Defending Premier League champions and treble-winners Manchester City welcome this season's surprise package, Tottenham Hotspur, to the Etihad for Super Sunday's marquee game this weekend.
It will be the 170th meeting between the two sides in all competitions, and despite fantastic starts to their respective campaigns, both teams will be looking to bounce back from disappointing outings last weekend.
Had this game come just four weeks ago, it could have been the Lilywhites who were favourites ahead of this clash thanks to their almost perfect start that saw them draw one and win eight of their opening nine games of the season.
However, three losses on the bounce have left Ange Postecoglou's men down in fifth and with Pep Guardiola's side currently occupying second spot on the table, they have got to be considered the favourites for this tie.
With that in mind, Football FanCast has provided you with everything you need to know ahead of Sunday's big game.
Match Summary
Manchester City host Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, 3rd December at 16:30 GMT
Tottenham will be backed by a large and very loud set of fans on Sunday as the club have been given an allocation of 3065 tickets in the away end, which should help to create a cracking atmosphere in City's 53,400 capacity Etihad.
The visitors will go into the game off the back of three defeats in a row, with Chelsea, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa putting eight past them in those games to their three in return.
This poor run of form has been partly down to their ever-growing injury list, with James Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Rodrigo Bentancur and many others out until the new year at the earliest.
The hosts will be heading into the game off the back of two league draws, one with Liverpool last weekend and one with Chelsea just before the international break.
The game kicks off at 4.30pm on Sunday evening and should be a brilliant watch for fans and neutrals.
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Where to watch on UK TV
Sky Sports & NOW TV
Sky Sports will broadcast the game as part of their Super Sunday programming, with the match being shown on their Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League TV channels.
The game will also be available for Sky Go customers, who can watch the action from a smartphone, tablet or computer.
For those without a Sky Sports subscription, have no fear. The game can also be watched via NOW TV, and you don't even need a monthly subscription to do so.
The service offers a one-day pass for £11.98, allowing you to watch Sky Sports for the day across multiple devices, such as phones, tablets, computers and game consoles.
There is also a month-long option for £34.99 should you wish to watch any other games this month.
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Latest Tottenham injury news, expected return dates, suspensions
FFC keeps you up to date with all the latest Spurs news involving injuries as they prepare to take on Chelsea.
ByMark MarstonMay 4, 2024
They have been reduced to their barebones and, with little to no defensive cover, he opted to field four full-backs against Aston Villa on Sunday.
Rodrigo Bentancur is the latest player to join the ever-growing injury list as he hobbled off in what was his first start since February. However, they will have Yves Bissoumma back after he served his one-match ban against Villa.
City are in a much better place injury-wise, but they are still without their talismanic midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, former Chelsea man Mateo Kovacic and summer signing Matheus Nunes.
Possible Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario; Pedro Porro, Emerson Royal, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie; Yves Bissouma, Giovani Lo Celso; Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski, Bryan Gil; Son Heung-Min.
Possible Manchester City XI: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Nathan Ake; Rodri, Manuel Akanji; Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Julian Alvarez, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland.
Premier League Table
Second vs fifth
As things stand, Manchester City are second in the table and just a single point behind league leaders Arsenal, but they have a better goal difference than the Gunners.
Guardiola's men are three points better off than Tottenham at the moment, which translates to three places on the league table as the Lilywhites are down in fifth after spending most of the first third of the campaign top.
Worryingly for Postecoglou's men, Manchester United are only two points behind them going into this week, while Newcastle United are only three behind.
A loss against City could see them tumble further down the table and end the weekend in sixth place, depending on their result and the outcome of the Manchester United vs Newcastle game.
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Arsenal
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Liverpool
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Aston Villa
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Manchester United
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Newcastle United
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