[Albion] Man City team news

[Bozza]

Pedro and O'Riley - "Big chances"
Dunk, Minteh and Ayari "Wait and see"
Milner and March - Nope

Baleba - no mention

 

[HangletonGull]

Solly ain’t coming back is he?

 

[Peppermint Tea]

That injury list is getting a bit healthier (every pun intended). Hopefully Dunky and Carlos are fit enough to be in the squad for Saturday too because…we can beat these.

 

[el punal]

Solly ain’t coming back is he?

Please, don’t say that. Under RDZ Solly was an absolute revelation. I was at that Man City game and at the time I thought March’s injury was a minor one - how I got that wrong. The good thing is he’s back in training and hopefully, very hopefully, he’ll be knocking at the door for selection. Fingers crossed.

 

[timbha]

It’s not unusual for a player (like Solly) coming back from a serious injury to get a less serious/minor niggle, sometimes in a seemingly unrelated part of the body. The body can only be fully tested in a match environment.

This is what I’m hoping anyway.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Great news about Joao Pedro and O'Riley.

Hope Baleba is fit. Without Rodri and playing a declining Gundogan, City are lightweight in midfield and with Baleba, O'Riley, Wieffer, Rutter and Hinshelwood all potentially available to play in there, we have physicality as well as skill in abundance and could overpower them there.

 

[chaileyjem]

O Riley was reported as "likely" to be out for 8-12 weeks after the injury v Crawley. It will be just over 10 weeks if he's in the squad on Saturday.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Pedro and O'Riley - "Big chances"
Dunk, Minteh and Ayari "Wait and see"
Milner and March - Nope

Baleba - no mention

Just read Naylor’s piece in The Athletic today which says Baleba is available on Saturday - great news!

 

[Change at Barnham]

O Riley was reported as "likely" to be out for 8-12 weeks after the injury v Crawley. It will be just over 10 weeks if he's in the squad on Saturday.

I wouldn't be surprised to see O'Riley starting for the U-21's at home to Luton tomorrow night (Fri).

 

[Gazwag]

Ayari will be a big miss if he isn't fit

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Ayari will be a big miss if he isn't fit

Most unexpected post of the season? Well done him.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Ayari will be a big miss if he isn't fit

I'm sure Baleba is an adequate replacement

 

[WhingForPresident]

I reckon:

Bart

Veltman
Dunk
Van Hecke
Perv

Baleba
Hinshelwood
Georginio

Mitoma
Welbeck
Joao Pedro

 

[southstandandy]

Congrats to O'Reilly and the medical team to get him back relatively quickly. I genuinely thought we may not see him until the new year let alone early to mid November.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I reckon:

Bart

Veltman
Dunk
Van Hecke
Perv

Baleba
Hinshelwood
Georginio

Mitoma
Welbeck
Joao Pedro

Our bench is going to look very strong

 

[Napper]

I reckon:

Bart

Veltman
Dunk
Van Hecke
Perv

Baleba
Hinshelwood
Georginio

Mitoma
Welbeck
Joao Pedro

looks decent that

Perv has settled down a bit the last few games

 

[Albion Robster]

What the fcuk has happened to Milner.
Possibly the longest short-term injury!

 

[chaileyjem]

The squad for City looks like

Verbruggen/Steele
Veltman, Lamptey, JPVH, Igor, Estupinan, Kadioglu
Hinshelwood, Ayari, Baleba, O Riley, Wieffer
Mitoma, Gruda, Adingra
Enciso, Pedro, Georginho
Welbeck, Ferguson

and thats 21. so one would have to miss out.

And no room for Moder, Dunk, Minteh if they are fit/recover in time.

Webster, Milner,March also long term absentees.

 

[kevo]

The squad for City looks like

Verbruggen/Steele
Veltman, Lamptey, JPVH, Igor, Estupinan, Kadioglu
Hinshelwood, Ayari, Baleba, O Riley, Wieffer
Mitoma, Gruda, Adingra
Enciso, Pedro, Georginho
Welbeck, Ferguson

and thats 21. so one would have to miss out.

The one beginning with W who isn't Welbeck.

 

[Mancgull]

Reckon we’ll play;
Verbruggen
Kadioglu, Veltman, JP VH, Dunk ( or Igor if Dunk not fit) Pervis
Baleba and Hinshelwood as the midfield pairing. Georginio, Welbeck and Mioma

Play a back five when we don’t have the ball ( like Sporting on Tuesday), and look to break on them.
Subs; Joao Pedro to come on for Georginio, Adingra for Mitoma. O’Riley for Hinsh.