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- Erling Haaland left the Vitality Stadium on crutches on Sunday and is out for seven weeks according to Pep Guardiola.
- Oscar Bobb, Nathan Ake, John Stones, Manuel Akanji and Rodri all continue to miss out for the home side.
- Pep Guardiola may make changes to his XI for the midweek clash with Rico Lewis, Nico Gonzalez, Jeremy Doku, Savinho and Omar Marmoush among those to potentially come into the side.
- Nico O'Reilly shone off the bench against Bournemouth and is pushing for a start.
Leicester City- Abdul Fatawu remains Leicester's only confirmed absentee for Wednesday's game at Manchester City.
- Ricardo Pereira faces a late fitness test, though was unlikely to have started at the Etihad Stadium.
- Even with a 3-0 loss to Manchester United last time out, Ruud van Nistelrooy may go with a three-man defence once again.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+4'The referee blows for the end of today's match.90+4'Ricardo Pereira (Leicester) sends a teasing cross into the area, but Ederson intercepts the ball.90+2'We are about to witness a subsitution. Vitor Reis (Manchester City) for Josko Gvardiol.90+1'Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) smashes the ball from the mid-range free-kick straight into the defensive wall.90+1'Juan Manuel Lillo Diez prepares a substitution. Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) is replaced by Rico Lewis.903 min. of stoppage-time to be played.89'Oliver Skipp (Leicester) can't expect anything else than a yellow card for his hard tackle. And a yellow it is. Darren England didn't think twice about pulling it out of his pocket.89'Caleb Okoli (Leicester) sends the ball into the box from the side of the pitch, but his cross is blocked.88'The game is interrupted as Jordan Ayew (Leicester) is flagged offside.88'Neat passing move from Leicester in order to create new attacking opportunities.86'Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) takes the resultant free kick from the edge of the box and tries to find one of his teammates with a cross, but the keeper climbs high and gets to it first, collecting the ball with ease.85'Juan Manuel Lillo Diez has decided to make a change. Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) replaces Savinho.85'Ricardo Pereira (Leicester) commits a minor foul to interrupt the attacking move of his opponent and is warned by the referee that he will get a yellow card if he does it again. A free kick has been awarded to Manchester City.84'The Manchester City players are exchanging some short passes.80'The substitution has been made. Jordan Ayew (Leicester) has replaced Patson Daka.80'Darren England shows a yellow card to Nico (Manchester City), who isn't surprised as the tackle was really hard and late.79'A player from Manchester City commits an attacking foul. The referee blows his whistle.78'Juan Manuel Lillo Diez decides to make a substitution. Jeremy Doku will be replaced by James McAtee (Manchester City).77'Luke Thomas (Leicester) fouls his opponent and receives a yellow card from the referee, but he is clearly not happy with the decision.77'One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Jeremy Doku (Manchester City).76'Darren England blows his whistle after Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) kicks an opponent's legs instead of the ball.76'We are about to witness a substitution. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester) is replacing Boubakary Soumare.73'The resulting set piece from Manchester City is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.73'The free kick is delivered by Savinho (Manchester City) but it's not one of his best and is easily cleared. The ball is out of play and the linesman points at the corner flag. Corner to Manchester City.71'The game is interrupted. James Justin (Leicester) is given a yellow card. He has to be more careful now.69'Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) controls a reverse pass deep inside the box and smacks the ball low towards the middle of the goal, but the Mads Hermansen anticipates well and smothers the ball.68'Caleb Okoli (Leicester) brings his opponent down. Darren England has a clear sight of it and blows his whistle for a foul.66'Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester) brings down his opponent with a very late tackle.65'Savinho (Manchester City) brings an opponent down and Darren England interrupts the game.64'Wonderful movement by Manchester City. The players are holding possession, mostly exchanging one-touch passes. They control the pace of the game now.62'Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) makes a driving run into the box but he cannot work any space for a shot. The ball goes out of play and Leicester will have a goal kick.60'It's time for a substitution. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester) comes on in place of Bilal El Khannouss.60'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Victor Kristiansen leaves the pitch and Caleb Okoli (Leicester) comes on.60'Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) latches onto a loose ball inside the box but slams it high over the bar. The ball goes out of play and Leicester will have a goal kick.59'Total attempts – 13:1.56'Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) shoots from outside the box, but his effort is blocked.55'Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) collects a brilliant pass inside the box and finds himself in a goal scoring opportunity. He takes a shot, but the effort is well blocked by one of the defending players.54'Manchester City control the tempo of the game by exchanging some accurate short passes.52'Ruben Dias (Manchester City) fails to find a teammate across the pitch with a long ball. The ball goes out of play and Leicester will have a goal kick.51'Savinho (Manchester City) looks to break free, but his touch lets him down and he loses the ball. The ball goes out of play and Leicester will have a goal kick.49'Manchester City enjoy a period of possession as they are exchanging some passes and waiting for an opportunity to strike.48'Jack Grealish (Manchester City) has a shot blocked from inside the box.46'Ruud van Nistelrooy has decided to make a substitution during the half-time break. Oliver Skipp (Leicester) comes on the pitch for Jamie Vardy.46'The second half gets underway.45+3'The first half of today's match has just finished.45The fourth official shows 2 min. of added time.45'Jack Grealish (Manchester City) pulls the jersey of one of the opposition players and Darren England blows his whistle for a foul.44'Some great controlled play and passing in the middle of the pitch from Leicester.43'Savinho (Manchester City) is caught offside!42'Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) goes for goal but he blazes his shot well over the top. The ball goes out of play and Leicester will have a goal kick.42'Manchester City work the corner short. The ball is passed to a nearby teammate.42'Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) sends a pass into the box, but the opposition's defence is alert to the danger and makes a clearance. Manchester City have been awarded a corner kick.42'Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) sees an unmarked teammate and attempts to send him a low pass. However, one of the defenders reads the game perfectly and averts the danger.40'Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) plays a through ball but overhits it. The ball goes out of play and Leicester will have a goal kick.40'Savinho (Manchester City) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being blocked by one of the defenders.39'Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) launches a cross from the corner, but Mads Hermansen is alert to thwart the effort.38'Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) whips in the corner, but one of the defending players gets a head on it and intercepts. Manchester City will have a chance to score from a corner kick.37'Mads Hermansen pulls off a great save to deny Savinho (Manchester City), who makes himself some space inside the box and unleashes a quick shot to the left side of the goal. The referee signals a corner kick to Manchester City.37'Manchester City fail to score from a corner as Mads Hermansen (Leicester) leaps to collect the ball.37'Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) goes down in the box after a challenge from the defender. Possibly unsighted, the referee just waves play on.36'Jack Grealish (Manchester City) receives the ball from the set piece on the edge of the box, but fails to score because his shot is blocked.34'The foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester) is worthy of a card and a yellow is duly shown by Darren England.34'What a great touch by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) as he controls a fine pass into the box and takes a shot to the centre of the goal, but an opposing player makes a clearance. Great defending.33'Jack Grealish (Manchester City) slides a pass forward, but one of the defenders cuts it out.32'Savinho (Manchester City) latches onto a short pass from Omar Marmoush inside the box, but clips his shot high over the bar. The ball goes out of play and Leicester will have a goal kick.29'Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) receives the ball after one of the defenders fails to make a clearance and sends the ball into the back of the net!28'Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) trips an opponent with a slide tackle. Darren England stops the game and he could give him a card, but eventually decides on just a warning.27'Savinho (Manchester City) skips past his man but can't keep the ball in play.26'The linesman raises his flag as one of the players from Leicester was in an offside position.25'Jack Grealish (Manchester City) clearly holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.25'Here's the current ball possession statistics for both teams – 65:35.24'Boubakary Soumare (Leicester) attempts to find one of his teammates, but puts far too much on the pass and the chance is gone.23'Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) looks to break free, but his touch lets him down and he loses the ball.22'Savinho (Manchester City) produces a lovely chip pass into the box, but one of the opposition players cuts it out.21'Patson Daka (Leicester) makes a driving run into the box but he cannot work any space for a shot. The ball goes out of play and Manchester City will have a goal kick.21'A pass by Jamie Vardy (Leicester) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.20'The Manchester City players keep the ball and are exchanging a combination of passes. They are waiting for gaps in the defence to open up.18'A pass by Savinho (Manchester City) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.16'Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester) gets on the end of a pass on the edge of the area, but he drags his shot just wide of the right post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Manchester City.15'A long pass, executed by Ruben Dias (Manchester City), missed the precision to reach his teammates.15'Savinho (Manchester City) produces a dangerous low pass into the penalty area, but the defence manage to cut it out.14'Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester) delivers a promising cross into the box, but it's cleared.13'Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) brings his opponent down with a tackle and Darren England blows his whistle for a foul.11'Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) attempts to find one of his teammates inside the box with a chip pass, but one of the defending players reacts superbly and intercepts the ball.10'Jack Grealish (Manchester City) manages to dispossess his opponent of the ball, but he commits a foul in the process and the referee blows his whistle.9'Another attempt to send the ball beyond the defence by Luke Thomas (Leicester) is thwarted and cleared to safety.8'Patson Daka (Leicester) carelessly slides into the feet of his opponent and he'll be lucky to avoid punishment. Darren England blows for the foul but keeps his cards in his pocket on this occasion. Manchester City have been awarded a free kick.8'Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester) wastes a good opportunity as his pass into the box is blocked by the defence.8'Great teamplay by Leicester as they control the ball with a lot of short passes. Patience is the key if they want to find a gap in the defence to score.5'Manchester City seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. They are waiting for the right moment to create new attacking opportunities.2'A superb goal from great team play! Jack Grealish (Manchester City) latches on to a perfect pass and fires an excellent shot inside the left post. There is nothing a goalkeeper can do about shots like that.2'A cross is whipped into the box by Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) and Omar Marmoush controls it well. He lines up the ball, but one of the defenders produces a timely intervention.1'Today's match has just started, enjoy the game!The players are on the pitch and Leicester will have the kick-off.Darren England will referee today's match.Welcome to our live text coverage. We will try to provide you with a detailed image of what's happening on the pitch. There are only few moments left to the beginning of the match.