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Manchester City is set to face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola's team goes into the game in Birmingham third in the table, three points behind leader Arsenal and one point behind second-placed Sunderland, the newly promoted team that has taken the Premier League by storm this season. City hasn't lost in the Premier League since the Manchester club's shock 2-1 defeat at Brighton. Guardiola's players have won three consecutive league games and look back to their best.
As for Villa, it appears to be back on track after a slow start to the season. Unai Emery's players have won three consecutive Premier League games to jump up to 12th in the table, but they did lose to Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League last time out.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Sunday's game...
What time is kick-off?
Sunday's game between Aston Villa and Manchester City will start at 2 pm UK time, which is 9 am ET and 6 am PT. The referee will be Michael Oliver, with the game taking place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.
Is the game on TV?
Fans in the United States will be able to watch the game on Telemundo, the NBC Sports App, and USA Network. Coverage on USA Network starts at 9 am ET with 'Premier League Mornings' - the channel's pre-game show.
Fans in the United Kingdom can keep up with all the Premier League action by watching multiple matches at once. Sky has the broadcast rights for 215 Premier League games this season, including most of the Sunday fixtures.
City's trip to Villa will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 1 pm UK time.
However, supporters keen to watch more than one of the four games happening simultaneously are in luck. A new feature introduced this season allows viewers to watch four different matches at the same time on a single screen.
This Sunday, four fixtures are scheduled to commence at 2 pm UK time, including City's encounter. Arsenal will be hosting Crystal Palace, Bournemouth will be facing Nottingham Forest, and Wolves will be taking on Burnley.
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Multiview will be accessible this weekend, enabling all four contests to be screened live concurrently, as occurred earlier this month. To access multiview, television watchers need to utilise the Sky Sports TV app and choose 'match choice' via the red button. It will be available on Sky Glass and Sky Stream and can also be watched on the Sky Sports app.
Early team news
Last year's Ballon d'Or winner Rodri will not play on Sunday, nor will Abdukodir Khusanov, while Nico Gonzalez is doubtful due to a foot injury. "We will see today and tomorrow how he feels," said Guardiola on Friday.
For Villa, Andres Garcia and Youri Tielemans remain unavailable due to injury. Ross Barkley is expected to be back after missing Villa's Europa League game in midweek, while Lucas Digne is trying to recover from the knock he picked up last time out against Tottenham.
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