Samaras doubtful for City

Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras injured his knee against Wigan and could miss tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final against West Ham at Eastlands.

Manager Stuart Pearce will wait on fitness reports on the Greece international, as well as Claudio Reyna (shoulder) and Antoine Sibierski (dead leg).

City are set to restore senior players such as Darius Vassell, Richard Dunne and Joey Barton to the starting XI.

Provisional squad: James, Sun Jihai, Dunne, Distin, Richards, Jordan, Sinclair, Barton, Croft, Musampa, Reyna, Riera, Samaras, Sibierski, Vassell, Wright-Phillips, Weaver, Sommeil, Ireland.