On Dec 14th, Manchester City will host Leeds United at Etihad Stadium in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 1st placed Manchester City is fresh off their 1-2 loss against RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai struck first for RB Leipzig in the 24th minute on a feed from Konrad Laimer, then André Silva added another in the 71st minute on a feed from Emil Forsberg. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while leeds United sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Brentford. Tyler Roberts struck first for Leeds United in the 27th minute on a feed from Raphinha, then Shandon Baptiste tied it up for Brentford in the 54th minute . Leeds United is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Leeds United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Raphinha has been the most effective weapon for Leeds United lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Manchester City’s most prolific scorer has been Bernardo Silva. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Kevin De Bruyne, Benjamin Mendy and Aymeric Laporte are unavailable to play for Josep Guardiola i Sala’s team, while Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera’s squad will be without Luke Ayling and Robin Koch.