AFCON 15/1/2022

AFCON 15/1/2022. Two Games in the African Cup of Nations. There are also two games being shown on television in the UK in the Premier League.

Man City — Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, João Cancelo; De Bruyne(C), Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Sterling, Grealish, Foden.

Chelsea — Arrizabalaga; Sarr, Thiago Silva, Rüdiger; Azpilicueta(C), Kanté, Kovacic, Alonso; Ziyech, Pulisic; Lukaku.

AFCON 15/1/2022 – Premier League – Manchester City v Chelsea

• Riyad Mahrez is away at AFCON so Manchester City will be missing their top scorer in all competitions for the welcome of Chelsea.
• Kyle Walker returned to first-team action at the weekend after exactly a month out, but the likes of Phil Foden, John Stones and Oleksandr Zinchenko remain doubts.
• Jack Grealish has not got off the bench in the last couple when City have played their rivals so it will be interesting to see whether that continues here.

• Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kante both returned from COVID-19 in Chelsea’s 1-0 win away to Tottenham on Wednesday night but now Andreas Christensen has tested positive.
• Defensive trio Ben Chilwell, Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah were already sidelined for Thomas Tuchel’s side.
• Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech are in competition to start in attack alongside Mason Mount and Romelu Lukaku.
• Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic may get the nod in midfield over Kante, who looked a little rusty off the bench against Tottenham in midweek.

Manchester City-Chelsea – Premier League 2021/2022 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)

AFCON 15/1/2022 – Premier League – Aston Villa v Manchester United

• Steven Gerrard says Philippe Coutinho is not match fit following his move from Barcelona so may only make his Aston Villa debut from the bench against old foe Manchester United on Saturday.
• It will be interesting to see where Gerrard plays his former Liverpool team-mate, whether in a midfield diamond or in attack alongside Ollie Watkins and Emi Buendia. It is likely we will see both during the course of the season.
• Villa are actually a little light in midfield this weekend with John McGinn suspended and Marvelous Nakamba injured so Gerrard will certainly be tempted to unleash Coutinho from the start in a 4-3-1-2 formation. Morgan Sanson is the alternative but his Villa career has just not got going.
• Lucas Digne was announced as an Aston Villa player on Thursday morning following a move from Everton and Gerrard will seriously ponder a full debut for him with Matt Targett out of form.
• Apart from being involved in two disallowed goals, Danny Ings was mainly on the periphery again on Monday night.
• Ashley Young remains a doubt to face his former club, while young talent Jaden Philogene-Bidace will only return to training on Monday due to a hip problem.

• Luke Shaw and Scott McTominay are both suspended for Manchester United due to an accumulation of bookings.
• Ralf Rangnick has confirmed he expects Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Phil Jones to be fit to face Aston Villa on Saturday after injury ruled them out last time around.
• Harry Maguire has missed United’s last two through injury but was able to train on Thursday and should return to partner Raphael Varane here.
• Diogo Dalot is hoping to be available on Saturday despite picking up a nasty gash on his ankle at the start of the week. Aaron Wan-Bissaka may come back in anyway.
• Rangnick believed Donny van de Beek’s introduction and the change to a diamond formation gave United more control on Monday night so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him start with it here.
• Paul Pogba is a long-term absentee and Eric Bailly is away at AFCON with the Ivory Coast.

Aston Villa-Manchester United – Premier League 2021/2022 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)

AFCON 15/1/2022 – Premier League – Not on UKTV

EFL / iFollow – available on multiple services (3pm kickoff unless stated)

CHAMPIONSHIP
EFL01: Cardiff v Blackburn (12:30pm)
EFL02: Barnsley v Blackburn
EFL03: Derby v Sheffield United
EFL04: Fulham v Bristol City
EFL05: Huddersfield v Swansea
EFL06: Middlesbrough v Reading
EFL07: Millwall v Nottingham Forest
EFL08: Peterborough v Coventry
EFL09: Preston v Birmingham
EFL10: QPR v West Brom

LEAGUE ONE
EFL11: Accrington v Sunderland
EFL12: AFC Wimbledon v Morecambe
EFL13: Bolton v Ipswich
EFL14: Cheltenham v Charlton
EFL15: Crewe v Shrewsbury
EFL16: Doncaster v Wigan
EFL17: Fleetwood v Rotherham
EFL18: Gillingham v Burton
EFL19: Lincoln v Cambridge
EFL20: Portsmouth v MK Dons
EFL21: Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth
EFL22: Wycombe v Oxford

LEAGUE TWO
EFL23: Newport v Harrogate (12:30pm)
EFL24: Bradford v Salford
EFL25: Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool
EFL26: Carlisle v Crawley
EFL27: Colchester v Barrow
EFL28: Exeter v Scunthorpe
EFL29: Mansfield v Walsall
EFL30: Northampton v Forest Green
EFL32: Port Vale v Swindon
EFL33: Stevenage v Sutton
EFL34: Tranmere v Rochdale

Scottish Football – available on multiple services (3pm kickoff unless stated)

CHAMPIONSHIP
SPFL01: Ayr v Greenock Morton
SPFL02: Dunfermline v Hamilton
SPFL03: Inverness CT v Queen of the South
SPFL04: Raith v Arbroath
SPFL05: Airdrieonians v Falkirk

AFCON 15/1/2022 – Other Games

AFCON 15/1/2022 – Other Games Detailed

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DAZN
DAZN 1: 12:20 EPL – Manchester City v Chelsea
DAZN 1: 14:50 EPL – Goal Rush
DAZN 1: 17:20 EPL – Aston Villa v Manchester United
DAZN 2: 12:20 EFL – Luton v Bournemouth
DAZN 2: 14:50 EPL – Newcastle v Watford
DAZN 4: 14:50 EPL – Norwich v Everton
DAZN 5: 14:50 EPL – Wolves v Southampton

Spark Sport
SPARK 1: 11:20 EPL – Manchester City v Chelsea
SPARK 1: 17:10 EPL – Aston Villa v Manchester United
SPARK 2: 14:40 EPL – Newcastle v Watford
SPARK 3: 14:40 EPL – Norwich v Everton
SPARK 4: 14:40 EPL – Wolves v Southampton

Rush Sport
RUSH 1: 12:15 EPL – Manchester City v Chelsea
RUSH 7: 14:45 EPL – Wolves v Southampton
RUSH 8: 14:45 EPL – Newcastle v Watford
RUSH 8: 14:45 EPL – Norwich v Everton

OTHER FOOTBALL – SATURDAY 15 JANUARY

11:00am SPANISH WOMEN’S PRIMERA DIVISION – Madrid CFF v Villareal
UK – BT Sport ESPN

1:00pm ITALIAN SERIE B – Cremonese v Como
UK – Mola TV
Indonesia – Mola TV

2:00pm INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE – ATK Mohun Bagan v Bengaluru
UK – OneFootball
India – Star Sports 3

3:30pm ITALIAN SERIE B – Parma v Crotone
Indonesia – Mola TV

7:45pm BELGIAN FIRST DIVISION A – Club Brugge v Sint-Truidense
UK – Mola TV
Canada – DAZN
Eurasia – Setanta Sports+
Indonesia – Mola TV
USA – ESPN+

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