Preston vs Man City
Carabao Cup 2019/20
Venue: Deepdale Stadium
Date: Tuesday 24th September, 2019
Kick-off time: 7:45pm BST
Manchester City begin their Carabao Cup defence on Tuesday night with a trip to Preston North End.
Reeling from a shocking 3-2 defeat at Norwich, Man City hit eight past Watford at the weekend, scoring five times in 18 minutes - the quickest any Premier League side has ever scored that many goals.
Pep Guardiola will ring the changes at Deepdale, but he will still have a side more than capable of inflicting misery on the Lilywhites - who sit third in the Championship after a fine start - unless the hosts are at the top of their game.
Man City team news and predicted lineup
Leroy Sane and Aymeric Laporte (both knee) are out long-term for City, while John Stones is also on the sidelines.
Eric Garcia should start at centre-back alongside Nicolas Otamendi, while the likes of Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus will almost certainly play - as will Raheem Sterling, who was left on the bench against Watford.
Man City predicted XI: Bravo, Cancelo, Garcia, Otamendi, Angelino, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Foden, Jesus
Prediction: Preston 0-3 Man City
Even with a number of changes to their starting XI, Man City will have a lineup that is arguably capable of a Premier League title challenge on its own.
Norwich showed that playing out from the back against City's high press can reap rewards, but it is difficult to look beyond anything other than a comprehensive away win.
Tickets
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Match odds
- Man City to win: 2/15
- Draw: 9.5/1
- Preston to win: 24/1
TV channel and live stream information
The match will not be televised live in the UK.
You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog with James Robson at Deepdale.
Head to head (h2h) results and history
The two clubs have faced each other numerous times over the years.
Man City have won 41 times to Preston's 34, with 18 draws thrown in for good measure - and the last time they met, City won 3-1 in the FA Cup at Deepdale back in February 2007.
