City's Might vs. Huddersfield's Hope: FA Cup Battle at the Etihad

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City's Might vs. Huddersfield's Hope: FA Cup Battle at the Etihad

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The FA Cup brings up some interesting ties and the meeting between Manchester City and Huddersfield Town is a good example.

The game will be played at the Etihad Stadium on the 7th of January and the hosts are currently 3rd in the Premier League while the visitors are 21st in the Championship.

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Manchester City come into the game on the back of a 2-0 home win over Sheffield United in the Premier League last weekend.

Manchester City made the breakthrough in the 14th minute and led 1-0 at half time. Into the second half and Manchester City scored their second goal in the 61st minute to claim all 3 points.

The win over Sheffield United means Manchester City are undefeated in their 7 most recent fixtures in all competitions.

There have been wins over Luton Town and Everton away in the Premier League plus Urawa Red Diamonds and Fluminense in the Club World Cup.

The only match Manchester City failed to win was the 2-2 draw at home against Crystal Palace.

Trends show Manchester City have won each of their last 6 matches in the FA Cup and they are the defending champions from last season.

They have won 15 of their last 16 home FA Cup games, including each of their last 5 on some soil. Manchester City have kept a clean sheet in 4 of their 5 most recent home FA Cup matches.

Huddersfield Town travel to the Etihad Stadium having lost 4-1 at Leicester City in the Championship last weekend.

Leicester City got their first goal in the 40th minute and added a second goal shortly after half time.

Leicester City made it 3 goals in the 61st minute and although Huddersfield pulled one back 2 minutes later, Leicester City scored a fourth goal to seal the win.

The loss at Leicester City means Huddersfield Town have won only 1 of their last 8 games, all of which have been played in the Championship.

They have lost 3 of their 4 most recent fixtures, with the two additional defeats coming against Norwich City away and Middlesbrough at home.

In terms of the FA Cup, Huddersfield Town have won only 2 of their 8 most recent matches in the competition. They have lost 4 of their last 5 away FA Cup ties, with the only win coming at Burnley in 2022.

Looking ahead to the team news and Manchester City are without the injured quartet of John Stones, Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku, and Zack Steffen.

Pep Guardiola is likely to make some changes to his team, with Stefan Ortega, Rúben Dias, Rico Lewis, Kalvin Phillips, Matheus Nunes, and Sergio Gómez all likely to start.

Huddersfield Town have a significant injury list including Jonathan Hogg, Delano Burgzorg, Daniel Ward, Josh Ruffels, Kian Harratt, Patrick Jones, and Oliver Turton.