Manchester City continue their bid to challenge all fronts as they face Watford in the third round of the Carabao Cup tonight.
Pep Guardiola has made a habit out of winning this competition during his time in charge of the club, lifting it on four separate occasions.
Still, it has been three years since the last. In that time, Liverpool and Manchester United have both won it, so City will no doubt be keen to ensure their name is written on the trophy once more after March’s final.
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Tonight’s game comes just two days after their dramatic last-gasp draw in a feisty tussle with title rivals Arsenal that saw reigning champions City eventually maintain their place at the top-flight summit, but at the expense of influential midfielder Rodri now potentially lost for the season with a serious knee injury.
Guardiola will be expected to ring the changes against Watford - who beat MK Dons and Plymouth to reach the third round - in what is a repeat of the 2019 FA Cup final, with Tom Cleverley’s Hornets now winless in their last three matches after an otherwise impressive start to the season in the Championship.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Man City vs Watford is scheduled for a 7:45pm BST kick-off tonight on Tuesday September 24, 2024.
The Etihad Stadium in Manchester will host the match.
Where to watch Man City vs Watford
TV channel: The game will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports+.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch on a live stream online via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.
Man City vs Watford team news
Man City XI: Ortega, Walker, Stones, Braithwaite, Lewis, O’Reilly, Nunes, McAtee, Doku, Grealish, Foden
Subs: Ederson, Dias, Kovacic, Gundogan, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Akanji, Savinho, Wright
Watford XI: Bond, Ogbonna, Porteous, Morris, Larouci, Ince, Louza, Sema, Baah, Ebosele, Bayo
Subs: Marriott, Pollock, Chakvetadze, Vata, Dwomoh, Tikvic, Doumbia, Dele-Bashiru, Adu-Poku
Man City vs Watford prediction
City should make light work of the Hornets, even with rotation in mind.
Man City to win, 4-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Man City wins: 22
Draws: 5
Watford wins: 6
Man City vs Watford match odds
Man City to win: 1/8
Watford to win: 17/1
Draw: 8/1
