Manchester City welcome Aston Villa to the Etihad today looking to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola will be hoping Tottenham can deliver a favour when they travel to Anfield to take on Jurgen Klopp's side in Sunday's headline act.
City must first take care of business against Villa, who have lost just one of their last six.
The champions responded to that shock defeat to Wolves with a professional showing away to Crystal Palace last time out - but they they can't afford any more slip-ups.
Premier League preview
Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Premier League 2019/20
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Kick-off time: 12.30pm, Saturday October 26
Team news and lineups
Man City XI: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Stones, Fernandinho, Mendy, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Silva, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling
Subs: Bravo, Walker, Aguero, Jose Angelino, Mahrez, Otamendi, Foden
Aston Villa XI: Heaton, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett, Nakamba, Trezeguet, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Grealish, Wesley
Subs: Taylor, Lansbury, Steer, Hourihane, Konsa, El Ghazi, Davis
Referee: Graham Scott
Tickets
For City ticket information, click here to head to the club's website.
Head to Head record (H2H)
This will be the 170th meeting between these two sides with City winning 71 of those.
Villa have 57 wins to their name - the last a 3-2 win at Villa Park in 2013.
Betting tips and odds
Match odds
- Man City at 1/12
- Draw at 13/1
- Aston Villa at 33/1
Correct score
| Scoreline | Man City win | Aston Villa win | Draw |
| 1-0 | 13/1 | 100/1 | 0-0 (55/1) |
| 2-0 | 8/1 | 200/1 | 1-1 (22/1) |
| 2-1 | 11/1 | 70/1 | 2-2 (30/1) |
| 3-0 | 6/1 | 200/1 |
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Odds provided by Betfair. Click here to place a bet.
Prediction: Manchester City 3-0 Aston Villa
What team Pep picks remains a mystery but with both Aguero and Jesus in fine goal scoring form you fancy them to ease to victory whoever is given the nod.
Live stream details and TV channel information
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 12m. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
You can also follow the match LIVE in Standard Sport's match blog.
