Bolton Wanderers – Manchester City Preview: Roberto Mancini’s men looking to clinch third spot with an away day victory

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Johan Elmander could be announced as Galatasaray bound by the time kick-off arrives and this would be his farewell.

Fabrice Muamba picked up a hamstring injury in the last outing against Blackpool and may miss out. Kevin Davies and Stuart Holden are still in the treatment room and will not see action until next season.

Roberto Mancini is likely to field a strong XI on Sunday as City’s quest for a third place finish reaches it’s climax. Gareth Barry could come in for James Milner, whilst Carlos Tevez could make his final appearance for City if his move away from Eastlands comes to fruition.

City have kept three clean sheets in as many games and Mancini will likely stick with what is working – meaning the defence should remain untouched.

• Bolton’s recent home league record against City is very good. Their last loss in this fixture came in December 2004, when Joey Barton scored the only goal for the visitors.

• But the Trotters’ recent run has been awful. They have lost their last four on the spin and would hate to finish the season on a five match cold streak.

• City’s form is much better, however, as six wins in the last seven and only three goals conceded shows they are now a very tough team to beat.

• With Joe Hart (pictured right) receiving the Golden Gloves award this week, he could finish the season with 18 clean sheets.