The Under 23s go into tonights game in awful form. 4 defeats and 3 draws in the last seven have seen us slide down the table.
A bigger worry would be the fact we conceded 18 goals in a run of 4 defeats in a row.
Manchester City U23s aren't in the best of form either, losing their last 2 games. They conceded 5 against West Ham last time out.
The reverse fixture saw City win an eleven goal thriller 6-5. Everything points to a lot of goals tonight - both teams have conceded 32 goals in 14 games.
Our big team news is that Konstantinos Mavropanos starts. It is his first appearance for months after spending most of the season injured.
Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock, Bukayo Saka, Charlie Gilmour and Julio Pleguezuelo all have recent first team appearances.
There is no Emile Smith-Rowe, who is seemingly still struggling with his hip injury. Zech Medley is another notable absence.
XI | Iliev, Osei-Tutu, Sheaf, Mavropanos, Pleguezuelo, Gilmour, Willock, Burton, Amaechi, Nketiah, Saka
SUBS | Okonkwo, Ballard, Thompson, Zelalem, Balogun
Kick off is at 7.
U23s v Manchester City.
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4-1
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Saka scored because of me
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Amaechi makes it 5-1.
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Mavropanos withdrawn after 70 minutes of his comeback.
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Jorge Bird on twitter said Mavro has been rusty but looked good in some challenges.
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Saka has come off now as well, so no hat-trick.
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2 min to go. Good chance we are winning this.
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Jeorge Bird
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Ft. Arsenal 5 Man City 1. Excellent team performance. Arsenal's first win since October 1st. Willock and Saka especially effective. There have been a lot of bad displays at this level this season but this was fantastic.
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I like Saka and is Mavropanos anything to shout about we’re desperate for any good news coming from our youngsters.