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On Wednesday night the Etihad watched Paris score four times. On Saturday, three days later, Manchester City walk back onto that pitch still top of the league, against a promoted side playing its first match in a week. Eighteen points against nine after six games: the table makes City a heavy favourite. The fixture list plays for Ipswich.<\/p>\n

Six league wins, one defeat at home on Wednesday<\/h2>\n

City have not dropped a point in the Premier League: six wins from six, a goal difference of plus eleven, three points clear of Arsenal. The run went through Anfield on Sunday (3-0) and Old Trafford before that (1-0), and the match report from Anfield<\/a> reads like a controlled evening from start to finish. The first defeat of the season arrived on Wednesday, at home, against Paris (2-4): the leaders can roll through the league, they have just conceded four in front of their own fans.<\/p>\n

The last five matches of each side set the tempo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nOpponent<\/th>\nCompetition<\/th>\nScore<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
14\/10<\/td>\nMan City<\/td>\nParis SG (H)<\/td>\nChampions League<\/td>\n2-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/10<\/td>\nMan City<\/td>\nLiverpool (A)<\/td>\nPremier League<\/td>\n3-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20\/09<\/td>\nMan City<\/td>\nSunderland (H)<\/td>\nPremier League<\/td>\n5-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17\/09<\/td>\nMan City<\/td>\nNorwich (H)<\/td>\nLeague Cup<\/td>\n5-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13\/09<\/td>\nMan City<\/td>\nManchester United (A)<\/td>\nPremier League<\/td>\n1-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/10<\/td>\nIpswich<\/td>\nFulham (H)<\/td>\nPremier League<\/td>\n2-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19\/09<\/td>\nIpswich<\/td>\nEverton (A)<\/td>\nPremier League<\/td>\n0-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15\/09<\/td>\nIpswich<\/td>\nArsenal (H)<\/td>\nLeague Cup<\/td>\n2-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/09<\/td>\nIpswich<\/td>\nCrystal Palace (A)<\/td>\nPremier League<\/td>\n3-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/09<\/td>\nIpswich<\/td>\nLiverpool (H)<\/td>\nPremier League<\/td>\n0-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ipswich’s week against City’s three days<\/h2>\n

The promoted side, tenth on nine points, have not played since 10 October and a 2-1 win over Fulham<\/a>. Seven days to prepare the trip, against three days of recovery for City. Gary O’Neil, formerly of Strasbourg, sets up in a 4-2-3-1, and his team have already won at Crystal Palace this season. Jack Taylor (knee) does not start in the official line-up: Emersonn, Enciso and Maeda lead the Ipswich attack; no injury is listed for City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The memory still stings: Ipswich’s last visit to the Etihad ended 4-1, and the return at Portman Road, 6-0 to City. The visitors’ +2 did not survive either of those nights.<\/p>\n

Fresh legs decide this bet<\/h2>\n