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Manchester City v QPR – Match Preview

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Manchester City have lost just one of their last 15 Barclays Premier League home games (W11 D3 L1).

City are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions against QPR (W4 D2), but have drawn the last two.

Edin Dzeko has three goals and two assists in two Premier League starts and three substitute appearances against QPR.

Only four goalkeepers (David James 13, Thomas Sorensen 12, Brad Friedel 10 & Mark Schwarzer 10) have saved more penalties in Premier League history than Rob Green (9).

Since the start of last season, Charlie Austin has scored 36 league goals for QPR (inc. playoffs) – 29 more than any other player for the club (Zamora the next most with seven).

QPR have won just two of their last 18 Premier League games (D4 L12).

QPR have found the back of the net in each of their last 10 PL away games; their longest streak in PL history.

QPR have scored two or more goals in four of their last five away games against Manchester City in league competition.

Manchester City Team News:

Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure are fit after respective groin and hamstring injuries.

Possible line up:

HART

ZABALETA – KOMPANY – DEMICHELIS – KOLAROV

TOURE – FERNANDINHO

NAVAS – SILVA – MILNER

AGUERO

Player to watch: Sergio Aguero

Sergio Aguero has scored three goals in four Premier League games against QPR, including probably his most famous goal of all on the final day of the 2011-12 season.

QPR Team News:

Steven Caulker, Clint Hill, Bobby Zamora and Mauricio Isla all injury doubts. Nedum Onuoha is suspended, Rio Ferdinand remains on compassionate leave.

Possible line up:

GREEN

FURLONG – DUNNE – HILL – YUN

PHILLIPS – BARTON – SANDRO – HENRY

FER

AUSTIN

Player to watch: Leroy Fer

Leroy Fer has scored in back to back away Premier League games for the first time in his career.

Match Facts & Stats

HEAD 2 HEAD

Manchester City: 22
QPR: 12
Draws: 17



LAST TIME OUT

Premier League – 08/11/14
Loftus Road

QPR 2 (Austin, Demichelis og)
Manchester City 2 (Aguero x2)

Team: Green, Caulker, Dunne, Yun, Isla, Fer, Henry, Sandro (Barton), Vargas, Austin, Zamora

Attendance: 18,005

Ref Watch:

Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: John Brooks & Simon Long
Fourth Official: Mike Jones

Mike Dean is the match official for tomorrow`s game with the Citizens. This season, Dean has issued 152 yellow cards and eight red cards in 42 games.

Match Prediction:


3-0 City win.

Next Fixture

Who: Newcastle
Where: Loftus Road
When: 16/05/2015

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