First title contender to enter the field in round 33 of the Premier Leagueo Manchester City goes with everything in search of victory against the Luton Town. The match takes place this Saturday (13), at 11am (Brasília time), with live broadcast and exclusive to Star+ subscribers.
A victory is enough to place Pep Guardiola’s team provisionally in first place in the English Championship. With 70 points, the current three-time champion is one behind Arsenal e Liverpoolwho play on Sunday (14) against Aston Villa e Crystal Palacerespectively.
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In addition to the possible leadership, City defends a series of 26 matches without defeat. The last time he was outplayed on the field came on December 6, against Aston Villa, in Birmingham.
Luton, in turn, lives a very different reality. Sum 25 points and currently occupies 18th position, precisely the one that opens the relegation zone. The team is looking for an obstacle at the Etihad Stadium to perhaps increase the chance of escaping the fall.
Predictions for Manchester City x Luton Town
Pedro Ivo Almeida: Manchester City 2 x 1 Luton Town
Ubiratan Leal: Manchester City 3 x 0 Luton Town
André Donke: Manchester City 4 x 1 Luton Town
Probable lineups for Manchester City x Luton Town
At City, the tendency is for Guardiola to rest some of his stars thinking about the return match against Real Madridnext Wednesday (17), for the quarter-finals of Champions League. On the other hand, there is a good chance that Kevin de Bruynewho was ill and therefore did not play at the Santiago Bernabéu, be selected.
A possible lineup for this Saturday has: Ederson; Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias and Josh Gvardiol; Rodry, Matthew Nunes and Kevin de Bruyne; Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku.
On Luton Town’s side, the mission will be to stop one of the most feared attacks in the world. To do this, coach Rob Edwards must send the following to the field: Kaminski; Hashioka, Doughty, Mengi, Burke and Kaboré; Barkley and Clark; Chong, Townsend and Morris.