Bristol City vs Manchester City Match Analysis & Prediction
28/02/2023 11:00 pm
Bristol City will hope to pull off another FA Cup giant-killing when Premier League champions Manchester City visit Ashton Gate for Tuesday’s fifth-round tie. The Robins put three past West Bromwich Albion without reply to advance to round five, while Pep Guardiola’s crop ended Arsenal’s hopes of a record-extending 15th crown.
Bristol City has gone through the FA Cup and Championship without defeat as the weather has warmed since December.
The Robins beat Swansea City 2-0 in a replay before ending West Bromwich Albion’s unbeaten run in round four, with Sam Bell scoring twice and Alex Scott netting once.
Bristol City hasn’t reached the quarter-finals since 1974, losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
Superstitious Man City supporters may not be too sad with defeat here. The last team to lose an FA Cup fifth-round tie against Bristol City–Leeds United in 1973-74–went on to be crowned top-flight champions.
Even though Man City is still playing catch-up to Arsenal in the Premier League, omens won’t influence Guardiola’s thinking for Tuesday’s cup match, which the Citizens progressed to thanks to Nathan Ake’s goal against Arsenal in round four.
Bristol City vs. Manchester City Head to head
Both sides are yet to face each other and this marks their first encounter.
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Bristol City Team News
Defender Rob Atkinson will miss the rest of the campaign after suffering a cruciate ligament rupture earlier this month, while Ayman Benarous is also out with a similar injury. The Robins have no fresh concerns to report from the weekend. Harry Cornick and Anis Mehmeti are both cup-tied for tonight’s game, but Bristol City has no further injuries to report.
Bristol City's Last 5 Matches
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Manchester City Team News
Guardiola will likely welcome Aymeric Laporte back from illness for the fifth-round clash, but John Stones’s thigh injury is unlikely to heal in time. The infamous ‘Pep roulette’ should come into play as he rotates his resources, with Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips, and potentially even Maximo Perrone forcing their way in.
Manchester City's Last 5 Matches
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25/02/2023Bournemouth1Man City4EPL
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15/02/2023Arsenal1Man City3EPL
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Bristol City vs. Manchester City: Odds and Predictions
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3 Way: Away
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