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Wednesday night provides another opportunity for Manchester City to get past an unexpected weekend loss when they travel to the Swansea.com Stadium to play the fourth round of the EFL Cup against Swansea. Pep Guardiola's men will want to avoid a back-to-back defeat and an early exit from the competition against a Championship side. Swansea City, on their part, will hope to record a second straight victory within a week. Swansea vs Man City preview Swansea won Norwich 2-1 over the weekend to record their first win in close to a month. That victory will serve as an extra motivation when they welcome Premier League heavyweight Man City in this encounter. In a dramatic late minute comeback, the Welsh club were able to overcome Nottm Forest 3:2 in the third round, and a win in this fixture will see them qualify for the quarter finals. Manchester City, on the other hand, had a bitter weekend experience as they were unable to close the gap between them and Premier League table leaders, Arsenal. The Cityzens were stunned 1-0 by Aston Villa, a goal scored by Cash in the 19th minute. This means that Guardiola and his men will be more careful with this feature, as clubs from lower divisions are known to cause upsets to the big boys. Don't forget to check out daily betting tips on BET OF THE DAY Swansea vs Man City head-to-head Man City holds a superior head-to-head record over Swansea with 13 wins in their last 15 meetings (D2) in all competitions. The last time Swansea had a win against City was as far back as 2012 in a Premier League match where the home team won 2-0. Swansea vs Man City team news Swansea City's Manager, Alan Sheehan, will have his team in full strength, save for Ricardo Santos, who is still sidelined due to a knee injury. Malick Yalcouye and Adam Idah are available to lead the attack for the home side, and Sheehan may likely maintain his starting lineup for this fixture. For City, Pep Guardiola also has all members of his team available, except for Rodri, who is still out injured. There are doubts over the fitness of Rayan Ait-Nouri and Abdukodir Khusanov. While Erling Haaland may not start the match even if fully fit, he is being assessed by the medical team after colliding with the post in the match against Aston Villa. Swansea vs Man City probable lineups Swansea probable lineups: Fisher; Key, Casey, Burgess, Samuels-Smith; Franco, Galbraith; Manuel Hedilazio, Yalcouye, Eom; Idah Man City probable lineups: Trafford; Nunes, Stones, Ake, O'Reilly; Lewis; Cherki, Kovacic, Savio, Doku; Marmoush Swansea vs Man City prediction and betting tips Despite Man City's unstable form in their last few games, they still have the upper hand against Championship club Swansea. You can bet on the visitors to score plenty of goals. Even if Guardiola doesn't field all his best players, his team will still win comfortably. Prediction: Swansea 0-4 Manchester City Betting tips: Bet on Manchester City to win.Over 3.5Both teams to score - No.
