The Manchester derby between City and United at the Etihad Stadium is the clear pick of matches in the 12^th round of the 2018/19 Premier League season, with focus falling on managers Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho.

All is well in the world of the Citizens, who beat Southampton this past weekend to ensure they come into the derby sitting at the top of the log, but they will be wary of a Red Devils team which famously came from two goals down to defeat the hosts at the Etihad in the second half of last season to delay their title celebrations.

United also claimed a dramatic, come-from-behind 2-1 win at high-flying Bournemouth last Saturday, with Marcus Rashford scoring the decisive goal in injury time. Whether Mourinho has the bravery to field the youngster from the start at City remains to be seen, but at least he can rely on the fine form of Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba, who have both been at the top of their games in recent weeks.

Both teams will come into the game on the back of midweek UEFA Champions League matches of varying difficulty: it doesn’t get much tougher on the continent than United’s trip to Turin to face mighty Juventus, while Guardiola may even consider resting some of his top players for a home match against Shakhtar Donetsk which should bring a comfortable victory.

City’s main chasers at the top of the log, Liverpool and Chelsea, will hope United can stymie the Citizens at home and allow them to make up ground. The Reds will fancy their chances of putting plenty of goals past Fulham early on Sunday, while the Blues will be next up and have a tougher test when they welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge.

Another London derby to keep an eye out for is the battle of Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park. Spurs won 3-2 away to Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend and will fancy their chances of another victory on the road in an effort to keep up their top-four hopes, while Wilfried Zaha will hope to inspire Palace, who generally raise their game when the ‘big guns’ come for a visit.

Elsewhere, Mohamed Diame’s Newcastle United will chase a second win when they host Bournemouth; Wilfred Ndidi’s Leicester City will make an emotional return to the King Power Stadium to face Burnley in their first home game since the tragic helicopter accident which took the life of their chairman; Mario Lemina’s Southampton are at home to Isaac Success’ Watford; and Sol Bamba and Bruno Ecuele will hope to lead Cardiff City to a home win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Key match stats

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur – Head-to-Head, Premier League

Matches played 18

Palace wins 3

Spurs wins 10

Draws 5

Chelsea v Everton – Head-to-Head, Premier League

Matches played 52

Chelsea wins 25

Everton wins 9

Draws 18

Manchester City v Manchester United – Head-to-Head, Premier League

Matches played 42

City wins 13

United wins 21

Draws 8

 

Premier League fixtures, 10-11 November

All times GMT

Saturday 10 November

2:30pm Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion – LIVE on SS3 & Max1

3:00pm Huddersfield Town v West Ham United – LIVE on SS12

3:00pm Leicester City v Burnley – LIVE on SS11

3:00pm Newcastle United v Bournemouth – LIVE on SS3/SS10, Max1 & SelGO2

3:00pm Southampton v Watford – LIVE on SS5

5:30pm Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur – LIVE on SS3 & Max1

 

Sunday 11 November

12pm Liverpool v Fulham – LIVE on SS3/SS10, Max1 & SelGO2

2:15pm Chelsea v Everton – LIVE on SS3 & Max1

4:30pm Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers – LIVE on SS5

4:30pm Manchester City v Manchester United – LIVE on SS3 & Max1