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West Bromwich Albion are winless in their last 18 Premier League matches against Manchester City (D2 L16) since a 2-1 win in December 2008 under Tony Mowbray.
Manchester City have won their last six away Premier League games against West Brom, their longest ever away top-flight winning streak against an opponent.
West Brom have only had a longer top-flight winless run versus Liverpool (19 games between 1981 and 2010) than their current 18-game winless streak against Man City.
In their 18 winless games since last beating Man City in December 2008, West Brom have led for a combined total of just 26 minutes and 3 seconds, taking the lead in October 2012 (ahead 12m 56s) and April 2016 (13m 7s) before going on to lose both games.
Since losing 2-5 against Leicester in their second game of the season, Manchester City have conceded just seven goals in 16 Premier League games, keeping 10 clean sheets in the process.
West Brom have conceded 24 goals in nine Premier League home games this season, more than any other side in the division. However, Man City have scored fewer away goals than any other side currently in the top half (10).
Victory for Manchester City will see them finish top of the Premier League table for the first time this season. They will be the ninth different side to end a day top this term, the most within a single top-flight campaign since 1986-87 (also 9).
West Bromwich Albion have lost their last four home Premier League games, last losing five in a row back in December 2004. All four of those defeats have been by a margin of three or more goals, making them the first side in top-flight history to lose four in a row at home by a margin of 3+ goals.
West Brom’s Sam Allardyce has only lost four consecutive home Premier League games once previously, doing so in December 2004 with Bolton Wanderers. Allardyce could become the first manager since Chris Ramsey at QPR in March 2015 to lose his first four home Premier League games in charge of a club.
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In his league managerial career with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Man City, the only time Pep Guardiola has failed to beat a newly promoted team either home or away in a season was against Middlesbrough in 2016-17, drawing both games.
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