Watford vs Manchester City live commentary and team news: Bernardo Silva adds a second after Raheem Sterling scores opener as Jack Grealish and Phil Foden both start for Pep Guardiola's side during Premier League trip to Vicarage Road | talkSPORT

Manchester City go into the weekend in the hope of extending their fine run of form when they take on Watford.

Pep Guardiola's side are on a run of six consecutive victories in all competitions and will be hoping that another three points could see them continue their fight for the title.

Claudio Ranieri will be hoping to cause an upset against Pep Guardiola's side

Watford will also be keen to get a decent result.

Since beating Manchester United 4-1 the Hornets have lost back-to-back games against Leicester City and Chelsea.

While they'll be outsiders for this one, they'll be hoping that a surprise win can give them a boost going into a busy few weeks.

Watford v Manchester City: Date and kick-off time

The Premier League clash is due to take place on Saturday, December 4 at Vicarage Road in Watford.

Kick-off is scheduled for 5.30pm UK time.

Pep Guardiola's side will be hoping to make it seven victories in a row in all competitions.

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Guardiola will be desperately searching for another three pointsCredit: AFP

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Laporte could return from suspension against WatfordCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Watford v Manchester City: Team news

Watford XI: Bachmann, Rose, Ekong, Cathcart, Femenia, Louza, Sissoko, Cleverley, Joao Pedro, Dennis, King.

Subs: Elliot, Ngakia, Gosling, Fletcher, Tufan, Kabasele, Hernandez, Kucka, Morris

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Grealish, Sterling.

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Stones, Ake, Jesus, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Mahrez.

Ranieri will be determined to take another big Premier League scalpCredit: Getty

Watford v Manchester City: Match facts

Watford have never beaten Manchester City in the Premier League (D2 L10), losing their last 10 against them by an aggregate score of 37-4.
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 18 meetings with Watford in all competitions (W16 D2), netting 59 goals in this run. Only against Norwich (22 between 1965-1981), Walsall (19 since 1897) and West Brom (19 since 2010) have they ever had longer unbeaten runs.
Watford have lost 19 of their 26 league games against reigning top-flight champions (73% - W4 D3), the highest loss rate of any side to have played at least 20 such games in English top-flight history.
Having already beaten Manchester United, Watford are looking to defeat both Manchester United and Manchester City in a single league season for the first time since 1986-87 in the top-flight.
Manchester City haven’t lost any of their last 10 matches in all competitions in the month of December (W7 D3). Across those 10 games they have scored 17 goals and conceded only three.
Man City have lost just two of their last 21 Premier League away games (W17 D2), going unbeaten in each of their last six on the road (W5 D1). Since Pep Guardiola’s first season in charge (2016-17), Man City have won more away games (72) and away points (227) than any other side in the Premier League.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola has won all nine of his meetings with Watford in all competitions, by an aggregate score of 39-3. Against no side does the Spaniard have a better 100% win rate in his managerial career (also 9/9 vs Bournemouth).
Man City’s Raheem Sterling has been involved in 12 goals in just eight games against Watford in all competitions (10 goals, 2 assists). Only against Bournemouth (11) has Sterling scored more goals in his senior club career than he has against the Hornets.
Watford’s Emmanuel Dennis has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances – the only Hornets players to score in four in a row in the competition are Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney, who both did so across November and December 2015.
Bernardo Silva has scored four goals in his last seven Premier League appearances for Manchester City - as many as in his previous 55 games in the competition.

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