MX23RW : Friday, March 29 12:27:42| >> :60:1486:1486:

Preview: Stoke City vs. Manchester City

Preview: Stoke City vs. Manchester City
© PA Photos
Sports Mole previews the Premier League clash between Stoke City and Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.

Stoke City will be aiming to bag their first win of the new season when they take on Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.

The Potters have opened their campaign with three successive draws and will be looking to new signing Michael Owen to rekindle his old England partnership with Peter Crouch.

However, he is likely to start from the bench as he continues to gain fitness.

Matthew Etherington may recover from a hamstring injury in time for the game and could be named as a substitute.

Jack Rodwell (knee), Pablo Zabaleta (hamstring), Mario Balotelli (eye), Sergio Aguero (knee), Micah Richards (ankle) and Gareth Barry (hernia) make up the list of casualties for Roberto Mancini's squad.

Javi Garcia and Maicon are both in line to make their debuts as a result of the injury crisis, while Gael Clichy could come in for Alexandar Kolarov at left-back.

Current form:

Stoke: DDD
Man City: WDW

Possible lineups:

Stoke: Begovic; Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Wilson; Cameron, Whelan, Whitehead, Walters, Kightly; Crouch

Man City: Hart; Maicon, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy; Y Toure, Garcia, Silva, Nasri, Milner; Tevez

Sports Mole says: 1-2

ID:45023: cacheID:45023:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3436:

Previews by email

Click here to get Sports Mole's daily email of previews and predictions for every major game!


Restore Data
Share this article now:
Michael Owen
Read Next:
Owen unlikely to start against Man City
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!