After witnessing their closest rivals in the Premier League title race, Liverpool, raise the Carabao Cup, Man City will feel extra motivated in their FA Cup exploits this week. The side travels to the West Home Stadium to take on Peterborough United with kickoff at 10:15 pm.
Rovers recorded a 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers on January 8 before beating Queens Park Rangers 2-0 in February.
The Posh have already exceeded expectations in this season’s competition and are now bidding to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 1965, overshooting their original aim of simply making it beyond the third round.
Fans of Peterborough United suffered a further blow on Saturday, as their side lost 3-0 at home to Hull City. Grant McCann was reappointed as head coach last week, but the forty-one-year-old could not make a winning start.
Although Peterborough United is struggling to stay in the Championship, Manchester City is again flying high at the top of English football, sitting first in the Premier League table, six points clear of second-placed Liverpool, who have a game in hand.
Although the English champions have been semi-finalists in the last two campaigns and only one trophy has been won. It is forgivable that Pep Guardiola has enjoyed such enormous success since arriving in 2016—such is the Spaniard’s quality as a manager.
Peterborough vs. Manchester City Head to Head
Both sides are yet to meet at this competition stage, and this marks their first encounter. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Peterborough 0-3 Hull City
- Fulham 2-1 Peterborough
- Derby County 1-0 Peterborough
- Peterborough 0-0 Reading
- Peterborough 0-1 Preston North End
Away
- Everton 0-1 Man City
- Man City 2-3 Tottenham
- Sporting CP 0-5 Man City
- Norwich City 0-4 Man City
- Man City 2-0 Brentford
Peterborough United Team News
Manager Steve Evans will again be without full-back Nathan Thompson, who has a knee injury, while defender Jack Taylor is unlikely to feature against Huddersfield on March 4.
Man City Team News
City’s squad is brimming with talent, with Gabriel Jesus and Jack Grealish returning to the bench against Everton on Saturday after spells on the sidelines. Pep Guardiola selected a strong XI in the previous round against Fulham, and there are expected to be plenty of familiar names in the starting side on Tuesday night.
Prediction and Odds
Peterborough fans will see this game as a free hit, but it is difficult to predict anything other than an easy away win.
- Man City Win
- Goals Over 2.5
- No Score: Home
