Stoke City after 3 consecutive wins will meet Manchester City at home, a team against they do quite well.
In the 2 games they have played on this stadium Stoke City has 1 victory and 1 draw game. There was also a game for the FA Cup on this stadium which Stoke won with 3:1.
After 2 goalless draw games, City was able to beat Fulham with 1:4 away from home. Currently the team is on the 4th spot with 25 points, 3 points behind the leader, and 3 points ahead of the 5th and 6th Bolton and Tottenham.
The team’s away record is W4 D1 L2, which shows that City does well away from home. If Stoke City is to win this game, thus achieve their 4th consecutive win, this will be a new record since 1973.
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Stoke City are currently 8th with 19 points in 14 games and a home record of W4 D1 L2. The team will be without Jermaine Pennant who lasted only 11 minutes in the previous game against W.B.A.
For City, the following players are doubtful: Micah Richards (rib) and Joleon Lescott (foot) Gareth Barry (ankle), while the following will miss the game: Jerome Boateng (ankle) and Pablo Zabaleta (suspended). The good news for Mancini is that Balotelli’s suspension is over and he would be available for this game.
Carlos Tevez has scored 30 goals in his last 36 Premier League games, something Stoke have to watch out for. At the same time, Stoke has scored at least a goal from a throw in the past 2 games, something City has to watch out for.
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