Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers

Manchester City take on Blackburn Rovers in week 21 Premier League action. Rovers were eliminated from the FA Cup as a result of their loss away to Aston Villa last Saturday.

The side managed by Roberto Mancini have been playing a superb brand of football since he took over for Mark Hughes as manager. They are currently in 5th place of the Premiership log with 35 points from 19 matches and they sit 2 points behind the 4th place Tottenham Hotspur with one game in hand on them. The Citizens are reporting seven confirmed injury absences at this time in Robinho, Richards, Ireland, Lescott, Johnson, and Wayne Bridge.

The Riversiders are in 13th place of the Premier League table with 21 points from their 20 matches. They sit 1 point behind the 12th place Everton who have one game in hand on them and they are 1 point ahead of the 14th place Burnley. On the injury front, the side managed by Sam Allardyce have two concerns as the Australian duo of Brett Emerton and Vince Grella are both slight doubts. The good news for Blackburn is that they don’t have any players at the African Cup of Nations.

Live Premier League
Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers
City of Manchester Stadium, kick off 2000 hour