Man City FactFile

Ground: Maine Road.

Manager: Kevin Keegan.

Nickname: The Blues.

Current position: 12th.

Last time out: Chelsea 5 (Hasselbaink 37 mins, Terry 43 mins, Stanic 58 mins, Lampard 69 mins, Gallas 79 mins) Manchester City 0.

How they lined up: Schmeichel, Wright-Phillips (Sun Jihai, 63 mins), Wiekens, Distin, Sommeil, Jensen; Horlock (Belmadi, 57 mins), Foe, Benarbia; Fowler (Goater, 45mins), Anelka. Subs not used: Nash, Dunne.

Injury update: Eyal Berkovic is City's major doubt but the playmaker is confident he will have recovered suffiently from groin surgery to replace Ali Benarbia in midfield. Robbie Fowler should have shaken off a shoulder injury which forced him off at half time against Chelsea two weeks ago.

Last six Premiership results: City 1 West Brom 2, Manchester United 1 City 1, City 1 Arsenal 5, Blackburn 1 City 0, City 1 Birmingham 0, Chelsea 5 City 0.

Form guide: Wanderers could not be taking on City at a better time.

The Blues are out of form and their confidence is low after a 5-0 mauling last time out at Chelsea which sparked a dressing room dressing down by a disgusted Kevin Keegan.

After an excellent run up to the end of January which saw them virtually safe with 37 points City have taken just four points out of the last 18 available and Keegan admits his pre-season ambition of getting into Europe has been dashed.

But Wanderers should be wary of City's ability to turn on the style when they are in the mood as they showed five games ago with a super second half show in the 1-1 Old Trafford derby.

They also brushed Birmingham aside before the dire display at Chelsea and if they are serious about their intentions to make up for the Stamford Bridge humiliation they will be a force to be reckoned with.

Goals are always on the cards with Nicolas Anelka and Robbie Fowler striking up an increasingly threatening partnership and Shaun Goater waiting to step off the bench.

But they rely heavily on the creative force of Eyal Berkovic who has destroyed Manchester rivals United twice this season and the midfielder is still struggling with injury which has forced him out of several recent games.

Selection update: Kevin Keegan is expected to resist the temptation to make wholesale changes following the 5-0 mauling at Chelsea in their last game. Eyal Berkovic will return in place of Ali Benarbia in midfield barring any further problems with a niggling groin injury.

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Ground: Maine Road.

Manager: Kevin Keegan.

Nickname: The Blues.

Current position: 12th.

Last time out: Chelsea 5 (Hasselbaink 37 mins, Terry 43 mins, Stanic 58 mins, Lampard 69 mins, Gallas 79 mins) Manchester City 0.

How they lined up: Schmeichel, Wright-Phillips (Sun Jihai, 63 mins), Wiekens, Distin, Sommeil, Jensen; Horlock (Belmadi, 57 mins), Foe, Benarbia; Fowler (Goater, 45mins), Anelka. Subs not used: Nash, Dunne.

Injury update: Eyal Berkovic is City's major doubt but the playmaker is confident he will have recovered suffiently from groin surgery to replace Ali Benarbia in midfield. Robbie Fowler should have shaken off a shoulder injury which forced him off at half time against Chelsea two weeks ago.

Last six Premiership results: City 1 West Brom 2, Manchester United 1 City 1, City 1 Arsenal 5, Blackburn 1 City 0, City 1 Birmingham 0, Chelsea 5 City 0.

Form guide: Wanderers could not be taking on City at a better time.

The Blues are out of form and their confidence is low after a 5-0 mauling last time out at Chelsea which sparked a dressing room dressing down by a disgusted Kevin Keegan.

After an excellent run up to the end of January which saw them virtually safe with 37 points City have taken just four points out of the last 18 available and Keegan admits his pre-season ambition of getting into Europe has been dashed.

But Wanderers should be wary of City's ability to turn on the style when they are in the mood as they showed five games ago with a super second half show in the 1-1 Old Trafford derby.

They also brushed Birmingham aside before the dire display at Chelsea and if they are serious about their intentions to make up for the Stamford Bridge humiliation they will be a force to be reckoned with.

Goals are always on the cards with Nicolas Anelka and Robbie Fowler striking up an increasingly threatening partnership and Shaun Goater waiting to step off the bench.

But they rely heavily on the creative force of Eyal Berkovic who has destroyed Manchester rivals United twice this season and the midfielder is still struggling with injury which has forced him out of several recent games.

Selection update: Kevin Keegan is expected to resist the temptation to make wholesale changes following the 5-0 mauling at Chelsea in their last game. Eyal Berkovic will return in place of Ali Benarbia in midfield barring any further problems with a niggling groin injury.