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Man Cityvs.Plymouth

sportsmole.co.uk, 28 February 2025, 17:45
Manchester City welcome second-tier outfit Plymouth Argyle to the Etihad Stadium for a fifth-round tie in the FA Cup on Saturday evening.

While the Citizens beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday night, the Pilgrims played out a 1-1 draw with Cardiff City in the Championship last weekend, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.

MANCHESTER CITY vs. PLYMOUTH ARGYLE

MANCHESTER CITY

Out: Rodri (ACL), Manuel Akanji (abductor), John Stones (thigh), Oscar Bobb (fitness)

Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ortega; Lewis, Reis, Ake, O'Reilly; Gundogan, De Bruyne; Doku, Foden, Grealish; Marmoush

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE

Out: Muhamed Tijani (hamstring), Ryan Hardie (back), Brendan Galloway (hip), Joe Edwards (hamstring)

Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Hazard; Talovierov, Katic, Pleguezuelo; Sorinola, Randell, Gyabi, Puchacz; Wright, Al Hajj; Bundu

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here. Written by

Oliver Thomas

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