predictions and match build up for Villa away. Wed 8.15 PL

[Stephen Paul]

a difficult away trip to inform Villa on Wednesday with no Rodri

a hard call with a run of poor form from our standards

[Stephen Paul]

3-0 City

[reddishblue]

Rodri and Grealish suspended . 2-1 City.

[Neil Mcnab]

Villa are playing well and know they have a chance. How we respond? Win please. 0-1.

[Stephen Paul]

Match officials

Referee John Brooks

Assistant Referees Lee Betts and Akil Howson.

Video Assistant Referees Paul Tierney and Assistant Video Assistant Referee Scott Ledger.

Fourth Official Anthony Taylor has been named as the Fourth Official.

The referee, who was also the fourth official at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday for the draw against Spurs, will be overseeing conduct within the two dugouts, and the behaviour of managers Unai Emery and Pep Guardiola.

[gavin]

No Rodri is a worry but Johnny Stones is fit. Pep says that he thinks that we are going to win the league again. I'll go for 3-1 to Super City then. Erling has to score here.

[KunDB]

2 0 City win

I am going for the brave prediction of an away clean sheet win.