Signing off before Christmas with a rare…

…Saturday, 3:00pm KO! 

 

Our recent fixture KO times & days have really peed me off lately.

v AFC Bournemouth

Busy Christmas time so straight to this one with a brief, pre-match Blog-posting…

Etihad Stadium

Predicted line-up, subs and outcome:

(Number correct from starting line-up in the last game, which was the Premier League game against Spurs.: 9/11).

Fluid 4-5-1 / 4-3-3:

___________________Aguero____________________

____Sane___________________________Sterling____

___________De Bruyne_____Gundogan____________

_________________Fernandinho__________________

Delph___________________________________Walker

___________Mangala________Otamendi___________

___________________Ederson____________________

Subs: Bravo, Danilo, Zinchenko, Kompany, Toure, B. Silva, Jesus.

Very quick write-up to note a couple of things – Vinny likely to be recovered enough for a place on the bench following another comeback from yet another injury; Pep seems unsure if David will be ready for this one and so I’ve assumed not.

Notable absences: John Stones (close to a return but not quite ready), Benjamin Mendy (continues rehab following injury / surgery) & David Silva (presumed given more time off following personal reasons).

Do I agree with Pep’s (predicted) line-up?

That’ll do for me!

Result? Can’t see anything other than a home win.

Last season’s, corresponding pre-match prediction and result…

Prediction: Win

Result: Win

Expected weather conditions during the game: Overcast, a chance of mizzle but mild for the start of Winter at 10C, with just a light, Westerly breeze.

Have a great Christmas all and, as there’s a chance I might not be doing a pre-Newcastle Blog-posting and possibly neither a Palace one (but more likely); have a great New Year’s Eve too if I’m not back on before then.