Premier League team news and prediction: Man City vs Leicester

Someone's perfect record will fall when the two sides meet on Sunday, with Leicester aiming to make it three wins from three and Pep Guardiola's Manchester City looking to string together successive victories after their late start.

Leicester will be disappointed to have crashed out of the Carabao Cup in midweek but do at least free up some space in an otherwise hectic schedule to focus on securing a top four finish after missing out on Champions League football last season.

City, meanwhile, have the chance to draw level with defending champions Liverpool with three points here and apply early pressure ahead of their game with Arsenal on Monday night.

In the build up to Sunday's meeting, we have all your need-to-know matchday information including where you can watch the game, team news and match prediction.

When is the match?
Sunday 27th September, 16:30 GMT
Where is the match?
Etihad, Manchester
Where can I watch it?
Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League

Team News

Manchester City will continue to be without Sergio Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and Oleksandar Zinchenko because of injury, while Ilkay Gundogan is still recovering from COVID-19. Gabriel Jesus is also now out for several weeks, which means Raheem Sterling may have to play centrally. Pep Guardiola may look to stick with the 4-2-3-1 formation used in the 3-1 win away to Wolves, allowing Kevin De Bruyne to play further forward. Aymeric Laporte is pushing to start after making his comeback in midweek, but John Stones will hope to get another chance to prove his worth. Phil Foden looks set for a run in the side after a good start to the season.

Leicester have been rocked by news star midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is out for three months with an abductor injury. Ndidi started Leicester's first two games at the back but Jonny Evans is at least back from suspension to start for the Foxes. James Maddison has been eased back from his own long-term injury but is now ready to start, with Youri Tielemans the most likely to drop out on Sunday. New signing Cengiz Under is not available until next week, while Demarai Gray is unwell and won't travel along with long-term absentee Ricardo Pereira.

Probable XIs

Man City (4231): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Ake; Mendy; Fernandinho, Rodrigo; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden; Sterling

Leicester (4141): Schmeichel; Castagne, Evans, Soyuncu, Justin; Mendy; Perez, Praet, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy

Key Battle: Phil Foden vs James Maddison

Despite Phil Foden's nightmare summer, the Manchester City starlet is considered the future of England's midfield and will likely provide direct competition for James Maddison in Gareth Southgate's squad moving forward.

Maddison has endured torrid time with injury in recent months and will hope to recapture the sort of form he showed at the start and midway through last season. The Leicester star impressively ranked second (2.5) behind Kevin De Bruyne (3.5) for most key passes pg in the Premier League last season. However, the 23-year-old only managed six goals and three assists and Brendan Rodgers will hope for better returns this time around.

Foden, meanwhile, seems to score or assist whenever he is on the pitch. The 20-year-old has an impressive knack of decisivie moments already at such a young age and that bodes well for the City midfielder moving forward. Foden scored in City's league opener and followed that up with a goal and an assist against Bournemouth on Thursday. Since the beginning of last season, Foden averages a goal or an assist every 122.9 minutes of action.

Prediction: Man City 3-1 Leicester