ALBION travel to the Etihad on Wednesday looking to continue a good run of form against league-leaders Manchester City (ko 8pm).
The opposition
Pep Guardiola’s side are currently 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League table, winning 21, drawing two and being defeated in just one of their 24 matches so far this season.
They lost their first game of the campaign a couple of weeks ago against Liverpool at Anfield, but have since bounced back with wins against Newcastle in the league, Bristol City in the Carabao Cup and Cardiff City in the FA Cup.
City made their first major signing of the January transfer window on Tuesday by bringing in Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte.
Last time out
Our most recent PL fixture against Man City was at the end of October when goals from Leroy Sane, Fernandinho and Raheem Sterling handed them a narrow 3-2 win at The Hawthorns despite strikes from Jay Rodriguez and Matt Phillips.
Albion also faced them in September in the third round of the Carabao Cup as Sane’s brace either side of Claudio Yacob’s effort saw City just about squeeze through.
Yacob celebrates scoring against City earlier on in the season.
Stats
Albion
- Jay Rodriguez has now scored five goals in his most recent six games in all competitions.
- The Baggies have won three of their last four matches in the league and cup, drawing the other one.
- Egyptian defender Ahmed Hegazi has made the second most clearances in the PL so far (174).
Manchester City
- City have netted two goals or more in each of their last 11 PL matches at the Etihad.
- Kevin De Bruyne and Sane are both leading the PL assists table with 10 each.
- Unsurprisingly, Guardiola’s team have made the most passes in the division this season (17,539).
From the archive
Highlights of Albion's 2-1 win over Manchester City in 2008.
Head to head
The head-to-head record sees City come out on top, mostly due to results in recent years.
Overall there have been 153 meetings between the sides. Albion have won 54 times, there have been 29 draws and City have been victorious on 70 occasions.
Man in the middle
The referee for Saturday’s game is Bobby Madley, and he’ll be assisted by Adam Nunn and Mick McDonough - with Kevin Friend as the fourth official.
It’ll be the third time Madley has refereed Albion this season having taken charge of the opening day win against Bournemouth and also the defeat away at Arsenal.
Ticket news
Tickets are still on general sale and are priced at £30 adults, £20 18-21s & seniors (over 65) and £15 U18s. They can be purchased online, in person from the East Stand Ticket Office or by calling 0121 227 2227.
The Baggies have been allocated 1,524 seats for the fixture.
Coach travel, departing Kidderminster at 2.45pm, Stourbridge and Lye at 3pm and The Hawthorns at 3.45pm, is available for £15.
Follow the game
Comprehensive coverage of the clash with Man City is available in our Match Centre, where you can listen to free live commentary on WBA Radio or follow our live text feed.
WBA Radio is the only service that allows Baggies fans around the world - from Smethwick to the Sahara - access to uninterrupted live commentaries from every one of our competitive games. Join Gez Mulholland and Dave Bowler for Baggies-biased live commentary on Wednesday.
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