Manchester City v Swansea preview: Pep Guardiola's champions chasing record points total
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Sunday 22 April 2018 18:45, UK
Newly-crowned champions Manchester City will be in party mode when they host relegation-threatened Swansea City, live on Super Sunday.
City need 13 points from their remaining five Premier League games to become the first team in top division history to reach 100 points (based on three points for a win). They need nine points from their games to set a new record of most points in a Premier League season (currently 95 by Chelsea in 2005).
However, despite their amazing achievements, City have lost their last three home games in all competitions which will give Swansea hope.
City haven't lost four successive home games in all competitions since a run of five games under Stuart Pearce in 2006.
Since Carlos Carvalhal's appointment in December, only seven teams have won more Premier League points than Swansea (20) - although, they have only won one of their last 15 away games.
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Team news
City are without top scorer Sergio Aguero for Sunday's visit of Swansea.
The Argentina striker underwent minor knee surgery earlier this week and will miss the rest of the club season.
Midfielder Fernandinho serves the second match of a two-game ban, while centre-back John Stones (adductor) remains doubtful. Left-back Benjamin Mendy (knee) is still working his way back to fitness from a long-term lay-off.
Swansea hope Sam Clucas will be available.
Clucas missed last week's home draw with Everton after suffering a knee injury in training.
Defender Mike van der Hoorn is expected to return after a shoulder problem, but Luciano Narsingh (ankle) and Renato Sanches (hamstring) are out.
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Manchester City have won all six of their home Premier League games against Swansea.
Swansea haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their last nine league games against Man City, shipping 24 goals in total in that time.
Pep Guardiola has never lost consecutive home league games as a manager at any of his previous clubs.
In all competitions, Manchester City have lost each of their last three at the Etihad.
Jordan Ayew has scored seven goals this season in the Premier League - equalling his best-ever tally from 2015-16. His best goalscoring campaign in Europe's big five leagues came back in 2014-15 when he scored 12 for Lorient.
Gabriel Jesus has had a hand in 22 goals in his 23 Premier League starts for Man City (16 goals, 6 assists), including a double against Swansea in February 2017 at the Etihad.
Jesus is still yet to end on the losing side in any of those 23 starts (W20 D3) - since his first league start in February 2017, City have won 87 per cent of the matches when he starts compared to 69 per cent when he doesn't.
Merson's prediction
It's carnival time. Swansea are looking at other teams this weekend and hoping they don't get results.
City will go out with their free-flowing football, they've won the league - it will be a party atmosphere. They were outstanding against Tottenham - that's the biggest respect I could give them, for all they've done this season, what they did at Wembley was unreal.
Their season was sizzling out, having been knocked out of the Champions League and losing to United at home when they could have won the title, to then go to Tottenham, who are supposed to be the big challengers, and put them to the sword - it could have been any football score you wanted.
This is almost a free swing for Swansea, but I can't see anything but a City win. I'll go 3-0, and that's kind!
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-0 (5-1 with Sky Bet)
