Team news: Clichy returns but Shawcross and Whelan doubtful

Manchester City left-back Gael Clichy is available for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League clash against Stoke after serving a one-game suspension.

Striker Edin Dzeko is expected to be fit to feature at the Etihad Stadium despite suffering a knock in training but Aleksandar Kolarov (groin) is still out.

Manager Roberto Mancini has said he could make three or four changes so the likes of Joleon Lescott, Nigel de Jong and James Milner may return.

Provisional squad: Hart, Richards, Zabaleta, Lescott, K Toure, Kompany, Savic, Clichy, Milner, Johnson, Y Toure, Barry, Hargreaves, Nasri, Silva, Balotelli, Aguero, Dzeko, Pantilimon.

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Stoke could be without both Ryan Shawcross and Glenn Whelan for the trip to Manchester City tomorrow.

Defender Shawcross is definitely out of Stoke's bid to make it five Barclays Premier League wins in a row as he is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card in the 2-1 win at Wolves.

Midfielder Whelan is a doubt with a calf muscle injury suffered at Molineux and full-back Andy Wilkinson is likely to miss out again with a back problem.

Provisional squad: Sorensen, Huth, Wilson, Higginbotham, Shotton, Woodgate, Whelan, Etherington, Whitehead, Walters, Crouch, Begovic, Upson, Delap, Fuller, Palacios, Jerome, Jones, Pennant, Diao.