Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are playing on the Barclays Premier League schedule on Saturday and the match is live from the Etihad Stadium and is on the NBC Sports Network at 7:45 am ET and streaming from the NBCSN Live Extra website online as Man City tried to keep moving up the EPL standings.
Manchester City comes into the day second on the EPL table and they have another matchup with Tottenham later in the season in May of next year. The EPL was off for international play and Yaya Toure may get some rest after his time and the club is looking to gain points this weekend as they contribute to move up the standings. Frank Lampard could start while Hugo Lloris and Nacer Chadli may be out for Tottenham after they played and were injured in international play.
Man City has played well against Tottenham in recent matchups and they scored six goals in a game last year and now the team hosts as they are playing consistently on offense. Man City has been moving up the standings ahead of the international break after getting two wins on the road Tottenham is trying to build momentum coming out of the break. Man City is working on defending their title last year and so far Chelsea appears to be the biggest threat to take it from them.
Liverpool was second last year and are in the Champions League, but they have been struggling hard this season and now Man City is looking to remain in that position. Man City has won all but one of the last seven games against Tottenham and the last time the Spurs were here was the six goal shutout and that will be on the minds of everyone in the stadium.
Man City has won two on the road and they are looking for their first win at home in two games and they have not had a streak at three since back in 2010. The team has been able to keep their scoring up after being the top team last season and Tottenham comes in with one win over the last five matches in the EPL. The team also has won just three times in the last 11 games in the EPL and they will try for the upset here.
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