Comments and predictions for Leyton Orient vs Man City: Victory for the strong

Latest Leyton Orient vs Man City team information

Leyton Orient are without Sean Clare (right-back) and Omar Beckles (centre-back) due to fitness issues. Jordan Graham, Dan Agyei, Jack Simpson and Ollie O'Neill are also nursing injuries.

Beckles' absence could open up the opportunity for Brandon Cooper to continue to partner Dan Happe in central defence, but deadline day signing Rarmani Edmonds-Green is also an option for the role at Wellens' discretion.

New signing Randell Williams could make his debut on either flank, although he is likely to start on the bench this weekend. Up front, main striker Charlie Kelman (on loan from QPR), who has 12 goals, is expected to start.

City will have their fitness assessed ahead of the game with Ederson and Oscar Bobb set to miss the defeat to Arsenal with a 'slight injury', according to Guardiola. Rodri, Jeremy Doku, Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias remain absent.

With his focus on next week's Champions League clash with Real Madrid, Guardiola is expected to rotate his squad, with new signings Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis likely to start in defence alongside Rico Lewis and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.

James McAtee could be relied upon in midfield and Divin Mubama could lead the line if Erling Haaland is rested. Whether £50m new signing Nico Gonzalez will be ready to make his debut in midfield remains to be seen.

Leyton Orient vs Man City latest expected lineup

Leyton Orient:

Keeley; James, Cooper, Happe, Currie; Pratley, Brown; Perkins, Donley, Abdulai; Kelman

Manchester City:

Ortega; Lewis; Khusanov, Stones, O'Reilly; Gundogan, McAtee; Savinho, De Bruyne, Grealish; Mubama

Latest Leyton Orient vs Man City football review

After an impressive five-match unbeaten run (four wins, one draw), Man City's brief revival was ended by Arsenal's thumping 5-1 win at the Emirates.

Erling Haaland's consolation goal, which marked his 250th career goal in just 313 games (faster than Messi and Ronaldo), was not enough to salvage the game. Immediately after equalizing, Man City lost their way and conceded four more goals, suffering their seventh defeat of the season.

Guardiola expressed 'regret' at his team's performance after the game which saw City drop to fifth in the table, nine points behind Arsenal but just two behind Chelsea.

Man City put the Premier League on hold to focus on two other fronts: the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Real Madrid and the FA Cup tie against Leyton Orient. In theory, the FA Cup tie is Man City's easiest test in the coming months, before facing Newcastle, Liverpool, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and Brighton.

City are on a run of 17 consecutive wins against lower-tier opponents in the FA Cup, scoring 67 goals and conceding just eight - the longest such run in the competition's history, including an 8-0 thrashing of Salford City in the third round. The head-to-head record also favours City, with just two defeats in 16 meetings with Orient.

Leyton Orient's 11-match unbeaten run in League One ended with a 1-0 home defeat to Stockport County, following a 6-2 win over Exeter City five days earlier.

Despite dominating possession, Orient failed to muster a shot on target and Kyle Wooton's early goal condemned them to a second home defeat in three games, following a 1-0 loss to Stevenage in the EFL Trophy.

Manager Richie Wellens has apologised for a "stupid comment" about Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou. Asked if injury had an impact on Orient's defeat, Wellens replied: "I'm not going to make excuses, I'm not Ange Postecoglou."

Leyton Orient are sixth in League One, six points behind 13th-placed Blackpool, and are fighting for a promotion play-off spot. However, they have an FA Cup tie against Man City ahead of them.

After beating Derby County on penalties in the third round, Orient are in the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2010-11, when a 17-year-old Harry Kane was an unused substitute in the 2-1 win over Swansea. Orient go into Saturday's game having lost their two previous FA Cup meetings with City: a 4-1 defeat in January 1920 (first round) and a 6-1 defeat in March 1926 (quarter-final).

Leyton Orient vs Man City score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Leyton Orient vs Man Cityas follows:

• Sportsmole:Leyton Orient 1-3 Man City

• WhoScore:Leyton Orient 0-2 Man City
• Our newspaper predicts:Leyton Orient 1-3 Man City

When and where to watch Leyton Orient vs Man City live?

To watch the Leyton Orient vs Man City match live in the FA Cup taking place at 7:15 p.m. on February 8, viewers can watch onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.