Balotelli out of Fulham game

Manchester City are again without suspended striker Mario Balotelli for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Fulham at the Etihad Stadium.

Defender Kolo Toure and midfielder Yaya Toure are still at the African Nations Cup but playmaker David Pizarro, signed on loan from Roma this week, is in contention.

Defenders Vincent Kompany and Micah Richards are expected to overcome minor knocks.

Provisional squad: Hart, Pantilimon, Richards, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Savic, Kolarov, Clichy, Nasri, Johnson, Milner, Silva, Hargreaves, De Jong, Barry, Pizarro, Dzeko, Aguero, Suarez, Razak.