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Tuesday, 17 May 2011<\/p>\n

Barclays Premier League<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Home Team<\/span><\/th>\nScore<\/span><\/th>\nAway Team<\/span><\/th>\nTime<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Man City<\/td>\nv<\/td>\nStoke<\/td>\n19:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Barclays Premier League<\/strong>
Venue:<\/strong> City of Manchester Stadium Date:<\/strong> Tuesday, 17 May Kick-off:<\/strong> 1945 BST
Coverage:<\/strong> Listen on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio Manchester and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles<\/span><\/p>\n

TEAM NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini may rotate his side following their FA Cup final win on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adam Johnson and James Milner could earn recalls after missing out on a starting spot in the win over Stoke.<\/p>\n

Stoke winger Matthew Etherington is unlikely to play after he was forced off with a hamstring injury at Wembley.<\/p>\n

Jermaine Pennant hurt his ankle in the same game but is expected to be fit, and Asmir Begovic will return in place of Thomas Sorensen in goal.<\/p>\n\n

Manchester City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Injured\/unavailable<\/strong>: Boateng & M Johnson (both knee), K Toure (club suspension)<\/p>\n

Stoke City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Injured<\/strong>: Etherington (hamstring), Fuller & Sidibe (both Achilles), Higginbotham (knee)<\/p>\n

MATCH PREVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester City and Stoke meet again just 72 hours after clashing in the FA Cup final. With their first silverware for 35 years safely in the trophy cabinet and Champions football already secure, you could forgive Manchester City’s players for having one eye on their summer holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n
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We are all disappointed at the moment, but we must never forget that reaching an FA Cup final is another building block for this football club<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Stoke boss Tony Pulis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

But there is no chance of that under the rule of strict authoritarian Roberto Mancini, who is desperate for his side to catch third-placed Arsenal and secure automatic qualification for the group stages of the Champions League.<\/p>\n

Celebratory drinks were banned in the wake of the Wembley win as Mancini tried to avoid his squad suffering any post-final hangovers.<\/p>\n

Stoke’s cup final defeat should not detract from a superb campaign for the Potters, who are chasing a first top 10 finish since the 1974-75 season and can now look forward to European football next season.<\/p>\n

MATCH FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head-to-head<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 This is their 98th competitive meeting. Manchester City have won 41 times and Stoke 36.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Three of the last five league and cup meetings have been 1-1 draws.<\/p>\n

Manchester City<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 They have gone 14 league and cup games without a draw.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mancini’s men have scored fewer headers (two) than any other team in the league this season.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The 16 clean sheets Joe Hart has kept this season is the most in the league.<\/p>\n

Stoke City<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Stoke have only lost one of their last seven league matches.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tony Pulis’ side have not lost a league match in which they opened the scoring (W10, D4).<\/p>\n

\u2022 If they secure a top 10 finish, it will be their highest league position since coming fifth in the old First Division in 1974-75.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Stoke City have lost all eight of their matches away from home at sides currently sat in the top half of the table, the worst record in the league.<\/p>\n

LEADING GOALSCORERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tevez: 22 goals (19 league); Balotelli: 10 goals (6 league)<\/p>\n

Stoke City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jones: 12 goals (9 league); Walters: 12 goals (6 league)<\/p>\n

MATCH OFFICIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Referee<\/strong>: Lee Probert<\/p>\n

Assistant referees<\/strong>: Dave Bryan & Dean Mohareb<\/p>\n

Fourth official<\/strong>: Mike Jones<\/p>\n

LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester City<\/strong> (W1-0 v Tottenham, h): Hart, Richards, Kompany, Zabaleta (Kolarov 57), Lescott, Milner, Johnson (Vieira 66), Silva (Tevez 83), De Jong, Y Toure, Dzeko. Subs not used: Given, Boyata, Wright-Phillips, 45 Balotelli<\/p>\n

Stoke City<\/strong> (W3-1 v Arsenal, h): Begovic; Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth (Faye 51), Wilson, Pennant (Pugh 72), Whelan, Whitehead, Delap, Walters, Jones (Diao 84). Subs not used: Sorensen, Collins, Carew, Shotton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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