Man City Can Close Gap to Arsenal to Just 2 Points with Win Tonight! Potentially Breaking 98-Year-Old Winning Streak Record, Haaland Returns to Birthplace

In the 28th round of the Premier League, Manchester City will visit Leeds United. A win will bring them even closer to league leaders Arsenal!

City currently has 56 points, one game in hand, trailing Arsenal by 5 points. A victory this round would cut the gap to just 2 points. The team is in fine form, boasting a five-match winning streak across all competitions and three consecutive Premier League wins. Leeds United sit at 15th with 31 points, only 6 above the relegation zone, having drawn the last two league games and winning just once in the past five rounds.

Historically, the two sides have met 88 times, with City leading with 41 wins, 13 draws, and 34 losses. In the first meeting this season, City won 3-2 at home. They have won all of the last five encounters, including the last two away games at Leeds. Remarkably, City hasn’t achieved three consecutive away wins at Leeds since 1928—a record standing for 98 years!

Although Norwegian, Erling Haaland was born in Leeds. He scored a brace at Elland Road last time, and no player in Premier League history has scored at least twice in two consecutive away matches against Leeds, adding a historic dimension to his return.

Predicted Man City Starting XI:
Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gueye, Noury; Rodri; Semenyo, Bernardo Silva, Oleary; Haaland, Marmoush