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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City v Watford is one of four Premier League matches on another busy night of top-flight action, with Tottenham Hotspur also in action against Swansea. Stay tuned as we bring you every boot and hoof of the ball.
Mauricio Pochettino has left Harry Kane on the bench for Spurs's trip to south Wales with Fernando Llorente leading the line against his old club. Kevin De Bruyne has recovered quickly from what appeared to be a nasty injury against Crystal Palace and starts for City, who host Watford at the Etihad.
Meanwhile Crystal Palace visit Southampton and West Brom head to West Ham with both side in search of valuable points to lift themselves out of the bottom three. Follow all the live action below:
Tuesday's fixtures:
Southampton 19:45 Crystal Palace
Swansea 19:45 Tottenham
West Ham 19:45 West Brom
Manchester City 20:00 Watford
Watford manager Marco Silva is well aware of the challenge facing his players tonight as they take on runaway league leaders Manchester City at the Etihad.
"It's a tough tough match for us," he told Sky Sports a few moments ago. "They are having an amazing season. We need to compete and do everything possible to take a good result.
"We know they are a fantastic team but we need to believe in ourselves."
Watford vs Manchester City - last five meetings
- Watford 0-6 Manchester City, September 2017 (Premier League)
- Watford 0-5 Manchester City, May 2017 (Premier League)
- Manchester City 2-0 Watford, December 2016 (Premier League)
- Watford 1-2 Manchester City, January 2016 (Premier League)
- Manchester City 2-0 Watford, August 2015 (Premier League)
City beat Watford 6-0 when the two sides last met in September
We're just under 10 minutes away from kick-off in three of tonight's four Premier League matches.
Just a reminder that our primary focus here will be Manchester City's 8pm clash with Watford, but we'll also be bringing you goal updates from around the country as Swansea host Spurs, West Brom go to West Ham and Southampton entertain Crystal Palace.
We are underway in the matches between Swansea and Spurs, Southampton and Crystal Palace, and West Ham and West Ham!
Pep Guardiola's men will go 15 points clear at the top of the table with a win against Watford tonight.
It's absolutely lashing it down with rain at the Liberty Stadium, where we remain goalless between Swansea and Spurs after eight minutes. The playing surface is absolutely sopping so we might not see a match of the highest quality.
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