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Lee Wilmot

The FIVE players ruled out of huge Manchester City vs Arsenal Premier League title clash

The Premier League title race could all come down to what happens at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night. With just a month of the season to go, the two teams in the title race go head-to-head as Manchester City take on Arsenal.

It will not decide the title race, of course, with City still having seven games to play after tonight's massive clash. But it will go some way to deciding who has the advantage in the home stretch.

Arsenal have let their advantage slip in recent weeks. Three straight draws with Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton have seen their lead atop the Premier League table diminish to just five points, with City holding two games in hand on their rivals.

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Now is their chance to re-assert their dominance though, albeit at the home of the back-to-back Premier League champions - no easy feat.

All eyes will be on the team lineups an hour before kick-off, to see who each manager has chosen for the big game. But we can already tell who will not be part of the 18-man squads at the Etihad Stadium.

A number of players have already been ruled out through injury, with four players definitely sitting out and one other a doubt for the clash.

Here are the missing players on both teams, according to PremierInjuries.com...

Arsenal: Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), Mohamed Elneny (knee), William Saliba (back), Granit Xhaka (doubt due to illness).

Man City: Nathan Ake (hamstring).

City, therefore, clearly have the edge on the injury front, with only one definitely out, although both teams will be missing key defenders for a crunch fixture.

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