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Manchester City vs Swansea: What time does it start, what TV channel is it onand where can I watch it?

A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at the Liberty Stadium

Mark Critchley
Friday 23 September 2016 14:32 BST
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Routledge and Stones battle for the ball during Wednesday's EFL Cup tie
Routledge and Stones battle for the ball during Wednesday's EFL Cup tie (Getty)

It’s a big game for…

Sergio Aguero: The Argentinian has served his ban for elbowing West Ham’s Winston Reid before the last international break and is expected to return to the starting line-up, despite the form of his deputy Kelechi Iheanacho.

Best stat…

5: Pep Guardiola has won his first five games in the Premier League. Only Carlo Ancelotti, during his time at Chelsea, has ever started better, taking three points in his first six.

Remember when…

Luke Moore’s late header snatched three points for Swansea when they met Manchester City in March 2012. Roberto Mancini’s side would go on to lift the Premier League title two months later.

Player to watch…

Ki-Sung Yeung: Francesco Guidolin was forced to deny reports of a rift with his players following his substitution of the South Korean midfielder during last weekend’s defeat to Southampton. After a separate fall out a week earlier resulted in Neil Taylor being left out of the matchday squad, it will be interesting to see whether Ki makes the teamsheet.

Past three-meetings…

Swansea 1 (Sigurdsson) Manchester City 2 (Clichy, Garcia)
EFL Cup, September 2016

Swansea 1 (Ayew) Manchester City 1 (Iheanacho)
Premier League, May 2016

Manchester City 2 (Bony, Iheanacho) Swansea 1 (Gomis)
Premier League, December 2015

Form guide…

Swansea: LWLDLL

Manchester City: WWWWWW

Vital information…

Kick-off time: 3.00pm

TV: Live on Sky Sports/BT Sport, highlights on BBC1

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