Plymouth Argyle hopes to pull another Giganta FA Cup on Saturday afternoon at Manchester City at Etihad Stadium.
The championship fighters completed one of the big uprising buyers in the fourth round as they beat escape leaders in the Premier League Liverpool – Although very facing the red side – 1-0 in the home park.
Miron Musslic suspiciously had a positive impact on this Plymouth team since inherited Wayne Rooney as a manager, and the Austrian has been overseen in recent weeks by a subtle revival. Now they are 22th in the championship and three points for safety.
The city was not a joget in previous years 2024/25, but this is still a huge opportunity for visitors. Pepa Guardiola’s side bounced off his defeat to Real Madrid and Liverpool by beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Wednesday night.
They avoided intimidation in the fourth round when they lagged out on the stunning goal of Stefan Orteg’s own goal after Jamie Donley hit a cross with exceptional effort from afar. Faded Kevin de Bruyne completed a turn in Leyton Orient to set this fastener. After leaving Champions League And collapsing from the title race at the end of 2024, FA Cup remained from the perspective of a silver accessory this season.
Here 90min A guide for Saturday Fa cup Shout of the fifth circle.
Man City VS Plymouth Head Record to head (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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City man |
Plymouth |
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Tottenham 0-1 Man City – 26/02/25 |
Plymouth 1-1 Cardiff – 22/02/25 |
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Man City 0-2 Liverpool – 23/02/25 |
Luton 1-1 Plymouth – 19/02/25 |
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Real Madrid 3-1 Man City – 19/02/25 |
Blackburn 2-0 Plymouth – 15/02/25 |
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Man City 4-0 Newcastle – 15/02/25 |
Plymouth 5-1 Millwall – 12/02/25 |
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Man City 2-3 Real Madrid – 11/02/25 |
Plymouth 1-0 Liverpool – 02/02/25 |
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Earth |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
ITV4, ITVX |
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United States |
ESPN+, ESPN application |
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Canada |
Sportnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet Now Plus |
Erling Haaland returned to the city team on Wednesday and did not take long to return to the list after missing two games with knee injury. Considering that he has just recovered from minor problems, Guardiola can rest this weekend to a striker with an important conflict of the Premier League with the upcoming Nottingham Forest.
Omar Marmoush could run the line, as he did in the fourth round.
The midfielder Nico O’reilly could offer Josko Gvardiol Respite in the left back, while Kevin de Bruyne, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva are willing to make a refund. John Stones has been out of the thigh injury for weeks, and City is still without Manuel Akanji, Oscar Bobb and Rodri.
Man City predicted the VS Plymouth line (4-2-3-1): Ortega; Lewis, Reis, Ake, O’reilly; Gundogan, Bernardo; Foden, De Bruyne, Gillish; Marmoush.
Ryan Hardie was the winner of the match against Liverpool, but he missed the Saturday Cup due to his back injury.
Muhammad Tijani is a fresh addition to the treatment room after he recently picked up his knee injury that would prevent him for several weeks. Brendan Galloway and Joe Edwards are also out too.
Michael Obafemi could run a line of Plymouth and the lack of Hardie and Tianani, but Mustapha Bunda is another option.
Plymouth predicted a line against Man City (3-4-2-1): Danger; Talovier, Katic, pguezuelo; Sorinola, Randell, Gyabi, Puchacz; Wright, Al Hajj; Pumpkin.
Guardiola will not turn to the extent that Arne Slot did in the fourth round, and we should once again see many city accessories in January this weekend, including Vitor Reis.
Plymouth had his moment in the fourth round, an occasion that will be appreciated forever, but a trip to Etihad should be a step too far. Although good teams have had a lot of success against City this season, even at home, visitors probably don’t have enough to stun the Cityzens in Manchester this weekend.
Predicting: Man City 4-0 Plymouth
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