Dunne could earn City recall

Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce is poised to make changes for his side’s Eastlands clash with Barclays Premiership leaders Chelsea tomorrow.

Pearce was left bitterly unhappy with the defending in yesterday’s 4-3 defeat at Wigan, which means Richard Dunne could return to the line-up after starting on the bench at the JJB Stadium.

The same could also go for striker Andy Cole who scored a late goal after coming on as a substitute.

Team (from): James, De Vlieger, Onuoha, Sun, Sommeil, Dunne, Distin, Thatcher, Jordan, Sinclair, Croft, Barton, Reyna, Ireland, Musampa, Cole, Vassell, Wright-Phillips, Fowler.