Dickov could get City call

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

Pearce will be forced to rely on the same set of players who have crumbled to five successive defeats as he battles to save his job.

Misfiring striker Bernardo Corradi is facing the axe but the options available to Pearce are limited with Paul Dickov – yet to score a goal this term – one of the potential replacements.

Provisional squad: Weaver, Richards, Dunne, Distin, Ball, Trabelsi, Barton, Ireland, Beasley, Samaras, Corradi, Isaksson, Jihai, Dabo, Vassell, Hamann, Dickov, Sturridge, Mpenza, Miller.