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England FA Cup - Manchester City VS Plymouth Argyle Prediciton
England FA Cup - Manchester City VS Plymouth Argyle
Match Time:02-03-2025 01:45 Sunday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Manchester City
The Premier League champions will be without Rodri due to his long-term knee issue. In addition, Manuel Akanji, John Stones and Oscar Bobb are on the sidelines. Manchester City are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Plymouth Argyle, with Stefan Ortega in goal.
Matheus Nunes and Nathan Ake will start in the full-back areas, and they will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov will form the central defensive partnership.
As for the midfield unit, Nico Gonzalez and Ilkay Gundogan will add creativity and composure to the side in the middle of the park. James McAtee will start as the central attacking midfielder, and he will look to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates.
Savinho and Omar Marmoush will start on the flanks, and they will add goals and creativity from the wide areas. Finally, Erling Haaland will lead the line for Manchester City vs Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.
Plymouth Argyle
The away side will be without Joe Edwards and Brendan Galloway. Muhamed Tijani and Ryan Hardie will miss out with hamstring issues as well. Plymouth Argyle are likely to shape up in a 3-4-2-1 formation vs Manchester City, with Conor Hazard in goal.
Julio Pleguezuelo will start alongside Nikola Katic and Maksym Talovyerov in the central defensive unit. Matthew Sorinola and Tymoteusz Puchacz will start as the wing-backs. They will look to keep things compact defensively and hit Manchester City on the break here.
Adam Randell and Jordan Houghton will add a defensive cover and physicality to the side. Callum Wright and Rami Al Hajj will start as the advanced central midfielders, and they will look to create opportunities for their teammates. Finally, Mustapha Bundu will spearhead the Plymouth Argyle attack vs Manchester City on Saturday.
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ortega; Lewis, Reis, Ake, O'Reilly; Gundogan, De Bruyne; McAtee, Foden, Doku; Marmoush
Plymouth Argyle possible starting lineup:
Hazard; Talovierov, Katic, Pleguezuelo; Sorinola, Randell, Gyabi, Puchacz; Wright, Al Hajj; Bundu
Prediction: Manchester City 4-0 Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth could become the first team from outside the top flight to eliminate Premier League opposition in three consecutive rounds of the FA Cup since Wigan Athletic in 2017-18, but their next opponents Man City have won their last 18 FA Cup tie against teams from lower divisions by an aggregate score of 69-9, since losing 1-0 at Wigan in the 2017-18 fifth round. Muslic will hope that his Pilgrims players can deliver another spirited performance, but it is difficult to envisage the visitors pulling off another cup shock this weekend, as Man City should be too strong for them at the Etihad, even if Guardiola opts to make multiple changes.
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