Kompany comes back from suspension

Manchester City welcomed back captain Vincent Kompany for tonight’s Barclays Premier League trip to Everton.

The Belgium international, who has missed the last four matches through suspension, returned alongside Joleon Lescott in central defence while Gael Clichy, James Milner and Sergio Aguero also came into the starting line-up.

Everton were without striker Louis Saha, who has been linked with a deadline-day move to Tottenham, and handed another chance to on-loan Argentinian Denis Stracqualursi up front.

Everton: Howard, Neville, Hibbert, Heitinga, Baines, Donovan, Gibson, Fellaini, Drenthe, Cahill, Stracqualursi.

Subs: Mucha, Gueye, Barkley, Vellios, Forshaw, Duffy, Baxter.

Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Barry, Milner, Silva, Aguero, Nasri, Dzeko.

Subs: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Johnson, Kolarov, Savic, De Jong, Razak.

Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)