Sven-Goran Eriksson has failed to bring in a new goalkeeper in time for Sunday’s Manchester derby at Eastlands.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is waiting on international clearance for summer arrivals Vedran Corluka and Valeri Bojinov before deciding his starting line-up for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to West Ham.

Shrewsbury 0 Man City 2

Stephen Jordan could be handed a farewell Manchester City appearance by manager Stuart Pearce at Tottenham tomorrow.

Emile Mpenza has set himself a 10-goal target for the first full season at Manchester City.

Emile Mpenza could return for Manchester City in their Premiership clash with Aston Villa at Eastlands.

Emile Mpenza is manager Stuart Pearce’s main fitness concern ahead of Manchester City’s Barclays Premiership trip to Arsenal tomorrow.

Micah Richards misses out for the fourth game running as Manchester City look to extend their unbeaten run to five matches against Liverpool at Eastlands.

Micah Richards and Dietmar Hamann could be available for Manchester City as the Blues look to hit the key 40-point barrier at Fulham tomorrow.

Manchester City 0 Charlton 0

Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann is doubtful for the Barclays Premiership match against Charlton tomorrow because of an ankle injury.

Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce could be tempted to field an unchanged side against Middlesbrough tomorrow.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce has no fresh injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership clash with Chelsea at Eastlands.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Stuart Pearce remained defiant after his side exited the FA Cup yesterday.

Stuart Pearce heard the Manchester City supporters turn on their team after they exited the FA Cup with a 2-0 quarter-final defeat by Blackburn at Ewood Park.

Emile Mpenza may have to wait for his Manchester City debut.

Preston 1 Manchester City 3

Preston 1 Manchester City 3

Manchester City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver returns for this FA Cup fifth-round tie at Deepdale today.

Darius Vassell seems certain to miss Manchester City’s FA Cup fifth-round tie at Preston on Sunday.

The following are the teams for today's Premiership matches.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce must decide whether to hand Michael Ball his debut against Reading tomorrow.

Manchester City 0 Blackburn 3

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton misses the Barclays Premiership match at home to Blackburn tomorrow through suspension.

Manchester City striker Paul Dickov has been ruled out for up to eight weeks because of a broken toe.

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton is available after suspension for the Barclays Premiership match against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium tomorrow.

Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland looks likely to come into contention for the FA Cup clash against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday after a hamstring injury.

Man City 2 Everton 1

Georgios Samaras put 17 games of goalscoring misery behind him to net the second-half double that allowed Manchester City to welcome the new year on a winning note at Eastlands.

Manchester City will monitor the fitness of Richard Dunne ahead of the visit of Everton after the defender played against West Ham while suffering from illness.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce could be forced to push Micah Richards into midfield for tomorrow’s trip to West Ham.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Stuart Pearce has urged Stephen Ireland to be more selfish if he is to become a hit in the Premiership.

Stephen Ireland finally scored his first goal for Manchester City as Stuart Pearce’s side ended a run of three successive defeats.

Joey Barton will be free to play for Manchester City at Sheffield United tomorrow despite his red card in the defeat by Bolton on Saturday.

Stuart Pearce insists honesty is the best policy as Manchester City boss.

Manchester City have no fresh injury concerns as they look to record their first Old Trafford derby-day win since 1974.

TV STAR Richard Lee ensured Manchester City suffered a video nasty in front of the Sky cameras at Eastlands as relegation-threatened Watford grabbed a vital Barclays Premiership point.

Ousmane Dabo could get a place on the bench as Manchester City look to extend their unbeaten home record against Watford on Monday.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce could name an unchanged line-up for Monday’s clash with relegation-threatened Watford.

MANCHESTER CITY finally achieved their first away win of the season in the Premiership – and it should come as no surprise that Aston Villa were on the receiving end.

Aston Villa 1 Manchester City 3

These are the teams for in today's 3pm Premiership action.

Dietmar Hamann returns to Manchester City’s squad for the trip to former club Liverpool.

Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce has hit out at the "arrogant" British attitude which demands instant success from foreign imports.