; Mahrez, Silva, Torres; Jesus