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Premier League 2026/27

Manchester City line-up

1st in the Premier League 9 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 WWW

Predicted line-up for Manchester City

Next match: Porto - Manchester City, Tuesday 8 September

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Manchester City 4-2-3-1

Our predicted line-up follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side Manchester City fielded on 5 September against Coventry City.

1 Donnarumma
33 O'Reilly
24 Gvardiol
3 Dias
45 Khusanov
6 Guéhi
5 Anderson
7 Ndiaye
10 Cherki
42 Semenyo
9 Haaland

Line-up for Manchester City: Donnarumma, O'Reilly, Gvardiol, Dias, Khusanov, Guéhi, Anderson, Ndiaye, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland

Manchester City injuries and suspensions

  • Jérémy Doku Calf injury Unavailable
Played 3 3W 0D 0L
Goals for 7 2.3 per match on average
Goals against 2 0.7 per match on average
Goal difference +5 9 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 0
xG 5.63 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 3.00 3.00 3.00
Goals for 1.50 4.00 2.33
Goals against 0.50 1.00 0.67
xG for 1.69 2.25 1.88
xG against 0.93 0.82 0.89
Corners 6.0 6.0 6.0
Cards 1.0 2.0 1.3
Clean sheets 50% 0% 33%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

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Goals

  1. 1 Erling Haaland 3
  2. 2 Rayan Cherki 2
  3. 3 Marc Guéhi 1
  4. 4 Joško Gvardiol 1

Assists

  1. 1 Phil Foden 2
  2. 2 Antoine Semenyo 2
  3. 3 Rayan Cherki 2
  4. 4 Joško Gvardiol 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Rayan Cherki 10
  2. 2 Phil Foden 6
  3. 3 Antoine Semenyo 6
  4. 4 Rúben Dias 3
  5. 5 Elliot Anderson 3

Duels won

  1. 1 Marc Guéhi 19
  2. 2 Joško Gvardiol 19
  3. 3 Elliot Anderson 19
  4. 4 Rúben Dias 14
  5. 5 Abdukodir Khusanov 14

Shots on target

  1. 1 Erling Haaland 8
  2. 2 Rayan Cherki 3
  3. 3 Antoine Semenyo 2
  4. 4 Rúben Dias 1
  5. 5 Phil Foden 1

Rating

  1. 1 Erling Haaland 7.80
  2. 2 Rayan Cherki 7.73
  3. 3 Marc Guéhi 7.56
  4. 4 Rúben Dias 7.41
  5. 5 Elliot Anderson 7.22

Manchester City squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Gianluigi Donnarumma Age 27 · Italy Goalkeeper 3 270 0 0 74 81.1% 7.2
28 Gerónimo Rulli Age 34 · Argentina Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
13 Marcus Bettinelli Age 34 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Rúben Dias Age 29 · Portugal Defender 3 270 0 0 356 93% 7.4
45 Abdukodir Khusanov Age 22 · Uzbekistan Defender 3 269 0 0 252 95.2% 6.9
24 Joško Gvardiol Age 24 · Croatia Defender 3 255 1 1 173 83.8% 7.1
82 Rico Lewis Age 21 · England Defender 1 57 0 0 26 92.3% 6.0
22 Vitor Nunes Age 20 · Brazil Defender 1 1 0 0 13 100% -
61 Kaden Braithwaite Age 18 · England Defender 1 1 0 0 10 100% -
21 Rayan Aït-Nouri Age 25 · Algeria Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
42 Antoine Semenyo Age 26 · Ghana Midfielder 3 270 0 2 111 91% 6.9
6 Marc Guéhi Age 26 · England Midfielder 3 270 1 0 296 95.3% 7.6
5 Elliot Anderson Age 23 · Scotland Midfielder 3 235 0 0 314 91.4% 7.2
47 Phil Foden Age 26 · England Midfielder 3 196 0 2 120 86.7% 6.6
10 Rayan Cherki Age 23 · France Midfielder 3 175 2 2 157 92.4% 7.7
33 Nico O'Reilly Age 21 · England Midfielder 2 152 0 0 80 91.3% 6.6
7 Iliman Ndiaye Age 26 · Senegal Midfielder 1 87 0 0 26 92.3% 6.7
17 Enzo Fernández Age 25 · Argentina Midfielder 1 76 0 0 73 90.4% 6.9
8 Mateo Kovačić Age 32 · Croatia Midfielder 2 42 0 0 56 96.4% 6.7
27 Matheus Nunes Age 28 · Portugal Midfielder 1 33 0 0 23 87% 6.9
32 Ayyoub Bouaddi Age 18 · France Midfielder 2 22 0 0 39 89.7% 6.8
18 Jack Grealish Age 30 · England Midfielder 1 8 0 0 7 85.7% 6.7
30 Claudio Echeverri Age 20 · Argentina Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
40 Allan Age 22 · Brazil Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
9 Erling Haaland Age 26 · Norway Forward 3 270 3 0 33 72.7% 7.8
56 Ryan McAidoo Age 18 · England Forward 2 11 0 0 7 57.1% 6.5
11 Jérémy Doku Age 23 · Belgium Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Manchester City play next?

Manchester City play away against FC Porto on Tuesday 8 September at 21:00.

When will the line-up for Manchester City be announced?

The predicted line-up for Manchester City against FC Porto will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Manchester City?

Gianluigi Donnarumma has started in goal in 3 of the last 3 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Manchester City?

Erling Haaland has scored 3 goals for Manchester City this season.

Which Manchester City players are injured or suspended?

Manchester City are without Jérémy Doku (calf injury).

Is Erling Haaland injured?

No, Erling Haaland is not currently injured and is available for Manchester City.

Is Phil Foden injured?

No, Phil Foden is fit and available for Manchester City.