Stoke City v Manchester City: match preview

Mark Hughes waits on the fitness of Xherdan Shaqiri, whose free-kick illuminated a much better second half, before deciding who faces his old club and will have to continue with another City old boy, the 40-year-old Shay Given, in goal while Jack Butland is laid low. Guardiola has no such issues; his own first-choice keeper, Willy Caballero, is fighting fit. Nick Ames

Kick-off Saturday 12.30pm

Venue Britannia Stadium

Last season Stoke City 2 Manchester City 0

Live Sky Sports 1

Referee Mike Dean

This season G1, Y4, R0, 4.00 cards per game

Odds H 4-1 A 8-11 D 3-1

Stoke City

Subs from Haugaard, Muniesa, Cameron, Allen, Adam, Sobhi, Joselu, Walters, Crouch

Doubtful Shaqiri (calf)

Injured Butland (ankle, 27 Aug), Johnson (thigh, 27 Aug), Afellay (knee, Jan), Ireland (leg, Feb)

Suspended None

Form D

Discipline Y5 R0

Leading scorer Shaqiri 1

Manchester City

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Subs from Hart, Kolarov, Zabaleta, Delph, Fernando, Navas, Nasri, Bony, Iheanacho, Zinchenko, Adarabioyo, Denayer, Mangala

Doubtful Sagna (knock)

Injured Kompany (thigh, unknown), Gundogan (knee, 10 Sep), Sané

(hamstring, 27 Aug)