Leicester - Man City: Confirmed lineups and live commentary
- Nima Tavallaey Roodsari (@NimaTavRood)
Leicester have won two of their last three Premier League meetings with Manchester City (L1), including a 4-2 win in this exact fixture last campaign, in which Jamie Vardy scored to date his only Premier League hat-trick.
That defeat last season was City’s only loss in their six Premier League away games against the Foxes (W3 D2).
The Foxes have lost their last eight Premier League games against sides who started the day top of the table, conceding at least two goals each time. Their last win against the league leaders came in January 1998 versus Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Man City’s haul of 31 points with a goal difference of +31 is the best ever start after 11 games to a Premier League season. The Citizens themselves are the only side in Premier League history to have recorded 34 points from 12 games, doing so in 2011-12.
Leicester have picked up seven points from their three games since Craig Shakespeare left the club (W2 D1), as many as they’d won in their previous 11 under the Englishman (W1 D4 L6).
Manchester City boast the two leading players for combined goals and assists this season – Sergio Aguero (8 goals, 3 assists) and Leroy Sane (6 goals, 5 assists). They also have the top two assisters in the division (David Silva 7, Kevin De Bruyne 6).
Pep Guardiola’s side have scored 24 goals in the second half of games this season – more than any other side has scored in total in the division.
Man City are bidding to become only the second team to win their first six away games to a Premier League campaign, after Chelsea in 2008-09 (won their first eight).
Sergio Aguero has had a hand in 10 goals in his last five Premier League games, scoring seven and assisting a further three.
Indeed, Man City’s all-time record goalscorer has scored in each of his last five Premier League outings, one short of his record of six in May 2016.