Injury Hit City Take On Swansea

City play host to Swansea on saturday but could be without four first-team regulars as they look to reverse a poor run of form.City will want to improve over their 2-2 draw with QPR. Swansea have not beaten Manchester City since Luke Moore scored in a 1-0 win in 2012. The Swans though will be riding high on confidence after coming from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 in their last Premier League fixture.

Team News

Vincent Kompany is a doubt after suffering a calf injury on national duty so Mangala is expected to start alongside Martin Demichelis. Silva is back in light training though Saturday’s game will be too early for him while Dzeko and Kolarov are also sidelined with both of them not expected to be fit for another couple of weeks.

Ashley Richards, Rory Donnelly and Federico Fernandez will not travel to the Etihad for Swansea as they are all still carrying injuries. Jonjo Shelvey is back from suspension after getting sent off against Everton and should replace on loan Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tom Carroll.

Stats

City have beaten Swansea in their last three home games keeping a clean sheet in all of them and scoring 8 goals.

In their last 20 home games against teams positioned in the top half of the table, Man City have won 14, drawn 3 and lost 3 of these matches.

No player has scored more Premier League goals in 2014 than Wilfried Bony and Sergio Aguero.

This is Swansea’s best ever start to a Premier League season with 18 points from their opening 11 games.

In their last 20 away games against teams positioned above them in the table, Swansea have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 17 of these matches.

What to read next:

Will Saints Be Cast Adrift At The Bottom Before They Kick A Ball This Weekend
The Premier League table does not make good viewing unless you turn it upside down, Southampton are rock bottom 2 points adrift from the team above and 4 points off Ipswich 4th from bottom, so will that gap be worse before we kick off on Sunday.

Southampton V Liverpool The Preview
Usually the visit of Liverpool to The Dell & St Mary's was something that Saints fans looked forward to in the calendar, it was a game that often threw up a shock result for the home side, but as we go into the latest clash with the Merseyside men, there seems little hope of that this year.

Return Dates Set For Injured Southampton Duo Ramsdale And Bednarek
If you thought that things couldn't get worse for Russell Martin after the defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, then think again, injuries to two key players in the past fortnight have added to his woes.

Do Southampton Need To Recall Bella-Kotchap For Liverpool Clash
With Jan Bednarek seemingly set to miss his first Premier League game of the season, Saints are struggling for central defenders to take on the League leaders Liverpool at St Mary's, is it time to bring in a player out of the cold.

Does Shea Charles Prove That Russell Martin's Player Judgement is Flawed
There has been a lot of words typed on the internet about Russell Martin and his tactics, but is this just the reason as to why we are doing badly in the Premier League, last season there was a clear evidence that his player selection is not what it should be.

Central Defensive Injury Blow For Southampton
If the next few weeks were going to be tough with the potential absence of goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, then they are now getting much worse with the news that a central defender has been injured in International duty over the weekend.

England England's Number 16
It was a dream England debut for Southampton's Taylor Harwood-Bellis, in front of his future Father in law ex Manchester United & Republic of Ireland legend Roy Keane, not only scoring but also nearly getting an assist.

Nick's Saints Saints Away Travel Lay On 6th Coach For Brighton
Brighton away was the first fixture Southampton fans looked for when they came out back in June so there was great disappointment when the game was switched to a Friday night as it means it's virtually impossible to get back on the train.

Saints Not Afraid Of Sacking Russell Martin Even If They Have To Pay
Recent reports have suggested that Southampton have not dispensed with the services of Russell Martin due to the alleged £12 million compensation cost. However it is now suggested that this is not the case and that if they do lose faith they are willing to pay the price.

Southampton Settle Russell Martin Compensation With Swansea City
Its dragged on a bit, but Saints have finally sorted out the compensation package with the Swans for Russell Martin's switch from South Wales to the South Coast, although the details of the settlement are rather vague.